tru-oil, again

[deadedith]

Those pads look promising. Thanks for the tip.

[mjmeehan]

I have had success with applying tru oil with coffee filters. The oil softens then up.

Just a word of caution when using tru oil directly over rosewood. I have had oils from the wood seep through the oil finish, especially in the darker sections. I have since used shellac as a sealer and tru oiled over that and have not had an issue since.

Good luck.

[Ben-Had]

Tim - coffee filters right out of the box? I took a couple out to the shop and was a little hesitant to try one because it seemed 'stiff', compared to a cotton ball. Does it soften up as soon as the TO is applied to it? I'm definitely down for less lint.
Thanks
Dave

Yup, right out of the (in my case) bag. I use 3 per application. I crumble one up into a small ball and place that inside another filter and them twist it closed (almost like if it had a twist tie on it). Then apply. I wipe the excess off with the third one and throw them all away. After it dries I get 3 more for the next application. I bought a bag of 500 filters so it will be awhile before I run out. I saw those pads from Woodcraft which may be promising as well. I like the virtually lint free coffee filters. When I first did it I was skeptical the finish would come out smooth with them but it comes out great.

[Tarhead]

I use ~1/2 of a Coffee filter per coat and use it w/my flat hand to spread out the finish. When it starts to set I stop and wipe up any heavy areas. This was the point I was getting lots of lint and general sticking with a piece of Cotton Teeshirt before Coffee filters.

No one mentions it but just in case someone reading this is using an Oil finish for the first time...You need to be careful with rags/cloths used for application of Oil finishes. They can (and do) spontaneusly combust if left wadded up and in a pile. Hang them to dry or store then in a bucket of water.

[deadedith]

I uploaded a short video to youtube, my method of applying the oil. Nothing fancy, I did not even suck in my gut :-)

http://youtu.be/A6zmitxywKU

[darren]

hey Dave,
That is by far the best video on tru-oil I've seen. There are a lot of good tricks there! Wish you'd made that several years ago when I was doing my first. Well done!

[deadedith]

Thanks. Pore filling is the next one.

[Ben-Had]

I uploaded a short video to youtube, my method of applying the oil. Nothing fancy, I did not even suck in my gut :-)

http://youtu.be/A6zmitxywKU

Yeah, but I think I caught you trying to flex your forearm!

[deadedith]

I don't have enough forearm to flex!! :-)

[Tim R]

Thank you Dave. Its a very helpful video!

Tim