bowl finishing

I have been using Mineral oil to soak into cross grained wood to lubricated the cutting surface and reduce tearing. When I finish with Tung oil afterwards, and the finish cures for a month, I sometimes get a white flake appearance on the cross grain areas. Is this a reaction between Tung oil and Mineral oil, or are the two compatable ?

Paul

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paul rickard
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As mineral oil never cures, you may have the same effect as a "blush" under shellac or lacquer.

I would use the tung as a sanding lube, if I used sanding lube.

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George

Larry this sounded good until I tried it!! It doesn't dry hard. I used it to finish some new handles for my home made turning tools and now after a week they are continue to show finger prints after using them. I suspect the amount of oil is the problem. Most french polish mixes require just enough oil to act as a lubricant. Usually 2 or 3 drops on the rag is more than enough. When the polish has been left to harden a few days the oil is wiped from the surface with alcohol and then the surface is buffed with soft lint free rags. Is anyone else having a problem with this mix not drying hard?

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Peter Hyde

Here's a quick finish I like to use. It's one third boiled linseed oil, one

Larry this sounded good until I tried it!! It doesn't dry hard. I used it to finish some new handles for my home made turning tools and now after a week they are continue to show finger prints after using them. >>

Peter Hyde

Peter, Are you sure you were using BOILED linseed oil? Regular linseed oil won't work. I've used this formula before with no problems. Bonnie Klein uses it a lot also.

-Jim Gott- San Jose, CA

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Jim Gott

Yes definitely and I was super critical with the amounts of each ingredient. I think there is probably a brain dead user here and I'm doing something wrong like adding too many coats without allowing adequate drying times in between. However with most shellac based finishes adding oil means a need to wipe of the excess oil that comes through the finish as it dries. So I did a light buffing with some alcohol and now the handles are definitely not as sticky. What exactly are your proccedures when using this finish? Such as what RPM, drying time between coats, sanding between coats, buffing? Thanks

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Peter Hyde

I often use a bit of mineral oil instead of BLO - it does a good job of lubricating. I don't mix in very much though - often I'll just dampen the rag w/it then wipe on shellac. I mix my own shellac, usually about a 1 lb. cut, so I don't need to further dulite it w/shellac thinner or alcohol.

I have used BLO before, but either works equally well in my book...

...Kevin

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Kevin & Theresa Miller

It's usually used as a friction finish, applying to a very fast spinning piece with a cotton rag (don't wrap the rag around your fingers) and burnishing in with the rag. It dries within a few seconds. The reason for the BLO is so it doesn't dry TOO fast so you can avoid the lap lines. Try using less BLO and see how you do. You can even try leaving it out, but the alcohol might make it dry too fast.

Actually, for tool handles I'd use polyurethane or danish oil, and for most of my turnings I use Deft lacquer cut about 40% with lacquer thinner, then buff.

-Jim Gott- San Jose, CA

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Jim Gott

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