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315 days ago |
I’m currently using cheesecloth to apply tung oil to some boxes. I then use clean cheesecloth to wipe off the excess and buff. Do you recommend anything that might be better? Also, if cheesecloth is what you use, do you have a good source for bulk? Those little bags at the hardware store start to add up! -- Bruce, San Jose, Ca www.spotofwood.com |
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315 days ago |
I use my tung. (Well, somebody was going to say it!) Old socks…tee shirts….terry shop towels that Sam’s sells in bulk….even blue paper shop towels. I have not found the choice to be critical when applying oil finishes. -- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood" |
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315 days ago |
As long as it doesn’t leave lint….. -- //FC - Round Rock, TX - "Experience is what you get just after you need it" |
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315 days ago |
I go to the dollar general store and buy infant socks, usually 3 pair for $1. Stuff them with cotton or cheesecloth or whatever and you have a great “rubber” for applying finishes. Don’t get loose knit cotton though, too much lint. -- Rich in Richmond |
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315 days ago |
Tung oil is very forgiving. I usually use T-Shirt material but any Don’t neglect to spread your used rags out to dry. If you I used some mattress foam once and the foam chunks started -- Would you like to recession-proof your present business using the internet? - my revealing 9-page free report gives you the straight facts: http://copymatch.com/rec/cap.html |
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315 days ago |
papertowels to wipe on and old tshirts to wipe off. Make sure the shirsts are washed but dried without fabric softener. That can leave a residue that will affect finishes. |
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315 days ago |
Triiman I use tung oil exculisly on all my boxes, I use lint free t-shirts, you can by a bag of them at home depot in paint supplies area. But the key for me is cut the concentration with mineral spirits. I usally put 3:1 then coat it 2 to 3X Next day i buff with 0000# steel wool , then do a 2:1, couple coats dry and buff, 1;1 couple coats, then pure tung oil final coat. It also depends on type of wood as to how many coats, one thing to watch for is weeping wood, after you have applied the coating go back in an little while to see if you see any small dots appearing on the surface and buff with clean rag. I had this only happen a couple of times with some exotic wood. I also sometimes buff with carnuba wax , but again it depends on the type of wood. Then later I use lemon oii to spruce up the boxes from time to time about every 6 months. |
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315 days ago |
Bruce: I’ve put the word out to my family, friends and customers to save old tee shirts and cotton bed sheets for my finishing. Why buy when you can reuse/re-purpose? I’m a chemist (clinical and finishing products) by training, so I make or blend all of my own finishes. I also exchange supplies and materials with others artisans in a guild. -- Randy, Rustic Artisan, a family tradition. (No PM's - auto-deleted.) - "I am a seeker, not a follower." |
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315 days ago |
I use high quality paper towels such as Bounty. They don’t leave lint like cheap paper towels. You could ask your co-workers for their old cotton t-shirts or go to the local thrift shop and buy some. Or better yet, post on your local freecycle board http://www.freecycle.org/ (you need to register first.) -- "They who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night." ~ Edgar Allan Poe |
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315 days ago |
I use any cotton material that is lint free. -- As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17) † |
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315 days ago |
Old tee Shirts work great -- Jim, Kentucky |
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315 days ago |
Paint shops sell bags o rags, and I use those |
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315 days ago |
Don’t kiss Charlie. His tongue is tungged. -- "They who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night." ~ Edgar Allan Poe |
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313 days ago |
I went through all of the above & finally settled on Blue Shop towels. They are not embossed hence no streaks & do not leave lint. They are economical & eliminate the need for a bag of rags. Lee -- Lee |
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310 days ago |
Just about anything that is lint free and clean. -- drbob at http://www.Woodworkingtipsandtools.com |
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