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From: snipped-for-privacy@SeriousBadboy.Com Subject: I have a drum of raw tung oil that I would like to polymerize to use on teak Date: March 8, 2005 8:21:33 PM GMT+07:00 To: snipped-for-privacy@aocs.org

Hello, I have a drum of raw tung oil that I would like to polymerize to use on teak flooring and furniture... I have searched the net up and down and the most I can come up with is that it needs to be heated to 240ºC in an inert atmosphere... Anyone have any more info, tips? I have a university lab that would like to help but they also have not been able to dig up any info... Does anybody know where I could find this information? Thank you VERY BIG in advance... ;-) Dennis Linkletter

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HandHewn
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I may be wrong (this is from memory, and I can't recall the sources....), but I'm not sure raw tung oil *will* polymerize without a bunch of treatment. I think you have to add a bunch of stuff (including some heavy metals) to make it work.....

--JD

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j.duprie

I remember reading a while ago (on this NG) about somebody else trying to polymerize Tung Oil and what I remember is that at the temperature required to polymerize it, Tung Oil is EXTREMELY familible.

additionally, IIRC, there are drying agents added to it. If memory serves further, the advice in that thread was to just let it go because it was far too dangerous and use BLO instead.

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news.

Rob

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Rob McConachie

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