Environmentally Friendly Finishing Products?

this is a great topic, Dryad. I can’t wait to see the results.

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

I;ve used Tried&True products and also here’s a link to a local outfit called Environmental Home Center; I guess their new name is ecohaus

Check out the finishes they carry located toward the bottom of the page under “Interior stains & clear finishes.”

-- Dorje (pronounced "door-jay"), Seattle, WA

Shellac is very eco-friendly. You eat some every time you take coated pharmaceuticals, fancy chocolates. Alcohol is the only solvent.

The water-borne finishes are sure to be more friendly than lacquer, or oil-based products which utilize drying agents.
You should look over Jeff Jewitt's website, as well as Target Coatings. I swear by the Oxford Ultima spray acyrlic lacquer. So much less toxic and fuel-air bomb scary than shooting Magnalac, Deft, etc.

-- "Bordnerizing" perfectly good lumber for over a decade.

Hi all,

Thanks for the information and greetings. I went to the websites mentioned, and they gave me a wealth of info that will give me a good place to start with products to try. I’ll experiment with them over the next few months, and will post on here how they worked for me. Thanks again!

Meagan

I use a product called Livos oil. It’s completely made from plants and from what I know it is the only oil finish that is approved by green peace. They make a range of different product that are all compatible. they make oils with stains in them if you want to stain a piece. The product is generally used for floors, but I have been using it for 2 years now and it works great. The only thing is that it takes time to build it up. You have to get like 8 coats on to get a really nice sheen, and you have to wait eight hours in between coats.

-- Kaleo , http://www.kalafinefurniture.com

—-and by the way, thanks for the information on Livos Oil Kaleo!

I checked their website and found that they have a supplier up in my neck of the woods here….
Thank you.
GODSPEED,
Frank

-- --frank, NH, http://rusticwoodart.tumblr.com/