Tung Oil Way To Finish New Kitchen Cabinets
Camila Farah
Tung oil dries very slowly and works best when it can penetrate into the wood a bit.
But cabinets sealed with wax or oil require a that you reapply a natural wax or tung oil. Minwax tung oil finish is a good example. Yes tung oil can be used but if the surface is already sealed with another finish then it won t work very well. The oil has been cultivated and used in china as a wood finish for at least 2 500 years.
After sanding and cleaning the wood surface to remove any previous finish spread the oil along the grain pattern using a clean lint free rag. They all share the benefits that tung oil imparts to a finish durability water resistance resilient hardness and color stability depending on how much of the oil they actually contain and what form it takes. Thinking of using pure tung oil for your next project. To test for the finish type rub boiled linseed oil onto the cabinets.
Many craftsmen will use boiled or polymerized tung oil and it s also common for manufacturers to mislabel products as tung oil when they re not. However i ve never used tung oil and honestly rarely if ever do projects such as this. Similarly to linseed oil it is difficult to find furniture that is made with raw or 100 pure tung oil. In my new house all the cabinetry is natural bare oak.
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Rockler s tung oil on the other hand is not a tung oil finish. Tutorial on how to use 100 pure tung oil wood finish the right way. Follow this easy beginner s guide from real milk paint and start your new project today. The house is about 8 years old.I have seen several videos. I m considering using tung oil to help liven it up a bit and protect it. When applied to a raw surface the oil hardens to protect and add luster to the wood. An alternative is a product called watco.
See list of tung oils that are not 100 pure tung oil below. Chances are the cabinetry is original and doesn t appear to be finished with anything. Still it s no match for modern varnish in terms of durability. Tung oil is a type of natural drying oil commonly used as a finish in woodworking projects.
Tung oil is one of the most water resistant of cuing oils and has a centuries long history of use as a final finish. Watco is a danish oil and can be rubbed on over other finishes. Watco is found at your local hardware store. Pure tung oil oil varnish blends and wiping varnish.
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