Tung oil is a plant based oil used as a wood finish.
Finishing a wood floor with tung oil.
Polymerized linseed oil is the best of both worlds.
Penetrating tung oil finishes come in three varieties.
Tung oil hardens more over time so your finish will only get better.
Boiled linseed oil is common as a wood finish but contains some potentially hazardous drying compounds.
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.
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.
Cut the pure tung oil with mineral spirits paint thinner citrus solvent or turpentine.
The ideal finish will not allow you to add any more oil.
You will want to let the wood sit between coats ideally 24 hours but i have reapplied after 2 hours.
Rub on a generous portion of thinned tung oil in an out of the way area.
It is is a drying oil which came to north america around a century ago and was used historically for furniture and coatings.
It is clear quick drying and penetrates the grain to enhance and protect the.
Pure and non toxic with quick drying times.
This will help with your diy project with hardwood floors.
Start with a ratio of one to one.
Pure tung oil oil varnish blends and wiping varnish.
Hardwood floor finishes have varying levels of ease durability even glossiness.
Penetrating oils there are several types but tung oil is the most common soak into the wood s pores.
The beauty of finishing floors with tung oil is that those scratches and dents seem to recede into the imperfections and variations of the wood.
How to finish a floor with pure tung oil tutorial.
Most old home restorers preferred this oil since it was easy to apply and maintain a low sheen making the floor look natural.
Tung oil occurs naturally in seeds of the chinese tung tree.