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Paraffin oil to protect garden furniture
hello, the care instructions for my Habitat garden furniture (oiled
oak) recommend that I should oil it regularly using Paraffin/Vaselin oil. Do you know where it can be purchased? thank you, CM |
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On 13 Jun 2005 09:13:37 -0700, "monsoon" wrote:
hello, the care instructions for my Habitat garden furniture (oiled oak) recommend that I should oil it regularly using Paraffin/Vaselin oil. http://www.axminster.co.uk/category.asp?cat_id=206902 The Organoil stuff is good. |
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"Andy Dingley" wrote in message ... http://www.axminster.co.uk/category.asp?cat_id=206902 The Organoil stuff is good. Tell me more, please? Mary |
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On Mon, 13 Jun 2005 21:28:41 +0100, "Mary Fisher"
wrote: The Organoil stuff is good. Tell me more, please? It's a tung oil base with a bunch of extra plant resins added to improve UV and anti-weather behaviour. Being Australian they make it from eucalyptus, kangaroo droppings and boiled up didgeridoos (or something). The advantages are that it's light on petrochemical solvents, so it's low-smell, easy to apply without a risk of sticky patches that won't dry if you over-apply it, and pretty "green" if your client is into that. It also stores well, as it doesn't thicken up in the tin from these solvents going walkabout. The garden oil is as good as anything else, but the woodturning polishes are the ones that are really outstanding. They're exceptionally quick to apply and produce a finished item with a hardened and smell-free finish on, ready for delivery. Great stuff for turning demonstrations at shows. |
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"Andy Dingley" wrote in message ... On Mon, 13 Jun 2005 21:28:41 +0100, "Mary Fisher" wrote: The Organoil stuff is good. Tell me more, please? It's a tung oil base with a bunch of extra plant resins added to improve UV and anti-weather behaviour. Being Australian they make it from eucalyptus, kangaroo droppings and boiled up didgeridoos (or something). No koala fat? The advantages are that it's light on petrochemical solvents, so it's low-smell, easy to apply without a risk of sticky patches that won't dry if you over-apply it, and pretty "green" if your client is into that. It also stores well, as it doesn't thicken up in the tin from these solvents going walkabout. Right, thanks for that. The garden oil is as good as anything else, but the woodturning polishes are the ones that are really outstanding. They're exceptionally quick to apply and produce a finished item with a hardened and smell-free finish on, ready for delivery. Great stuff for turning demonstrations at shows. We don't do that but I wonder if it's food safe? Mary |
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On Tue, 14 Jun 2005 09:02:05 +0100, "Mary Fisher"
wrote: No koala fat? You ever seen a fat koala ? We don't do that but I wonder if it's food safe? These days I'm not sure if _food_ is food-safe. You're skipping the white spirit component in most other finish, which is of course terrible stuff for liver damage, whether you're breathing or eating it. OTOH, there are various terpenes and phenols in "plant resins" and true turpentines, and they're little understood. Better than lacquer I guess 8-) |
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