Pure tung oil
Pure tung oil: what it looks like, how it goes on, how long it takes and how it wears.
- Type
- penetrating oil
- Look
- low sheen, slight amber
- Dry / recoat time
- 1-3 days between coats, weeks to fully cure
- Application
- wipe on thin, wipe off
- Durability
- low
- Notes
- Cures harder and more water-resistant than linseed but very slowly; many 'tung oil finishes' are actually wiping varnish.
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