Boiled linseed oil cures faster than tung oil, overnight in a warm room when all the excess is wiped off, as opposed to two or three days for tung oil. I’ve done a few tests with Minwax stain, and, as I of course suspected, three coats of tung oil repel the stain. Hey All you finish gurus out there! After sanding and cleaning the wood surface to remove any previous finish, spread the oil along the grain pattern using a clean, lint-free rag. I owned Cort Hiram Bullock HBS model, problem is - I sold guitar to pay collage stuff. pins | Jan 12, 2007 04:29am | #1. Tung oil finish is accepted more than pure tung oil because this thinner version of the oil and it penetrates into the wood pores quickly. Tung oil is undoubtedly a good thing for wood. Follow this easy beginner's guide from Real Milk Paint and start your new project today! A place to discuss features, trade tips, tricks, synths, sample packs, and songs. When applied to a raw surface, the oil hardens to protect and add luster to the wood. It had the best neck Ive ever tried. Amazon's Golden is my favorite but Watco works well. Hello there. such as pine, alder, and maple, wipe on a thin c oa t ,he nw ip ff.Al d ry g4-6 us and sand smooth, remove dust as above and apply ZAR® Interior Oil Base Stain. Can I get away with 3-4? For the new Jazzmaster, I want the color of the maple to be close to natural, but I also want to be able to see the flame. Rockler's Tung Oil, on the other hand, is not a “tung oil finish”; it’s the real thing – 100 percent pure tung oil. From my experience with pure tung oil, if you treat it like every other finish and just let it sit, it will never cure. But I have a question about finishing maple/maple necks. Im knew to cutting boards, I’ve used walrus oil on other boards but I’m not sure what exactly the process should be. Before and After of … Yay or nay? With 24 hours between coats. I'm not sure you would want to use polymerized tung oil on maple counter tops. Equal parts of oil, gloss poly and mineral spirits. That is, it turns more orange as it ages. I would be curious what it looks like without the tung oil at all (or before and after adding the tung oil). Its for a maple top on a les paul type guitar. These bowls were turned out of soft maple and finished with Pure Tung Oil cut with Citrus Solvent. Just my two cents...Tim . Do I need to apply some sort of dye to make the flame noticeable prior to applying the tung oil? Yes it does, and yes you can. I use the MilkPaint Pure Tung oil you show in the graphic. Not wanting a thick & shiny finish, if I can avoid it. How would that look? I plan to make a freestanding shelf unit using maple plywood. Joined: Apr 27, 2006 Messages: 163 Likes Received: 0 Trophy Points: 0. I waited 24 hours between each coat. 1.2k members in the DelugeUsers community. Reply. I bought tung oil sealer and polymerized tung oil (thinned with mineral spirits) from Lee Valley, and any tips for getting the most from this finish would be appreciated. That's basically what it is. I also like the way it looks now man. I've read/seen where as many as 10 coats are applied. I’m Brad, and I make how-to videos. Amongst all other oil treatments available, Tung oil is the only on that polymerizes (hardens) completely and does not darken as it ages and is less vulnerable to molds. As Howard stated, test pieces first!! I finished the walnut as well as the maple in the neck with tung oil, and was happy with the results and ease of application of the finish. I have tung oil under Waterlox on the table that's used constantly, day in and out, and it's held up amazingly well. I use tung oil in the mix as it will impart a little less color than boiled linseed oil (BLO), but either will work fine in the mix. See more ideas about tung oil, tung oil finish, art and craft materials. For this study, the hot-press temperature (100–130 °C) was not critical for improving the water resistance of WCM or CSPI with tung oil. Tung oil forms a hard surface once cured; at the same time, it is water-proof, durable, and has a glossy finish that gives the wood a ‘wet’ look. Anything I can do? There are countless recipes for what cut to use. JayS | Jan 27, 2006 06:11am | #6. I just have one unusual question, its about one guitar which I owned in the past. Tung oil is one of the most water resistant of cuing oils and has a centuries-long history of use as a final finish. Tung oil is a type of natural drying oil commonly used as a finish in woodworking projects. Pure Tung Oil is a hard drying, food contact safe, 100% plant based wood finish. UNITED GILSONITE LABORATORIES MAILING: P.O. King David. Advantages of the Tung Oil I slathered big thick coats of Tung Oil on my Gibson neck as much as possible before it would get to the dripping point , and let it dry 24 hours between coats ( or more if it felt tacky) - about 10 coats and it looks as thick and shiny like a thick glass coated Auto finish-or a Gibson High end Lacquer finish. Think of this stuff as a sealer. Initially, tung oil fills up the cracks and holes in the wood’s surface and dries over time to become fully solid (almost like acrylic plastic) and impenetrable. Initial sanding 120then 220.: First coat