Most all you refinishers are aware of Formbys refinisher you use with steel wool ,pour in a pan etc. Does anyone have a formula that works as good but cheaper? […]
On one smaller part and another test piece I tried Formby’s Tung Oil Finish over the BLO. The Formby’s can says not to use it over finishes other than penetrating oils. I assumed this meant it would work. However, only a few minutes after starting to apply the Formby’s it turned very very tacky, something it doesn’t do normally.
Options for harder finish over boiled linseed oil? Also, tried Formby's ...
Bio, I'm not familiar with Formby's, but polymerized tung oil takes up to about 24 hours to dry. To cure, I'd give it at least a week, but less than a month.
The Formby's is an OK wiping varnish that I don't use simply because I don't appreciate the necessity to read the fine print or to understand the semantic fine point that Tung Oil Finish isn't an oil at all, but a varnish.
The Formby's Tung Oil Finish and the Minwax Wipe on Poly are both varnishes with somewhat different resin that can both be allowed to build a film on the surface. The naming and information provided by the manufacturers of consumer based finishes is disgraceful. Tung Oil Finish as no specific meaning across manufacturers.
Folks, I need some advice, I’e just built a cherry and curly maple chest of drawers and finished it with Formby’s high gloss tung oil finish. I think this is […]
I think Formby was the first. They are simply a mixture of denatured alcohol and lacquer thinner, 50/50 works fine, and will cost you a fraction of the commercial version. This stuff is not a "stripper" and will not work on polyurethane, paint or oil (you need methylene chloride for those). Shellac and lacquer dissolve.