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     Mike_rgb Tinkerer Username: Mike_rgb Post Number: 15 Registered: 08-2006 Rating: N/A |
Tung oil has a great infulance on wood by keeping it from drying out. However it has 1 weakness, & that is when it get's hot, it bleeds out droplets of oil. A 50 percent blend of Tung oil with 50 percent boiled Linseed oil, will dry hard & smooth. I found a product made by Elmers & Remmington ( Dri-Lube ) make a small spray can of PTFE ( Teflon ). It goes on wet then turns quickly into a dry white teflon powder that will allow wood like drawers, pegs & windows to glide & come loose when needed. It also repels water better than wax & won't swell or shrink the wood. I have used it on metal also where oil, & grease must never be allowed. PTFE is not a lube like oil, it acts to fill in the low spots making things smoother, & friction free. Less friction = less heat & drag so parts work better, & don't stick. Mike Mike Mike |