I have been refinishing with Tung Oil since 1975 and like it a lot. It is a little show in drying but once dry can be sanded and steel wooled. I usually put on paste wax as a final coat. Applying two coats, a satin finish can be acheived with steel wool and then paste wax. Beginners might want to consider 3 coats. There are various brands of Tung oil. Jasco, (west coast) Formbe's MinWax, and Hoppes are common in retail outlets. MinWax also has a product called "Antique Oil" this is what I have been using to get higher gloss finishes. This takes 4 to six coates and much fussing. Two to three coats sanded and steel wooled and then paste wax will give a very nice lusterous satin finish. Antique Oil will not gell as does Tung within 6 months in the container. These are wipe on of course... ---ric ----- Original Message ----- From: Clark A. Sprague <clarks11628@juno.com> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Monday, December 10, 2001 9:44 PM Subject: Piano Finishes I am currently re-whatevering a Baldwin R (1943) that is | mahogany, with I think Laquer applied. There are various gouges, etc, | which will need to be filled. | Any experience with Tung Oil on a piano? | I put it on a rocking horse that I made for my daughter years | ago, and it has held up well. So why not on a piano? | Clark Sprague
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