{"id":3634,"date":"2014-05-09T10:48:33","date_gmt":"2014-05-09T14:48:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/?p=3634"},"modified":"2014-05-09T10:48:33","modified_gmt":"2014-05-09T14:48:33","slug":"oil-paint-brands-update-5914","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/2014\/05\/oil-paint-brands-update-5914\/","title":{"rendered":"Oil Paint Brands Update 5\/9\/14"},"content":{"rendered":"

I added RGH to my oil paint brand reference<\/a>. RGH has supplanted Winsor Newton as my preferred mid-range brand. My second order from RGH arrived–again, shipped immediately–and the cold-pressed linseed flake white is very good. The outstanding quality along with competitive pricing makes this new brand a winner. Oh, they also included a free jar of permanent yellow.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I added RGH to my oil paint brand reference. RGH has supplanted Winsor Newton as my preferred mid-range brand. My second order from RGH arrived–again, shipped immediately–and the cold-pressed linseed flake white is very good. The outstanding quality along with competitive pricing makes this new brand a winner. Oh, they also included a free jar […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"status","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[46,24],"tags":[99],"class_list":["post-3634","post","type-post","status-publish","format-status","hentry","category-reviews","category-shop_talk","tag-oil-paint","post_format-post-format-status"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3588,"url":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/2014\/04\/rgh-oil-paint\/","url_meta":{"origin":3634,"position":0},"title":"RGH oil paint","author":"Tom Hudson","date":"April 30, 2014","format":"status","excerpt":"I placed my first order with\u00a0RGH Paints. They are a small outfit that prides itself on their extensive line of lead white paint. They offer flake white in an assortment of binders and sizes. I ordered a small tube of the cold-pressed version along with a few other colors. If\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Shop Talk"","block_context":{"text":"Shop Talk","link":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/category\/shop_talk\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":3591,"url":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/2014\/05\/review-rgh-oil-paint\/","url_meta":{"origin":3634,"position":1},"title":"Review: RGH Oil Paint","author":"Tom Hudson","date":"May 4, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"RGH Oils is a small manufacturer that promotes its wide-range of lead-based whites. I think that is smart. There is an opportunity here for small suppliers to fill the gap left as the larger companies cut production--and raise prices to lurid heights. 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