Tung oil finishes that start with polymerized oils or tung oil preparations are best applied in the fat over lean principle : thinned pure oil is applied to deeply penetrate the surface, to fill pores.
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It is called the Kampong, and it was the home for many decades of Dr . David Fairchild, the plant explorer who brought blood oranges and cashews and tung oil and durum wheat to North America.
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It was primarily focused on tung oil imports for the United States, one of China s most valuable exports at the time, and a primary ingredient in the manufacture of paint in the 1930s and 40s.
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His pride : that China has repaid $ 2, 300, 000 of her previous $ 25, 000, 000 loan, is now, because of U . S . needs for tung oil and tin, ahead of schedule ."
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The name is often used by paint and varnish manufacturers as a generic name for any wood finishing product that contains the real tung oil and / or provides a finish that resembles the finish obtained with tung oil.
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The United States'Import-Export bank had advanced China $ 25 million in 1938 to buy war supplies in the fight against Japan, with the money to be paid back through sale of strategic goods such as tin and tung oil.
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The name is often used by paint and varnish manufacturers as a generic name for any wood finishing product that contains the real tung oil and / or provides a finish that resembles the finish obtained with tung oil.
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However, if you are not sure, and if the varnish or shellac is quite dull, then your best bet may be to apply one or two coats of a wood sealer such as Minwax Tung Oil or Antique Oil Finish.
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I don't think tung oil will be good; it is difficult to give the wood a consistent shine with tung oil, and you are likely to get high and low spots, some shiny, some not, unless you apply several coats.
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I don't think tung oil will be good; it is difficult to give the wood a consistent shine with tung oil, and you are likely to get high and low spots, some shiny, some not, unless you apply several coats.
