[Greenbuilding] FINISHES for MDF vs Particleboard vs Whatever

[Clarke Olsen]

Applying any finish to an absorbent wood like Pine can be tricky  
because of the rapidity of drying. My solution is to use a brush
for a more consistant coat, and to put on more coats (2 is really the  
minimum) which build to a uniform appearance.
Clarke Olsen
373 route 203
Spencertown, NY 12165
USA
518-392-4640
colsen at fairpoint.net




On Oct 25, 2010, at 11:22 AM, Alan Abrams wrote:

> In the past I used Varathane water based varnish (the label  
> features a girl on roller skates on a wood floor), maybe five thin  
> coats--very durable.  Also, Watco Danish staining oil--but made the  
> fatal mistake of not sealing the pine before staining--Watco sets  
> up instantaneously, so by the time you swirl the rage around one  
> time, the second swirl does not blend in with the first.
> lately, our guys have been using tung oil (non polymerized).  The  
> walnut counter I mentioned is finished with maybe four coats of  
> oil.  More recently, Marcus Sims of Treincarnation has been working  
> with a poly-oil mix, but dunnobout the specifics.
>
> aa
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> Alan Abrams
> Abrams Design Build LLC
> A sustainable approach to beautiful space
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> On Mon, Oct 25, 2010 at 6:38 AM, Melissa Andron  
> <melissa at realmdesignstudio.com> wrote:
> Alan, what are you (and others) using to finish/seal these wood  
> countertops?  What have you had successes with?  Failures?
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