Thread: Tung Oil or........????

Just looking at the Timbecon cattledog. Tung Oil at 17.50 per litre, seems about right. Interesting to quote " "Used on its own it tends to be drab, particularly when used on darker timbers so other oils are usually added ot "lift" it and give the finnish a richer sheen. take a look at the chest of drawers i posted on the "picc'ys" forum a few months back and see if you think that this is the sort of finnish you are looking for.
Yours in humility
jacko

Originally Posted by jacko

Interesting to quote " "Used on its own it tends to be drab, particularly when used on darker timbers so other oils are usually added ot "lift" it and give the finnish a richer sheen.Yours in humility
jacko

Jacko, so that would be Dannish Oil then. No need for the added humbleness The mixing/blends you originally aptly described is fine.

What I'm at is, have I been a duffer when buying tung oil? and there is lots of additives which are disclosed or am I paying a good $ for something which is only part tung oil and this is not disclosed?. I suspect a bit of both. It follows that I may have been getting better results than you because of the mix I was using and which I thought was Pure.

I'll try and get some photos of my window ledges when I have some natural light.


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Here the piccy of my window ledge, done over 3 years ago and recoated only once after 6 months (lazy bugger). 3 coats, lightly sanded before the final coat.

The quality is not good but you get the drift I think. Had a look at the chesty as I have done before. Terrific finish. I wonder if some wax on my tung oil would get somewhere near that.


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Try some of you know who's "traditional wax". used it once post some Tung/cannubra and it did provide a lift
jacko

I just looked at photie and you can see all the bloody grooves from my old thicknesser:eek: . I guess I'd better fess up and buy some of that bloody wax then . I'll give these boards another coat of tung oil first. How long should I wait between the oil and the wax??

Jacko, does my result look like what you have acheived in the past with 3 coats of pure tung oil?

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Jacko, I bought some Tung Oil $15:50 a litre at 3D Paint & Colour in Belconnen, don't know if you have one in Batemans Bay. The brand name is XTROLL, doesn't say it is pure tung oil but it is like honey. XTROLL Global Pty Ltd,5 Delta St Geebung QLD 4034, 07 3865 1077. I have been experimenting with tung oil on bowls, thinned down 50% plus Terebine for the first coat which is applied and the bowl wet sanded. The next coat is 75% and rubbed on the next day. Next will be 100%, haven't got that far yet but I like the feel so far.
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Barry

I just went through lots of agony trying to discover all about "tung oil":


1. Most of what you buy is "oil-modified poly-urethane". It is basically a polymerised version of pure tung oil, the tung oil molecule attached to a urethane. Examples of these are Intergrain's Floor Seal (30-70 poly-tung), Cabot's Floorguard (40-60 poly-tung). This stuff goes on like polyurethane but you can also get the hand-rubbed finish by using the wet sanpaper method and wiping excess.

2. You can get "pure tung oil", example Feast Watson's China Wood Oil, which is not pure but pre-mixed with thinners.

Tung oils are meant for interiors. Not weatherproof.
I recently did my redgum mail box with a product called "Weatherproof Oil", manufacturer I will have to look up. That stuff worked fantastic, lasts a long time, easy to recoat etc etc. Goes on like linseed oil but dries to a non-tacky but softish finish that preserves that oiled look through wind and shine.

Don't use terebin on a bowl its not good for ya.

Vsquizz, I have never used 3 coats of pure Tung, always diluted for the first coats, then finally straight. However took me a lot of brawn to get a finnish, and while it looked good at the time, it dulled off rather quickly. With added other oils and waxes this does not seem to happen.
baz, thanks for the tip. I did try 3D here in the Bay, but all i got was blank looks, and "can't elp ye maite"
Guess even Belconnen has more infrastructure than we do here! Will contact them and see who they have as a local distributor. Thanks again
Jacko

You can get pure tung oil from Organoil http://www.organoil.com.au/ - you should be able to buy it at the Wood Shows or contact them for distributors.

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Neil, thanks for the advise, I wasn't aware of that.Went for the Terebine as we haven't had a lot of sun lately.
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Barry

Just got the latest Feast Watson CattleDog. No Tung Oil Listed ...Bummer


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Originally Posted by vsquizz

Just got the latest Feast Watson CattleDog. No Tung Oil Listed ...Bummer

Their pure tung product is called China Wood Oil. It's the traditional name for tung oil. It might be diluted with some sort of thinners, don't know, but otherwise pure raw oil.

I also noticed another pure tung oil product in Bunnings yesterday - might have been from Organoil.

When it comes to mixing Tung Oil with White Spirit, the tricky bit is to get White spirit. The name is used to describe different products in different places and I have been caught out. This web site discusses the names in relation to using it as a fuel - you might find it useful or add to the confusion...

http://www.ultralight-hiking.com/fue...whitespiritgas