Waterlox Vs Watco Tung Oil Finish - FineWoodworking
2024年8月6日 · waterlox is a varnish if i'm not mistaken, and not hard as those go? I've never used it. I see a reference to an old technical data sheet that says watco tung oil finish is a long oil alkyd plus tung oil. It's hard to know what that means for me (not a chemist) for a dried film - is the tung also cooked with alkyd and linseed or something else as an oil, or is it a varnish and the …
Can you add color to Tung Oil? - FineWoodworking
2002年11月4日 · Instead of the TransTint dyes, you can use oil-base dyes (available at woodfinishsupply.com), oil-base stains (Minwax and Benjamin Moore are good choices since they contain a high percenrage of dye vs. pigments), or you can add oil-base pigments like Japan colors in oil (same source as the oil-base dyes).
Tung oil? | The International Association of Penturners
2012年2月10日 · Tung oil does not yellow with age as much. Drying time is the drawback. Tung oil does offer more water vapor protection than BLO. Only pure Tung oil on the market know of is Hope's Tung oil. Lot of products claiming to contain Tung oil have none at all. Expensive "Polymerized Tung Oils," Tru-oil and Sutherland Wells very expensive. Do dry ...
Top coats over tung oil finish - FineWoodworking
2006年1月18日 · If a product is really tung oil, the label will read 100% tung oil, or pure tung oil, and the label won't indicate any mineral spirits. The Formby's is an OK wiping varnish that I don't use simply because I don't appreciate the necessity to read the fine print or to understand the semantic fine point that Tung Oil Finish isn't an oil at all ...
How to properly buff Tung oil finish??? - The International …
2005年8月15日 · If its pure tung oil, it can take months to fully cure. If what you have is pure tung oil, thin with 2 to 3 parts mineral spirits before applying. 24 hours between coats, very light buffing with #0000 steel wool between all but the last two coats. 2-3 days to cure the last coat before buffing (only if needed).
Tung oil project - FineWoodworking
2024年9月15日 · Tung oil stinks when curing and especially when thinned. I’ve read that it can take up to 30 days for tung oil to fully ‘cure’, so be prepared. I would not sand tung oil, probably a waste of time. I apply tung oil with a ‘Scotch Bright’ type …
Tung Oil Shelf Life - FineWoodworking
When mixing pure tung oil for a final finish -- I usually use a mix of 1 part raw linseed, 3 parts tung, 11.5 parts turps, 0.5 parts Japan drier -- I mix basically what I'll need for a project, although I've had the mixture hold up well in glass containers for six months or …
Dull, lifeless surface with Tung oil - FineWoodworking
2006年4月25日 · After using a “tung oil finish” varnish/oil with quite a bit of success. I thought I would use pure tung oil to finish a project to see how it compared. I would like some feedback. When I put on the first and second…or even the 3rd coat of 20 to 50% diluted (in mineral spirits) oil, and wipe it down after 15 minutes to 1/2 hr.
Tung Oil in cold weather - FineWoodworking
2004年1月17日 · Tung oil is very slow polymerizing at "room temperature." Even slower as the temeperature goes down. 40-50 degrees is just too cold to do finishing. Either get some kind of closed heater (an electric oil model, etc) to get the area up to at least 65-68 or bring the project into a warmer area of the house.
Tung oil finish for a table top - FineWoodworking
2011年11月15日 · Mix equal parts of an oil based varnish, real tung oil or boiled linseed oil and mineral sprits. This is an in-the-wood penetrating finish that will leave the look and feel of the wood. The varnish adds quite a bit of protection and durablity to the finish.