thinned 50/50 with Mineral spirits Raise the grain, sand, and then begin. Oct 19, 2016 - Explore Multifilla's board "Tung oil", followed by 409 people on Pinterest. Has anyone got a picture of maple finished with Tung Oil? Final Words. Tung Oil never dries and you can’t get a good result from it. Both oils can achieve the result of a finish on your woodwork, but maintenance and durability as well as the amount of time invested in finishing the item is one big difference between tung oil and Danish oil. I have tried a bit of both on a test piece of wood and so far I have not noticed any blotching or other issues. The primary differences between linseed oil and tung oil are as follows: Linseed oil “yellows” more than tung oil. Should I use a wood conditioner on my maple wood before applying tung oil finish or polyurethane? I knew the tung oil wouldn’t give maple much color, and I was fine with that, as the shelves would be mounted on a dark-colored wall. Hello All, Im doing my first build with a Carvin BN maple neck and a Swamp ash strat body from B. Hefner. Minwax Tung Oil Finish is a good example. I want to oil the entire guitar and have been reading so much info on both Tung and tru-oil that I have info overload! After 2 cycles of water soaking, the average of the soaked shear strength of glued maple specimens with WCM/tung oil adhesives was 3.49 MPa, representing a water resistance improvement of 46.6%, compared to the control value (2.38 MPa). Replies. Tung oil or China wood oil is a drying oil obtained by pressing the seed from the nut of the tung tree (Vernicia fordii).Tung oil hardens upon exposure to air (through polymerization), and the resulting coating is transparent and has a deep, almost wet look.Used mostly for finishing and protecting wood, after numerous coats, the finish can even look plastic-like. Tung oil is one of the best choices for these, however, that's not always the case in other applications, like large furniture (unless you know what you're doing). Real tung oil is usually labeled 100% tung oil and never contains a thinner. While oil finishes do a wonderful job at highlighting the figure in curly maple, they also add a gentle amber color. It will seal in oil based grain filler, keep stains and body oils from soaking into the wood, but it can't stop a bullet like a lacquer or poly shell can. This should be done before you apply tung oil. Watco Danish Oil and tung oil are two types of wood-finishing oil with distinctly different properties. X. Tung oil is one of the most confusing finishes out there, given that there is tung oil, and tung oil finish. Once the product on which this oil dries, you are left with 100% pure tung oil.It is then covered by 100% pure tung oil to create a thicker, solid layer. I’m making a 13.5”x25”x1.25” maple cutting board a friend’s wife requested for him to cut his smoked briskets on. I used pure tung oil thinned - I prefer the orange natural citrus solvent - until it didn't soak in anymore, then rubbed on Waterlox thinned with pure tung oil and solvent, the idea being to build up a finish. There’s also a lot of confusion regarding the application of real pure tung oil. Tung oil on maple? Click to learn more! Im finally getting started on these projects that Ive been talking about as of late. Great for turned bowls as it will permanently seal the wood to help prevent warping or cracking. How many coats do you apply? Both of these are thinner than the tung/varnish and get well into the grain to pop figure in my opinion. Many will suggest using low odor mineral spirits in the mix, but I've tried it and hate the low odor formulation. The end product is a beautiful, reflective layer which gives off a shining appearance. #RealMilkPaintCo #FoodContactSafe #PlantBasedWoodFinisher #PureTungOil . Watco Danish Oil is a brand name of Danish oil. I will be applying this to a large sheet of inch-thick maple plywood for the surface as well as the legs which are made out of maple boards. I like to use tung oil on maple but I almost always use a coat or two of teak oil first. Using 3/4 Maple veneer ply from Home Depot for the inset area and solid maple for the perimeter. I have the small chest of drawers built and finished with three coats of Tung Oil (100% tung oil from Rockler ). So ... that guitar, even through it was super cheap. Is there a better choice you might recommend? No, literally never. trujo777, Mar 3, 2008 #21. It does wear, but almost anything applied that thinly also would. Almost all experts agree that using a cloth moistened with warm water is the easiest way to raise the grain on your project before oiling. Thanks, Jesse David. Just doesn't perform like the standard. – Ken Woodruff . Going more for a more matte/satin vintage look. Does tung oil become fully solid after application? Joined: Nov 10, 2007 Messages: 3,379 Likes Received: 3 Trophy Points: 38 Location: Texas, USA. Here is what I have in my mind. Now they’re going on a light colored wall and I wish they were darker. An oil such as tung oil or boiled linseed oil will also reveal and add punch to figure that may have been difficult to see in the raw board. 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