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Re: Material: Using tung oil
By:Brian Nystrom
Date: 3/4/2010, 7:52 pm
In Response To: Re: Material: Using tung oil *PIC* (Ben Blackburn)

Oil finishes should not must be painted onto frames and left to cure (they don't "dry"). You need to wipe off the excess oil, just as you would when applying it to a paddle. If the oil is left to puddle, it will take a very long time to cure. That's true whether it's tung or linseed oil.

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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
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George -- 3/5/2010, 1:15 pm
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Mike Savage -- 3/6/2010, 5:49 am
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Bill Hamm -- 3/7/2010, 12:45 am
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Mike Savage -- 3/7/2010, 5:38 am
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Bill Hamm -- 3/8/2010, 12:27 am
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Mike Savage -- 3/8/2010, 6:10 am
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Bill Hamm -- 3/9/2010, 12:47 am
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george -- 3/8/2010, 5:24 am
Re: Material: Using tung oil
Mike Bielski -- 3/5/2010, 6:58 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 3/7/2010, 12:43 am
Re: Material: Using tung oil
Brian Nystrom -- 3/6/2010, 9:40 am
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Brian Nystrom -- 3/3/2010, 8:36 am
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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
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George -- 3/5/2010, 1:06 pm
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George -- 3/8/2010, 12:49 pm
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Mike Savage -- 3/5/2010, 6:29 am
Re: Material: Using tung oil
Brian Nystrom -- 3/5/2010, 7:01 am
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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