Reply by Clint Searl

All finishes are self “sealing,” which is actually a meaningless term promoted by the comsumer finishes manufacturere to entice the gullible to buy yet another product, which is usually formulated from BLO, driers, and solvents. The Watco TeakOil is probably the same mixture with maybe a little alkyd or urethane resin added. There’s no Truth in Labeling Law in the finishes business.

-- Clint Searl.............We deserve what we tolerate