Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: DC on December 11, 2016, 06:21:06 pm
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When you are putting on multiple coats of tung or whatever oil are most of the coats just enough to dampen the bow? The first couple you apply liberally according to the instructions but after that, just a slight sheen??
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Thin coats. Even a liberal first coat gets mostly wiped off.
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I made a pecan board bow last year that I use tung oil with a citrus solvent & slightly heated the bow and with that citrus solvent seemed to penetrate better then just plain tung oil but put about 7 thin coats on.
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Thin coats. Even a liberal first coat gets mostly wiped off.
+1 and many of them
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I rub the first coat right into the wood, lots of pressure. Its an oil finish not a surface finish. If you wipe it on and wipe it right back off you aren't gaining the benefit of an oil finish.
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I rub the first coat right into the wood, lots of pressure. Its an oil finish not a surface finish. If you wipe it on and wipe it right back off you aren't gaining the benefit of an oil finish.
+1 on Pearly's statement... Oil is made to penetrate the wood... Brian
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Do any of you thin the first coat or two? I noticed a couple of sites recommended that.
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No.
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I found that citrus solvent & Tung oil by mistake I built a wooden counter top for our kitchen & my wife was doing research on food safe finishes & found it as a food safe water repellent finish ,I have used tung oil on many peaces of furniture but this citrus solvent tung oil seems to penetrate a lot deeper you get a slightly darker color in the wood because of the deeper penetration , I'm going to use it as a finish on the osage bow I'm working on now & see how it works out , it was originaly designed as a natural flooring finish , so I figure if it was designed to be walked on all day it would work for other wood products.
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Not all Tung oil products are food safe. Most contain toxic ingredients like solvents and/or chemical driers. Give it a sniff test first. I would be more inclined to use Mineral oil or Walnut oil.
PS. just like most things we use on our skin and food products, the poisons are rarely listed in the ingredients list......... >:D >:D
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Not trying to side track DC thread but that's a good point not all Tung oils are the same some take more coats to get absorbed etc , & some seemed to show the grain better then others, the one I used is food safe.