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Tung Oil Application Help Needed
Hello,
I am finishing what I am calling my first real woodworking project. It is a mantle clock that I have constructed from Birch. I decided to finish the Birch with Tung Oil. I ended up with Minwax Tung Oil. Questions/Problems: 1. What do you use for application and buffing? I had some cheese cloth which seemed to work ok, but even though I think I sanded this thing really well, the cheese cloth seems to pull apart too easily. Trying to buff, foget it. The tackyness of the finish just pulls it apart. 2. Should I sand at all between coats? 3. Hand protection: I didn'y want to get the oil all over me, so I wore some heavy rubber gloves, but they had some previous finish on them and the oil ate through this year old finish and started to transfere to my work. I then tried some latex gloves. The latex gloves started to turn green and again transfer to the project. What do you use? 4. Do you put anything on top of the Tung Oil? Wax? I know that the Minwax Tung Oil is not pure Tung and is building up a glossy coat already. Thanks, Dave |
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