I had a jar of Maloof finish I had made up and labeled May of 2006. One third raw tung oil, one third boiled linseed oil, one third polyurethane. A small jar about 6 oz. I was concerned it wouldn’t cure properly or was too thick after all this time. Gave it a whirl ( once I got the lid unscrewed, that was an adventure in its self ) and works same or better than when new.
I had wiped the threads and put motor oil on them when I put the lid on years ago so I could get the jar open. Didn’t work. Does anyone have a way of preping jar threads so they are easy to open later ?
Anyway, the finish ragged on just fine, didn’t get lumpy or too thick to wipe off even on fairly large table top, cured and was not sticky, brought up the fine points of the wood color just as it did when newly mixed.
Here are three coats in about three days and I was able to use up the whole jar rather than throw it out. I will probably mix up a new batch and put on one or two more coats.
Good old Maloof ! He wasn’t kidding when he said his finish had good shelf life.
Sorry about P poor pics. The first photo doesn’t show the warmth of the finish and the second had a big reflected glare that I cut out with quick iPhoto tool. Obviously I have no clue how to take a photo or fix it but at least you can get an idea of the color of the finish etc.
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Use plumber's teflon tape on the threads of your storage jars.
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I just use a heat gun if the finish is stored for a long time. I make up the wax formula, 12 quart jars at a time, and then I add the poly later as needed and adjust it as necessary for each project.
Been keepin' the gun close by of late
yep. You don't mean that you mix poly in with the #2 oil and wax combo right ? You mix the tung oil and the linseed and then add poly later right ( no wax )?
Twelve quarts ! That's a lotta Maloof !
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