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Re: Material: Using tung oil
By:Brian Nystrom
Date: 3/4/2010, 7:44 am
In Response To: Re: Material: Using tung oil (George)

: Within 24 hours ? I coated the frame last week saterday, and it's
: still not dry. The tung oil was thinned about 30%. The space is
: heated and not moist, it's my living room...

Exactly what product are you using? Are you sure it's tung oil and not raw linseed oil? If it's the latter, it can take weeks or even months to cure.

Tung oil does not cure really hard (like varnish) and it may have a slight "waxy" feel to it for a while, but it shouldn't be wet or sticky.

BTW, there's really no point in thinning tung oil (it doesn't need it), though it shouldn't affect the curing time if you use turpentine or mineral spirits.

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Material: Using tung oil
George -- 3/2/2010, 9:23 am
Re: Material: Using tung oil
Mike Bielski -- 3/5/2010, 8:23 am
Re: Material: Using tung oil
George -- 3/5/2010, 1:15 pm
Re: Material: Using tung oil
Mike Savage -- 3/6/2010, 5:49 am
Re: Material: Using tung oil
Bill Hamm -- 3/7/2010, 12:45 am
Re: Material: Using tung oil
Mike Savage -- 3/7/2010, 5:38 am
Re: Material: Using tung oil
Bill Hamm -- 3/8/2010, 12:27 am
Re: Material: Using tung oil
Mike Savage -- 3/8/2010, 6:10 am
Re: Material: Using tung oil
Bill Hamm -- 3/9/2010, 12:47 am
Re: Material: Using tung oil
george -- 3/8/2010, 5:24 am
Re: Material: Using tung oil
Mike Bielski -- 3/5/2010, 6:58 pm
Re: Material: Using tung oil
Bill Hamm -- 3/7/2010, 12:43 am
Re: Material: Using tung oil
Brian Nystrom -- 3/6/2010, 9:40 am
Re: Material: Using tung oil
Brian Nystrom -- 3/3/2010, 8:36 am
Re: Material: Using tung oil
George -- 3/4/2010, 4:19 am
Re: Material: Using tung oil
Bill Hamm -- 3/7/2010, 12:31 am
Re: Material: Using tung oil
Brian Nystrom -- 3/4/2010, 7:44 am
Re: Material: Using tung oil
George -- 3/5/2010, 4:36 am
Re: Material: Using tung oil
Brian Nystrom -- 3/5/2010, 7:10 am
Re: Material: Using tung oil
George -- 3/5/2010, 1:06 pm
Re: Material: Using tung oil
George -- 3/8/2010, 12:49 pm
Re: Material: Using tung oil
Mike Savage -- 3/5/2010, 6:29 am
Re: Material: Using tung oil
Brian Nystrom -- 3/5/2010, 7:01 am
Re: Material: Using tung oil
Mike Savage -- 3/5/2010, 2:41 pm
Re: Material: Using tung oil
Mike Bielski -- 3/5/2010, 8:14 am
Re: Material: Using tung oil
Bill Hamm -- 3/7/2010, 12:36 am
Re: Material: Using tung oil
Ben Blackburn -- 3/5/2010, 4:50 am
Re: Material: Using tung oil *PIC*
Ben Blackburn -- 3/4/2010, 11:03 am
Re: Material: Using tung oil
Brian Nystrom -- 3/4/2010, 7:52 pm