No. Applying acrylic (gesso) over an oil layer that is prone to move and shrink is not good practice. If you can scrape, dissolve or sand most of the oil paint off it should be fine. But this is a lot of mess and effort. Buy some new gessoed canvas and reuse the stretchers.
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No. Applying acrylic (gesso) over an oil layer that is prone to move and shrink is not good practice.
If you can scrape, dissolve or sand most of the oil paint off it should be fine. But this is a lot of mess and effort.
Buy some new gessoed canvas and reuse the stretchers.
Denis