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Issue sanding between coats of polyurethane
Referencing steps from the directions on the can and the Minwax website
Let dry 4-6 hours. Then lightly sand entire surface with fine sandpaper (220 grit) to ensure an even finish and proper adhesion....
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How to solve the behandla problem -- removing or avoiding sticky oil residue
The surface should not have become sticky, which may be due to not wiping off all the surplus oil as the instructions say to do. You have to be very thorough doing this with any oil or "oil finish" ...
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Special considerations for a very large, engraved food serving board
Needs to be food safe, durable and easy to clean. I know that beech is a good material to use as I have a beech chopping board at home, but would it make it even more durable / easy to clean by oiling ...
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What's a reliable measure of wood hardness?
Technically hardwood comes from angiosperm trees, softwood comes from gymnosperm trees.
So (mostly) if the tree has leaves it is hardwood, if it has needles it is softwood.
This means that some '...
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Special considerations for a very large, engraved food serving board
Needs to be food safe, durable and easy to clean. I know that beech is a good material to use as I have a beech chopping board at home, but would it make it even more durable / easy to clean by oiling ...
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Issue sanding between coats of polyurethane
"Hot-coating" (applying a second coat of poly over the first without sanding) has become an accepted technique. It seems to work better if done right after the first coat has dried, perhaps because it'...
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Reusing mineral spirits?
To what extent, if any, can I reuse mineral spirits?
As I touch on in a previous Answer, you can re-use rinsing solvents a few times.
The larger the volume you work with the more you can re-use it....
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Reusing mineral spirits?
You can reuse solvents a few times. However, at some point the solvent will be contaminated by too much of the thing you're cleaning. At this point, your solvent is no good.
I can't really give you ...
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Are oils sufficient for the last step of finishing?
Can oiling be the final step in finishing a project or do I need to throw a coat of varnish, or some other finish, on it?
This is a subjective question. Obviously oiling alone is fine for some ...
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What's a reliable measure of wood hardness?
Per your edit, you appear to be looking for e.g. Janka hardness, a standardized measure involving indenting a wood sample with a penetrator and measuring the force required to indent a standard amount....
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Is (pure raw cold-pressed) tung oil food-safe (for cooking utensils)?
Is (pure raw cold-pressed) tung oil food-safe (for cooking utensils)?
Almost certainly yes. Just to mention, almost any oil of vegetable origin would be as well.
There's a small chance of individual ...
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Are Oil finishing and Oil polishing complementary?
Superficially these refer to the same thing, and there are many overlaps, but in practice these days they can tend to describe fundamentally different finishes, giving very different end results as a ...
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Can you do a wet sand with a sanding machine?
In theory yes, but it might come around and bite you later.
The effect of exposure to mineral spirits on the pad in particular is unknown, and many plastics and resins (which foam pads are made from) ...
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Special considerations for a very large, engraved food serving board
A colleague of mine has just come up with a good suggestion so I thought I'd post it as an answer so that anybody looking at this in the future could see it:
Use a pre-made kitchen worktop. You can ...
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Applying oils over stains
With that in mind am I making the oils less effective by applying them over a stain?
Broadly speaking that should be a no. Waterbased and alcohol-based stains leave the wood 'open', essentially as ...
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How to oil/treat a solid beech table top that will be used as a computer desk?
I would use so-called Danish oil (I have used Watco for decades). It has the matte surface that you are looking for and if it gets any dings or scratches, a little sanding will get rid of them and a ...
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Oiling Triggers on Power tools?
It sounds like plastic on plastic, with particles tossed in for good measure. If you aren't concerned about opening the case, consider to do so while looking for fragments and particles that are ...
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Can I use Teak Oil instead of linseed oil for my needs?
Yes you can absolutely use "teak oil" 1 in place of BLO. In fact I think if you did a direct comparison you'd decide that the results are superior, in all the ways you list — higher sheen (or at least ...
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Very Sticky Ikea Wood Benchtop, solution?
This is easily fixable, and shouldn't be too expensive although the cost of materials isn't negligible.
All you have to do is remove the softly cured excess oil from the surface, which should take ...
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Watco Danish Oil on unstained walnut > how to address tacky surface?
Therefore, to get the oil in all of the little grooves I had to really rag and push when I applied.
Next time don't be afraid to use a brush for application. The bristles of a brush are far, far ...
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Can I oil wood if the pores are full of epoxy?
Will the wood still absorb polymerized linseed oil evenly
This is very firmly a maybe.
Sometimes visible filled grain/pores do indicate that if you oil (or use a finish that acts similarly to 'wet' ...
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How can I store hand tools so they won't rust?
One of the odder suggestions I've seen: mothballs in the drawers. Mothballs work largely by outgassing, and since the vapor is heavier than air you should, theoretically, wind up with a layer of vapor ...
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How can I store hand tools so they won't rust?
CRC food grade Silicone Lubricant is magic on any metal, Never leaves a mark and does not go away unless you want it to, They use this stuff in museums when long term storage with protection is of the ...
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Single coat of coloured Danish oil?
This is tricky as a coloured version of a finish is doing two jobs at the same time, providing colour wood and adding protection.
For many finishes three coats is considered the minimum number to ...
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Walnut or Jojoba oil before final smoothing plane
It seems to me that this might help lubricate the sole of the plane (like candle wax on the sole) for better smoothing
It would indeed. There's a long tradition of oiling the soles of planes, with a ...
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Sealing MDF so it doesn't absorb moisture
You don't actually need to seal the MDF so it doesn't absorb moisture, any more than studwork in walls, the interior components of cabinetry or the framework in covered chairs need to be sealed. ...
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Tacky/ gummy Danish oil surface on stained, Tasmanian Oak
What can I do to remove the tacky/ gummy Danish Oil finish from Oak without removing the stain?
I suspect you're not going to be able to I'm afraid. Well done for doing a test but your experiment ...
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Is (pure raw cold-pressed) tung oil food-safe (for cooking utensils)?
Much unlike linseed oil, tung oil is poisonous, containing terpene esters. That does however not necessarily mean that it isn't safe to use anyway.
I would surely not drink it, and you should avoid ...
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Salvaging Failed Spar Varnish/Danish Oil Finishing Layers on Redwood Live-Edge Slab
Here's what I did (pictures below):
Went to home depot and purchased: several 1",2" and a couple 3" plastic paint scrapers (important to use plastic if working on soft wood); 1 quart ...
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Is there danger of combustion using raw flax / linseed oil for platform bed?
My primary concern is the fact that it takes longer (days to weeks?) to oxidize than boiled linseed oil.
Weeks at least, possibly months. Indoors, if the conditions aren't ideal, it could take a ...
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