tung oil question
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tung oil question
Ive got a new red oak flat bed and ive been looking for some exterior tung oil to use on it. I spent a few hours shopping today looking for some, but its all interior. What brands and types are you guys and gals useing? Where the heck do i get it? any other advise on tung oil as ive never used it. Thanks in advance, you people are great! Frank
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Home Depot (USA & Canada) sells an exterior tung oil made by Behr. Comes in a yellow and blue can. Great stuff! I highly recommend it for your box wood. It has a distinctive yellow color but that is the VU protection. Works great on hardwoods. ...Terry
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Sand the wood to a smooth finish to at least 180 or 220 grit. Do a final sanding with a hand block and sand in the direction of the grain. Blow or vaccuum the dust off. Place the wood on saw-horses and soak all six surfaces of each board, one at a time and then go back and soak again, just look for dry spots and reapply oil. I usually put it on with a brush because it's faster, then go over the boards with a rag to keep them wet for an hour or so. Then use a dry rag and remove the excess oil, leave the boards to dry overnight, keep the good sides of them up because the sawhorses will leave a small mark in the finish. The next day, soak them all again. Give them at least 3 coats. You can wet-sand the good sides with oil using 320 or 400 grit wet&dry sandpaper. The final coat can be bluffed with a new rag to increase the sheen. Good luck. ...Terry
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well, i couldnt find the exterior tung oil at home depot, they looked at me like i was out of my mind when i asked. They listed UBC on the internet too, I looked there, no luck. Is teak oil OK? or should i keep hunting? thanks, Frank
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frank: if you can't find exterior tung, Try Home Depots Spar urithane. It too has the uv. resistant stuff is high build and easy to use. I've got a pic of my bed wood in the gallery. it red Oak, 3 coats of pecan stain and 3 coats of sanded spar urithane. Made me happy.
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Thank you. I should have mentioned its a user and abuser truck, i know it will be scratched and it will not see a garage except for thunderstorm warnings. Im driving it in the winter in MN too. Wont the spar urethane be hard to touch up and can it peel? Frank
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I happened to be shopping for a finish for my bed wood at Home Depot when the area rep for Behr was there. I told him what I needed and he said NOTHING they make is rated for horizontal surfaces, outdoors, other than deck paint. I asked specifically about tung, sealers, urethanes, you name it, he said if it's outdoors and water can stand on it, it won't last more than a couple years (this is in the desert SW). Given that, he said some kind of finish that can be replenished (like tung or Thompson's Wood Protector) was a better bet than the urethanes, which would have to be sanded off. But he pointed out that the tung oil provides no protection against mechanical damage... Kind of disappointing.
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Hello ross, thank you. It sounds like you got an honest answer from him. I know there will be damage occassionly as i'll probably use it for a sawhorse and hauling stuff all the time. Its not a mint body truck, i just redid all the mechanicals with a 351w and c4 auto., rebuilt the running gear, added a 9" rear, just have the flatbed left, and the running boards. i'll restore the body at another time, if i ever do. I did buy bed strips, but im using homesawed but clear 1 1/2 x 4" (full 4 inch) red oak. I had a 1950 when i was a punk, I'm reliving my childhood, or maybe i never left it! Frank
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Keep looking for tung oil or use the Thompson's like Ross suggested. If you are using the bed for work and it gets scraped up, just reapply the oil to the damage. The oil finish will need recoating every two years or so, but it is so simple. You can do it without masking the bed sides or any special preparation. Remove most of the dust and dirt, apply oil with a brush, let soak in and remove the excess with a rag. The oil will wipe off the bed sides and strips.
Keep it simple. ...Terry
Keep it simple. ...Terry
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I live in Oregon, where it rains Sept-June, I use this product on all my decks and it is excellent, recoats easy, looks good, tranparent as well as colors. I am thinking about trying it on my bed wood, what do you all think?
http://www.superdeck.com/1900spec.htm
http://www.superdeck.com/1900spec.htm
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I just applied super deck on my 48. Three years ago I stained and used multiple coats of spar varnish on my new white oak bed. Three years of being outside constantly caused all the finish to strip off. This spring I used Super Deck on my front porch (western larch) and I've been so impressed by it repellent qualities and ease of touch up that I decided to try it in the bed of my truck. It soaked into the weathered oak much darker than it did on weathered larch, so do some test strips. I bought Canyon Brown which is one of their darker colors, so I was just using left over material on the truck.
So far so good - the rain we've been getting on a regular basis just runs right off. At least as good and maybe better than Thompson's for this application.
So far so good - the rain we've been getting on a regular basis just runs right off. At least as good and maybe better than Thompson's for this application.
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I'm restoring a 56 and plan on using a Marine grade Tung Oil that I purchased from Mohawk Finishing supplies,I think it is Amsterdam New York. I feel Tung Oil will be best because repairs can be easily done.
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Ive got a new red oak flat bed and ive been looking for some exterior tung oil to use on it. I spent a few hours shopping today looking for some, but its all interior. What brands and types are you guys and gals useing? Where the heck do i get it? any other advise on tung oil as ive never used it. Thanks in advance, you people are great! Frank