Tung Oil Floor Finish

Pure tung oil is an all natural finish that is water and alkali resistant offering a protective barrier a pure tung oil finish will not darken with age as other finishes will.

Tung oil floor finish.

There are definitely spots where there is more wear. After 30 minutes with a little elbow grease rub the tung oil into the damaged area for a few minutes. Rockler s tung oil on the other hand is not a tung oil finish. Pure tung oil vs linseed oil.

Minwax tung oil finish is a good example. Unlike most other hardwood floor finishes. He also put a behr pearl stain on it so the floor would match our washed oak kitchen cupboards. Penetrating oils there are several types but tung oil is the most common soak into the wood s pores helping prevent scratches and other damage.

Tung oil is one of the most water resistant of cuing oils and has a centuries long history of use as a final finish. He advised us tung oil would be better than urethane because we have dogs and the scratches their nails leave and i clip the nails regularly i m a dog groomer could be erased by rubbing the scratch with a cloth dipped in tung oil. The wax will only sink in and have no effect. Our 11 shades are easy to maintain low odor and voc compliant in all 50 states.

Tung oil builds quickly consolidates the wood surface and builds a transparent matte finish. It enhances the color of your wood offers excellent protection and is eco friendly. The tung oil is a bit lighter and this difference will get more noticeable as time passes. Photo by vaughn macmillan myth 4.

It resists marring penetrates well remains elastic and unlikely to check. Blo to compare the two finishes vaughn macmillan applied boiled linseed oil to the left half and tung oil to the right half of this platter. Clean the damaged area apply pure tung oil undiluted to a soft cotton cloth and wipe it on. Originating from china and south america tung oil an extract from tung tree nuts is a natural drying oil that coats your fine wood furnishings with a transparent wet finish.

Buffing the finish to a low sheen cannot be achieved before the finish is cured. Our buff in color infused tung oil enhances the color of wood while providing a protective matte finish. Because the tung oil is absorbed into the wood you aren t chipping or scratching a finish so it s not as noticeable to begin with. It s the real thing 100 percent pure tung oil.

The pure tung oil finish will take 15 to 30 days to fully cure depending on temperature and number of applications. If it soaks it up quickly apply a little more and repeat until the wetness lasts for 30 minutes. Still it s no match for modern varnish in terms of durability.