Thread: Wet Look Red Gum Help

I'd give it a coat of shellac, let that dry for at least a couple of hours, give it a light sand with 1200 again, then use Kunos oil. First coat is a flood coat, wipe off any excess after about 15 minutes. Next coat after 24 hours, wipe on, then buff after 15 minutes. After that, rub in light coats 24 hours apart.
The rule of thumb is once a day for a week, once a week for a month, once a month for a year and once a year on your birthday.

Thanks Alexs,
have you got anything that you have used this method on that you could take a photo of to show me what it looks like.............. if i am not asking to much???????



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Hi Scotty

If I were you I'd be a little careful taking advice from AlexS without a huge grain of salt. If I remember correctly, he has less than 40 years experience as a woodworking professional, so you'd have to be pretty selective with any suggestions he gives you.

Another option you might like to consider in combination with his idea, is to use white shellac (see link below). It will give you the "wet with water" look you are seeking.

U-Beaut Polishes - WHITE SHELLAC

Cheers

Originally Posted by scotty74

i have played with some wood wipe(organoil) and it is good stuff but does not seem to last long on the cutting boards,

Wood wipe is not really designed for a long lasting finish from what I've read or heard about it and any finish you use on a cutting board isn't going to last for long at all.

Can highly recommend Hard Shellac, very similar finish to water that can take a bit of battering

Would this suffice?
Antiphile can give you details.

Regards,

Rob

Thanks Guy's
I would like to try to get to a finnish like what Rob has in his pictures, however i have never used any finnish other then organoil wood wipe and a very very very small amout of brush on varnish, so i am a lot apprehensive about attempting to shellac. Is there a fool proof (and i mean fool proof) instruction sheet that i could follow so as not to screw it up????????

i am sorry if i may have caused offence to AlexS that really was not my intention i really do need pictures so that i can see what things will turn out like as i have never shellaced before and never heard of kunos oil. if i have offended then please accept my apology


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Just thought i would post a few pics to show the finnish i got from Linseed oil 6 coats and then 2 coats of 1/3rd linsed 1/3 min turps and 1/3 polyurathaine, i was having great trouble with the straight linseed oil at it was not drying at all just over a week for each coat and it was still wet and so i gave up and went to the mix