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Dianne, that is a beautiful box. One sorta on topic note that may well be old news: I was trying to mask the paper while treating the wood and just learned the hard way that painters' tape really is different than masking tape. I masked off with normal masking tape, even stuck it to the wall a few times first, and tested... came off with no hints of problems. Problem was I then left it on for a couple weeks until I got back to working on that one. Today I removed it and it stuck too heavily to some of the paper, stripping off the top layer in a few places. If you do mask, try the blue tape, or better yet, the blue or green delicate surface tape - I saw a few types of blue painters' tape, including different types by the same company.
No great loss, but it that's because it wasn't a perfect box to start with.
Oops, I was lazy, knew I should have taken the few seconds to check... Diane, not Dianne.
I just used polyspray yesterday, and yeah - too shiny, and that was the low gloss or satin or whatever. I like it more now that I used some 600 grit at the end, but I'm curious to hear how you like truoil. There was a suggestion earlier on this thread to try it. I looked for some just a few hours ago and that hw store didn't have any, but that was the lesser of local hardware stores. Please report back how it goes.
TruOil is a gunstock oil, and not so easy to find in Chicago, what with the handgun ban and all. A friend brought me some back from the hinterlands.
So far with one coat the color is much improved and the paper looks unharmed. I burnished it up with a bit of brown paper and I"ll give it another coat tonight.
I am very leery of using masking tape anymore on a paper box, I had the same problem. Even the blue stuff lifted the ink right off the paper. Sooooo frustrating at the time.
Fitzhugh said:Oops, I was lazy, knew I should have taken the few seconds to check... Diane, not Dianne.
I just used polyspray yesterday, and yeah - too shiny, and that was the low gloss or satin or whatever. I like it more now that I used some 600 grit at the end, but I'm curious to hear how you like truoil. There was a suggestion earlier on this thread to try it. I looked for some just a few hours ago and that hw store didn't have any, but that was the lesser of local hardware stores. Please report back how it goes.
Okay, folks, TruOil is my new favorite for pretty much anything and everything. Nice rich color, does not mess with a coated label (but you need to be tidy going around those tax stamp ones), dries fast and is neither glossy nor flat.
I also just used it on an old Royal Jamaica cedar box, and it looks lush and delicious. Put a piece of brown paper on a sanding block to burnish between coats.
Diane in Chicago said:TruOil is a gunstock oil, and not so easy to find in Chicago, what with the handgun ban and all. A friend brought me some back from the hinterlands.
So far with one coat the color is much improved and the paper looks unharmed. I burnished it up with a bit of brown paper and I"ll give it another coat tonight.
I am very leery of using masking tape anymore on a paper box, I had the same problem. Even the blue stuff lifted the ink right off the paper. Sooooo frustrating at the time.
Fitzhugh said:Oops, I was lazy, knew I should have taken the few seconds to check... Diane, not Dianne.
I just used polyspray yesterday, and yeah - too shiny, and that was the low gloss or satin or whatever. I like it more now that I used some 600 grit at the end, but I'm curious to hear how you like truoil. There was a suggestion earlier on this thread to try it. I looked for some just a few hours ago and that hw store didn't have any, but that was the lesser of local hardware stores. Please report back how it goes.
Gotta find a gun shop open tomorrow. As for shellac, I just have to get over being intimidated by what little I've read. There's something about tradition, like with hide glue.
I'm trying tung oil finish on a neck right now. I got tung oil finish and not pure tung oil by mistake. It's nice, quite understated, but feels fantastic. From what I've read real tung oil is a different, and better, beast... much stronger finish in the end but still feels mostly natural. I'll definitely use some form of tung oil again on necks for the feel.
Polyurethane was a good choice for the build for a child, seems strong, but I don't much like the plastic feeling I ended up with.
Next two will be tru oil and shellac. Only way to know for sure is to try them, right? And it makes a great excuse to build more.
So I imagine the TruOil is no good for the tax stamps? Any idea what kind of finish would work well with those thinner stamp/stickers?Okay, folks, TruOil is my new favorite for pretty much anything and everything. Nice rich color, does not mess with a coated label (but you need to be tidy going around those tax stamp ones), dries fast and is neither glossy nor flat.
Diane in Chicago said:So I imagine the TruOil is no good for the tax stamps? Any idea what kind of finish would work well with those thinner stamp/stickers?Okay, folks, TruOil is my new favorite for pretty much anything and everything. Nice rich color, does not mess with a coated label (but you need to be tidy going around those tax stamp ones), dries fast and is neither glossy nor flat.
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