Tung Oil Over Varnish

If you are concerned about using varnish over oil danish oil is an effective solution.

Tung oil over varnish. Polyurethane varnish is a film finish that wont allow tung oil to penetrate into the wood the way its supposed to. Okay if it is in your house but not in a clients. Mix 2 tablespoons 296 ml of tsp into 1 gallon 38 l of water and use a brush or sponge to spread the liquid over the entire surface. It is harder than oil but lacks the plastic feel of varnish.

For help picking a finish see below. Pure tung oil oilvarnish blends and wiping varnish. Formbys tung oil finish. Oil varnish makes a much more satisfactory finish than any of the pure oils.

Penetrating tung oil finishes come in three varieties. This part walks you through how i applied and polished a tung oil varnish on a solid walnut desk top. Wipe on poly or spar varnish will work on top of tung oil. Danish oil is a mixture of uncooked oil and varnish and functions somewhere in between a penetrating oil and a varnish.

This should protect the top from water damage but it will show wear so you will need to reapply every year or so. The best way would be an epoxy finish without the tung oil. How to id a tung oil finish. Oilvarnish blends and wiping varnishes are faster drying more practical options but such terms rarely appear on labels.

It is a mix of oil and varnish and it isnt clear that any of the oil is tung oil. Then realize that minwax tung oil protective finish is not tung oil. So for your convenience here is a list of tung oil finishes that are not 100 pure tung oil. If youre working with an object thats already treated with a varnish or lacquer youll need to remove it before you can apply the tung oil.

Application over previously finished surfaces. Its a pretty easy finish to apply as in its not complicated but it does require some time. Waterlox original tung oil finishes are penetrating oil finishes and should therefore be applied to bare wood does not refer to stain coats if used. Oil finishes permanently darken the color of the wood.

Two of the most popular are polyurethane varnish and tung oil stain. Surface preparation is one of the most important steps when refinishing wood. When applying tung oil finish you should never do it on a piece of wood to which youve already applied polyurethane even if the product you applied was tung oil polyurethane. However as an oilvarnish finish it would provide a more protective finish than pure tung oil.

This article compares the two in terms of pros and cons application and equipment and maintenance and clean up.