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   jazzdogg | Jun 05, 2004 04:26am | #1

   Gary,

   I've had the best luck with Liberon Finishing Oil; It has a tung oil base, polymerizes quicker than the others I've tried, and cures to a hard, durable finish.

   I sand it in with silicon carbide wet-or-dry abrasive. Let me know if you need more info.

   Good luck,

   -Jazzdogg-

   Whether you think you can, or you think you can't, you're right.

   
   

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   Edited 6/4/2004 9:29 pm ET by jazzdogg

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   nikkiwood | Jun 06, 2004 02:23am | #2

   This is one of those areas where personal preference rules.

   E.G., I tried Waterlox once, and absolutely hated it, but others around here swear by it. When I use a Danish Oil I always use Watco -- it works for me, and is easily available.

   However, I have pretty much sworn off oils of any kind over the last years -- after I found out how easy it is to make your own, and tailor it to the project at hand. For my taste, the oils degraded rather quickly (a year or two) and had to be renewed. Furthermore, I found I preferred an oil like finish that had more of a warm glow to it than I could achieve with Watco. That's when I started mixing my own.

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   jazzdogg | Jun 06, 2004 07:17am | #3

   Here in California, air quality regulations forced the reformulation of Watco and it hasn't been the same since - althought they certainly could have retained their original formulation in other states.-Jazzdogg-

   Whether you think you can, or you think you can't, you're right.

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   nikkiwood | Jun 06, 2004 09:19am | #4

   That may well be true; I haven't bought Watco for at least 5-6 years, for the reasons mentioned earlier.

   Led by you folks in CA, the VOC regs have been forcing every coatings mfg. to do a lot of reformulating. For instance, the paint I know best from over the years has been Ben Moore, and it is now a pale imitation of what it once was.

   That could also be the case with Watco Oil. Maybe all the more reason to mix up your own wiping finish -- so you can get it to do what you want it to do.