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Re: Overnight Sensations MTM in Cherry Veneer + Home Made Bees Wax Polish
Nice finish!
Any vegetable oil can turn rancid.
Those that polymerize or "dry" will be less inclined to do so.
Heating them before application and applied in light coats with each coat allowed to dry will go a long way toward preventing this.
Besides pure tung oil and walnut oil, safflower oil is also a good choice. It, too, will dry and not go rancid very easily.
Safflower and walnut are very light colored oils and will not offer quite as much effect on accentuating the wood grain. Tho they are handy when you want to keep a light colored wood light.
Tung, being more amber, will do a better job accentuating the wood, especially darker woods.
Olive oil never "dries" and will turn rancid eventually.
Mineral oil, while not a drying oil, will work well and will never turn and it's a good choice for items that might serve food (no nut oil allergy problems).
It does not accentuate the grain like the other oils mentioned so I tend to reserve it for utility purposes.
Nice finish!
Any vegetable oil can turn rancid.
Those that polymerize or "dry" will be less inclined to do so.
Heating them before application and applied in light coats with each coat allowed to dry will go a long way toward preventing this.
Besides pure tung oil and walnut oil, safflower oil is also a good choice. It, too, will dry and not go rancid very easily.
Safflower and walnut are very light colored oils and will not offer quite as much effect on accentuating the wood grain. Tho they are handy when you want to keep a light colored wood light.
Tung, being more amber, will do a better job accentuating the wood, especially darker woods.
Olive oil never "dries" and will turn rancid eventually.
Mineral oil, while not a drying oil, will work well and will never turn and it's a good choice for items that might serve food (no nut oil allergy problems).
It does not accentuate the grain like the other oils mentioned so I tend to reserve it for utility purposes.
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