Comments on: Tung Oil Finish application http://revjim.net/2004/03/02/tung-oil-finish-application/ because a Reverend can't be wrong. Sat, 31 Dec 2011 16:11:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: altekacher http://revjim.net/2004/03/02/tung-oil-finish-application/comment-page-1/#comment-143200 altekacher Wed, 13 Aug 2008 09:06:54 +0000 http://f0b628e8-c965-4c34-8bba-ac4fb6087741#comment-143200 Most tung oil applications suggest thinning the first coat 1:1 with turpentine, or similar, allowing the wood to better absorb the thinned product. Next coat thinned less, and final coat full strength, fine sanding or fine steel wooling between coats. I would be grateful for comments about tung oil finishes, since I am about to begin finishing a miter saw stand in my workshop. Most tung oil applications suggest thinning the first coat 1:1 with turpentine, or similar, allowing the wood to better absorb the thinned product. Next coat thinned less, and final coat full strength, fine sanding or fine steel wooling between coats. I would be grateful for comments about tung oil finishes, since I am about to begin finishing a miter saw stand in my workshop.

]]> By: altekacher http://revjim.net/2004/03/02/tung-oil-finish-application/comment-page-1/#comment-134616 altekacher Wed, 13 Aug 2008 04:06:54 +0000 http://f0b628e8-c965-4c34-8bba-ac4fb6087741#comment-134616 Most tung oil applications suggest thinning the first coat 1:1 with turpentine, or similar, allowing the wood to better absorb the thinned product. Next coat thinned less, and final coat full strength, fine sanding or fine steel wooling between coats. I would be grateful for comments about tung oil finishes, since I am about to begin finishing a miter saw stand in my workshop. Most tung oil applications suggest thinning the first coat 1:1 with turpentine, or similar, allowing the wood to better absorb the thinned product. Next coat thinned less, and final coat full strength, fine sanding or fine steel wooling between coats. I would be grateful for comments about tung oil finishes, since I am about to begin finishing a miter saw stand in my workshop.

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