Ok so there are many that say Tru-oil and other "tung oil like finishes" are to glossy.
I think for the most part is people do not apply it correctly or apply it over a stock or piece of wood that is so saturated with oils and other finishes it just does not absorb into the wood.
That's where a lot of people get confused also. Tung oil, blo and other "oil rubbed" finishes are not for that " on top " of the wood type finish like poly and shellac.
Here is a piece of wood. Ash I think ? sanded smooth with 220 then stained with minwax gunstock (the lighter color) and minwax dark walnut. I did not use a pre stain conditioner.
Then I applied tru oil and tung oil to each color. applied it until it just did not seem to absorb any more. Let it stand 30 minutes and removed excess with a paper towel.
can anyone tell me which is tung and which is tru oil ?
Tru oil per Safety Data Sheet is made up of
stoddard solvent , some secrete sauce of modified oils and linseed oil.
Well as time goes on we will see.
I will be applying more coats every 24 hours or more over the next few weeks. As you apply the finish your high and low spots will begin to show. Im going for 5 coats before I do any sanding.
You really should wait a good 20 days before doing any final buffing/polishing to make sure the finish cured
here is coat #2 in its wet state, rubbed in until it feels almost dry then I will wipe with a cloth/paper towel in 10-15 min.
Coat #2 dry : lost the 2nd coat dry image
Coat #3 wet : its staring to build up a little on the finishes.
8th dry above vs #3 wet you really can see how the light plaus games the with the the "gloss" also the build up changes the tones of the stain. I tried to take the pictures under over cast indirect light.
4th coat dry sorry lost the photo in editing some how. When im done the finish will look more like the 3rd to right dark piece in the left upper corner, no gloss
So got to busy to track and post the way i wanted to.
So here is 8 coats.
I did zero prep or steps between coats. Just applied a coat every day until 8 coats where applied
The tru oil builds up much quicker than the tung oil but both are glossy if you dont do any follow up finishing.
I did not make an effort to assure a dust free drying zone so theres some dust on the finish.
Im going to let it cure for 20 days then light wet sand and then a final polish with rotten stone. Wont be much gloss after that.
So it depends on how many coats and how you "finish" the finish. I dont like steel wool to buff out the sheen. Heck i rather use a brown paper bag. My grandmother called it hillbilly sandpaper.
Update 9/9/18
So the finish has been curing for a few weeks now. Both have a slight change in appearance that's not picked up by the camera well.
The Tung oil has for the most part looks like straight wood and the TruOil has lost a bit of its luster yet glossier than Tung oil. I will give the piece a quick buff with rotten stone and see how it looks
I think for the most part is people do not apply it correctly or apply it over a stock or piece of wood that is so saturated with oils and other finishes it just does not absorb into the wood.
That's where a lot of people get confused also. Tung oil, blo and other "oil rubbed" finishes are not for that " on top " of the wood type finish like poly and shellac.
Here is a piece of wood. Ash I think ? sanded smooth with 220 then stained with minwax gunstock (the lighter color) and minwax dark walnut. I did not use a pre stain conditioner.
Then I applied tru oil and tung oil to each color. applied it until it just did not seem to absorb any more. Let it stand 30 minutes and removed excess with a paper towel.
can anyone tell me which is tung and which is tru oil ?
Tru oil per Safety Data Sheet is made up of
stoddard solvent , some secrete sauce of modified oils and linseed oil.
Well as time goes on we will see.
I will be applying more coats every 24 hours or more over the next few weeks. As you apply the finish your high and low spots will begin to show. Im going for 5 coats before I do any sanding.
You really should wait a good 20 days before doing any final buffing/polishing to make sure the finish cured
here is coat #2 in its wet state, rubbed in until it feels almost dry then I will wipe with a cloth/paper towel in 10-15 min.
Coat #2 dry : lost the 2nd coat dry image
Coat #3 wet : its staring to build up a little on the finishes.
8th dry above vs #3 wet you really can see how the light plaus games the with the the "gloss" also the build up changes the tones of the stain. I tried to take the pictures under over cast indirect light.
4th coat dry sorry lost the photo in editing some how. When im done the finish will look more like the 3rd to right dark piece in the left upper corner, no gloss
So got to busy to track and post the way i wanted to.
So here is 8 coats.
I did zero prep or steps between coats. Just applied a coat every day until 8 coats where applied
The tru oil builds up much quicker than the tung oil but both are glossy if you dont do any follow up finishing.
I did not make an effort to assure a dust free drying zone so theres some dust on the finish.
Im going to let it cure for 20 days then light wet sand and then a final polish with rotten stone. Wont be much gloss after that.
So it depends on how many coats and how you "finish" the finish. I dont like steel wool to buff out the sheen. Heck i rather use a brown paper bag. My grandmother called it hillbilly sandpaper.
Update 9/9/18
So the finish has been curing for a few weeks now. Both have a slight change in appearance that's not picked up by the camera well.
The Tung oil has for the most part looks like straight wood and the TruOil has lost a bit of its luster yet glossier than Tung oil. I will give the piece a quick buff with rotten stone and see how it looks
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