We have some old clear redwood that was finished 30 plus years ago with
Parks brand Tung Oil. It is dry and I would like to rejuvenate it, but I
am not looking for a high gloss finish, just a light shine.
I have never used the Parks product, but we still have a very old can of
it around. My husband did the original finish in the living room with
Parks.
My expereience has been using Waterlox and I am comfortable using it. I
have their Satin finish available.
Could anyone give me a rundown of both these products, and also advise
if using the old can of Parks is a good idea? I assume I will have to
strain it and possibly add thinner to it.
Thank you.
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Pacific Pintos
On 24/11/2012 12:33 PM, Pacific Pintos wrote:
> We have some old clear redwood that was finished 30 plus years ago with
> Parks brand Tung Oil. It is dry and I would like to rejuvenate it, but I
> am not looking for a high gloss finish, just a light shine.
>
> I have never used the Parks product, but we still have a very old can of
> it around. My husband did the original finish in the living room with
> Parks.
>
> My expereience has been using Waterlox and I am comfortable using it. I
> have their Satin finish available.
>
> Could anyone give me a rundown of both these products, and also advise
> if using the old can of Parks is a good idea? I assume I will have to
> strain it and possibly add thinner to it.
>
> Thank you.
>
>
First of all, not having used Parks I really can't comment on it. But,
before you decide to do something like this, have you considered that
maybe the dull, dry appearance may be due to a build-up of household
airborne contaminates? Things such as cooking and smoking can build up a
film on a surface over time and thirty years is a long time. Also the
application of furniture polish will build up a dulling film. Therefore,
it may be worthwhile to try cleaning a small portion of the surface
using a rag dampened with varsol or turps to see if the dull film is
removable and the original surface appearance returns.
Gil
On Nov 24, 12:33=A0pm, Pacific Pintos
<[email protected]> wrote:
> We have some old clear redwood that was finished 30 plus years ago with
> Parks brand Tung Oil. It is dry and I would like to rejuvenate it, but I
> am not looking for a high gloss finish, just a light shine.
>
> I have never used the Parks product, but we still have a very old can of
> it around. My husband did the original finish in the living room with
> Parks.
>
> My expereience has been using Waterlox and I am comfortable using it. I
> have their Satin finish available.
>
> Could anyone give me a rundown of both these products, and also advise
> if using the old can of Parks is a good idea? I assume I will have to
> strain it and possibly add thinner to it.
>
> Thank you.
>
> --
> Pacific Pintos
Tung has a short shelf life once it's exposed to air. Hope it's
not gelled.
On Sat, 24 Nov 2012 17:33:35 +0000, Pacific Pintos
<[email protected]> wrote:
>
>We have some old clear redwood that was finished 30 plus years ago with
>Parks brand Tung Oil. It is dry and I would like to rejuvenate it, but I
>am not looking for a high gloss finish, just a light shine.
>
>I have never used the Parks product, but we still have a very old can of
>it around. My husband did the original finish in the living room with
>Parks.
>
>My expereience has been using Waterlox and I am comfortable using it. I
>have their Satin finish available.
>
>Could anyone give me a rundown of both these products, and also advise
>if using the old can of Parks is a good idea? I assume I will have to
>strain it and possibly add thinner to it.
30 year old can of finish? Forget it. I'd surely use the Waterlox.
Their satin is my favorite finish, too.
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