[quote=kwendt]
Originally Posted by Glenn
Originally Posted by vintagemotif
Originally Posted by kwendt
Originally Posted by Glenn
Okay guys... what about Tung oil. Yes? No?
I used Formby's Tung Oil high gloss finish on my cabinets. I like the look. You can also use 100% Tung Oil that Lee Valley sells. I use that on my kitchen wooden counter top, works well.
I get a lot of my stains and shellac from Lee Valley, I do not like Formby's and I really do not tung oil. It must be reaplied every year or so to keep the furniture looking good. Shellac provides a much better moisture barrier than tung oil. I do nodt think tung oil is bad I just think shellac is a better finish. Glenn
Hum... okay. I guess it's a personal thing.. but if the one is a better moisture barrier, then that's a reasonable reason for me to choose that over the other. Meanwhile, when I got home this afternoon, one of the cats had thrown up on top of teak entertainment center. Can we say... nasty mess/nasty spot? <sigh> Tonight, I'll be fixing that.
I love my cats, I love my cats, I'm not in Kansas anymore... I love my cats, I....
I used the Tung oil on my older cabinets. I grew up sailing and my dad would use Tung oil on the tiller. I remember him sanding and applying many coats of Tung oil, and he could get away with this for a couple of years before he had to re-sand and apply again. I always like the look of the wood after the Tung oil has been applied. I use the 100% Tung oil on my butcher-block counter top, but I do have to reapply twice a year since I only apply two coats. I really don't care what one uses (Tung, Shellac, varnish) on the cabinet, as long as the cabinet doesn't fall apart. Guess you can tell I'm not into restoring, but I do hate to see a sad looking cabinet that was once gorgeous.