I am wondering what experience the wreck has with some of the earth
friendly finishes on the market?
I have used some of the products available from BioShield with great
success. My only hesitation about them is that they are quite steep,
but it was nice to have the shop smelling like citrus oil, rather than
some possibly harmful chemical.
What other experiences have peeps had?
OSMO Hardwax Oil.
http://www.environmentalhomecenter.com/shop.mv?CatCode=PRODUCT&ProdCode=OS_HARDWAX_OIL
Tattooed and Dusty wrote:
> I am wondering what experience the wreck has with some of the earth
> friendly finishes on the market?
>
> I have used some of the products available from BioShield with great
> success. My only hesitation about them is that they are quite steep,
> but it was nice to have the shop smelling like citrus oil, rather
than
> some possibly harmful chemical.
>
> What other experiences have peeps had?
Tattooed and Dusty wrote:
> I have used some of the products available from BioShield with great
> success. My only hesitation about them is that they are quite steep,
> but it was nice to have the shop smelling like citrus oil, rather than
> some possibly harmful chemical.
Earth-friendly is one of those things that are difficult to judge; some
very nice friendly things are made in horrible ways, or require
excessive energy, etc.
Anyway, for a finish that is non-toxic to use, doesn't smell bad, is
find to rub on with my bare hands and should be at least somewhat
earth-friendly, I use Tried & True. And it makes the wood look
wonderful. It is a bit expensive, but negligable compare to the cost of
the wood (unless you are using it on pine, not such a good idea anyway).
PK
Tattooed and Dusty wrote:
>
> I am wondering what experience the wreck has with some of the earth
> friendly finishes on the market?
>
> I have used some of the products available from BioShield with great
> success. My only hesitation about them is that they are quite steep,
> but it was nice to have the shop smelling like citrus oil, rather than
> some possibly harmful chemical.
>
> What other experiences have peeps had?
Enduro makes a waterbased poly and enamel that
spray nicely and the gun clean up with water is
really nice. Google "Compliant Air", they sell
HVLP guns, finishes and a water based grain
filler that works pretty well.
charlie b
"Tattooed and Dusty" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I am wondering what experience the wreck has with some of the earth
> friendly finishes on the market?
>
> I have used some of the products available from BioShield with great
> success. My only hesitation about them is that they are quite steep,
> but it was nice to have the shop smelling like citrus oil, rather than
> some possibly harmful chemical.
>
> What other experiences have peeps had?
They're equally environmentally friendly when used and disposed of properly.
If you live in a smog sinkhole, it's obviously more important to limit some
forms of evaporatives.
Most people are real concerned about the use, and never consider the
manufacture, however. That's done somewhere else, like downwind of a busy
Chinese foundry....
"Tattooed and Dusty" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>
> . My only hesitation about them is that they are quite steep,
Major reason that a lot of environmentally friendly products don't sell.
The public won't pay very much for it.
"Tattooed and Dusty" <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:
> I am wondering what experience the wreck has with some of the earth
> friendly finishes on the market?
>
> I have used some of the products available from BioShield with great
> success. My only hesitation about them is that they are quite steep,
> but it was nice to have the shop smelling like citrus oil, rather than
> some possibly harmful chemical.
>
> What other experiences have peeps had?
How about shellac? It's pretty earth-friendly compared to most finishes.
Silvan <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:
> Nate Perkins wrote:
>
>>> What other experiences have peeps had?
>>
>> How about shellac? It's pretty earth-friendly compared to most
>> finishes.
>
> Was gonna say the same. Bug spoo and booze. Hard to get any
> friendlier. Although for maximum friendliness you should try to get
> some pure ethanol for the solvent, and leave the methanol at the door.
>
Yep, I use the ethanol, too. I started using it because I have young kids
and didn't want the heavy chemicals around. Now I like it because it's
faster and because it's more forgiving (e.g., I can rework it after I goof
it up).
The hardest thing for me is getting the mix of alcohol, shellac, and oil
correct so that it goes on right. I have yet to be able to generate the
"vapor trail" thing that's mentioned in the books.
Nate Perkins wrote:
>> What other experiences have peeps had?
>
> How about shellac? It's pretty earth-friendly compared to most finishes.
Was gonna say the same. Bug spoo and booze. Hard to get any friendlier.
Although for maximum friendliness you should try to get some pure ethanol
for the solvent, and leave the methanol at the door.
--
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On 23 Feb 2005 21:48:41 -0800, "Tattooed and Dusty"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>I am wondering what experience the wreck has with some of the earth
>friendly finishes on the market?
>
>I have used some of the products available from BioShield with great
>success. My only hesitation about them is that they are quite steep,
>but it was nice to have the shop smelling like citrus oil, rather than
>some possibly harmful chemical.
>
>What other experiences have peeps had?
my standard cabinet finish is enduro poly:
www.compliantspraysystems.com