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Was Sam Maloof finish - now added Mike's Magic Mix

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Re: Mike's Magical Mix

Postby Phil Pascoe » 13 Feb 2022, 19:40

Tung oil can be bough natural or polymerised - natural takes an age to dry, so if buying it purposely it might be wise in this weather to buy polymerised.
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Re: Was Sam Maloof finish - now added Mike's Magic Mix

Postby AndyT » 16 Feb 2022, 08:40

Here's another article by Bob Flexner, more on topic than the one I gave earlier. It includes detailed illustrations of the application process.

https://www.popularwoodworking.com/fini ... varnish-2/
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Re: Was Sam Maloof finish - now added Mike's Magic Mix

Postby Mike G » 16 Feb 2022, 09:28

The technique he suggests is similar to the one I have been outlining, but he doesn't allow so long between coats. Maybe he lives somewhere much warmer than us. The difference, though, is in the mix. He is describing a thinned varnish only, with no oil in it. We all know that Americans like a glossier finish than we do, generally. We also all know that oils on their own take a long time to dry and are never protective...but they make the grain stand out nicely. I think the oil/ varnish/ white spirit mix gives the best of all worlds, with a semi-gloss finish, good grain highlighting, and a robust hard-wearing surface. As he says, though, this technique, whilst bomb-proof and easy, does take a while to build up sufficient thickness.
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Re: Was Sam Maloof finish - now added Mike's Magic Mix

Postby Lons » 16 Feb 2022, 10:08

I bought some white spirit and tung oil yesterday so will have a go at a mix later assuming this impending storm doesn't knock the power out.
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Re: Was Sam Maloof finish - now added Mike's Magic Mix

Postby AndyT » 16 Feb 2022, 11:41

Good points Mike.
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Re: Was Sam Maloof finish - now added Mike's Magic Mix

Postby Phil Pascoe » 16 Feb 2022, 14:18

I used unpolymerised tung, yacht varnish and W.S. (because I had all three) - it worked well.
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