<p>Thanks Steve. That is interesting.</p>
<p>Gennaro Brooks-Church<br>
347-244-3016<br>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Nov 3, 2011 12:47 PM, "natural building" <<a href="mailto:naturalbuilding@shaw.ca">naturalbuilding@shaw.ca</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div style="word-wrap:break-word">Hey Gennaro,<div><br></div><div>I've never used Tung Oil myself, but talking recently with another woodworker who uses it a lot he explained that you need to build up multiple layers of TO to get the shiny finish, (up to seven layers on wood) and once you do, it is very tough and resilient.</div>
<div><br></div><div>It is only matte as long as it is being absorbed. Once it has sealed, any additional layers oxidize on the surface and can be highly polished.</div><div><br></div><div>Cheers,</div><div>Steve.</div><div>
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<br><div><div>On 2011-11-03, at 9:34 AM, Gennaro Brooks-Church - Eco Brooklyn wrote:</div><br><blockquote type="cite">Interesting. My experience is tung is matte. Maybe it was the wood<div><br clear="all">Gennaro Brooks-Church<br>
Director, Eco Brooklyn Inc.<br>Cell: <a href="tel:1%20347%20244%203016" value="+13472443016" target="_blank">1 347 244 3016</a> USA<br><a href="http://www.EcoBrooklyn.com/" target="_blank">www.EcoBrooklyn.com</a><br>
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<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Nov 3, 2011 at 12:28 PM, Joe Killian <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:kaa-ajk@sonic.net" target="_blank">kaa-ajk@sonic.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<font size="+1">Don't know about mixing with citrus or linseed, but
I do know that Tung Oil itself gives a shinny finish like a
varnish, not at all like an oil finish (discovered to my dismay
after accepting an offer to refinish a good coffee table with Tung
Oil).<br>
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Joe<br>
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On 11/3/2011 8:10 AM, Gennaro Brooks-Church - Eco Brooklyn wrote:
</div></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div>Hello,
<div>I'm interested in your experience with mixing tung oil,
citrus solvent and linseed oil for floors. My experience is that
linseed leaves more of a shinny coating which sort of replicates
typical varnish. Does anyone have suggestions on floor
applications? Just tung and citrus? Or is putting a little
linseed better?</div>
<div>Thanks!<br clear="all">
Gennaro Brooks-Church<br>
Director, Eco Brooklyn Inc.<br>
Cell: <a href="tel:1%20347%20244%203016" value="+13472443016" target="_blank">1 347 244 3016</a> USA<br>
<a href="http://www.EcoBrooklyn.com/" target="_blank">www.EcoBrooklyn.com</a><br>
22 2nd St; Brooklyn, NY 11231<br>
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