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Bill Delphenich

06/10/2003 2:47 PM

Oil finish for MDO?


I have some MDO cabinets in my shop and some birch plywood cabinets. I'm
thinking of applying a BLO and wax finish to them. I'd like them all to
look somewhat similar when I'm done.

Does MDO take an oil finish? Is this likely to work?

Thanks for any help.


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Bill Delphenich

in reply to Bill Delphenich on 06/10/2003 2:47 PM

07/10/2003 1:57 PM

Scott Cramer wrote:
> On 07 Oct 2003, WCD spake unto rec.woodworking:
>
>
>>Yeah, its MDO.
>>
>>I know MDO is perfect for painting, but I'm not so sure about oil. I'll
>>test it and see. Its only my shop; my standards aren't all that high.
>>I'd kind of like to give everything that yellowish, oiled wood look.
>
>
> Putting oil on MDO is going to give you that translucent, greasy paper bag
> full of onion rings look.


Hmmm . . . I think that's probably about right.

Ww

WCD

in reply to Bill Delphenich on 06/10/2003 2:47 PM

07/10/2003 7:46 AM


Yeah, its MDO.

I know MDO is perfect for painting, but I'm not so sure about oil. I'll
test it and see. Its only my shop; my standards aren't all that high.
I'd kind of like to give everything that yellowish, oiled wood look.


JackD wrote:
> Do you mean MDO or really MDF?
> MDO has a phenolic resin overlay that won't take kindly to BLO.
> It is typically used for concrete forming, however there are other uses.

Mi

"Mike in Mystic"

in reply to Bill Delphenich on 06/10/2003 2:47 PM

06/10/2003 7:27 PM

TIOSS
(try it on some scrap)

--

There are no stupid questions.
There are a LOT of inquisitive idiots.


"Bill Delphenich" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> I have some MDO cabinets in my shop and some birch plywood cabinets. I'm
> thinking of applying a BLO and wax finish to them. I'd like them all to
> look somewhat similar when I'm done.
>
> Does MDO take an oil finish? Is this likely to work?
>
> Thanks for any help.
>
>

SC

Scott Cramer

in reply to Bill Delphenich on 06/10/2003 2:47 PM

07/10/2003 5:54 PM

On 07 Oct 2003, WCD spake unto rec.woodworking:

>
> Yeah, its MDO.
>
> I know MDO is perfect for painting, but I'm not so sure about oil. I'll
> test it and see. Its only my shop; my standards aren't all that high.
> I'd kind of like to give everything that yellowish, oiled wood look.

Putting oil on MDO is going to give you that translucent, greasy paper bag
full of onion rings look.

JJ

"JackD"

in reply to Bill Delphenich on 06/10/2003 2:47 PM

06/10/2003 1:05 PM

Do you mean MDO or really MDF?
MDO has a phenolic resin overlay that won't take kindly to BLO.
It is typically used for concrete forming, however there are other uses.

-Jack


"Bill Delphenich" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> I have some MDO cabinets in my shop and some birch plywood cabinets. I'm
> thinking of applying a BLO and wax finish to them. I'd like them all to
> look somewhat similar when I'm done.
>
> Does MDO take an oil finish? Is this likely to work?
>
> Thanks for any help.
>
>


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