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WALNUT FINISH - weelis - 10-20-2019
JUST A GENERA; QUESTION BUT WHAT ARE SOME OF Y'ALL S FAVORITE FINISHES FOR BLACK WALNUT? Small project and just trying to get some input. Thanx.
RE: WALNUT FINISH - Aram - 10-20-2019
(10-20-2019, 07:32 PM)weelis Wrote: JUST A GENERA; QUESTION BUT WHAT ARE SOME OF Y'ALL S FAVORITE FINISHES FOR BLACK WALNUT? Small project and just trying to get some input. Thanx.
Tung oil, then orange shellac.
RE: WALNUT FINISH - jteneyck - 10-21-2019
(10-20-2019, 07:32 PM)weelis Wrote: JUST A GENERA; QUESTION BUT WHAT ARE SOME OF Y'ALL S FAVORITE FINISHES FOR BLACK WALNUT? Small project and just trying to get some input. Thanx.
Wiping varnish over very light coat of BLO. Arm-R-Seal or Waterlox for the varnish.
John
RE: WALNUT FINISH - SteveS - 10-21-2019
wet sand with BLO/MS/Oil poly mix then top coat of oil base poly.
RE: WALNUT FINISH - rwe2156 - 10-28-2019
Shellac looks good.
Best to just experiment and decide for yourself.
RE: WALNUT FINISH - Oldwood2409 - 11-10-2019
(10-28-2019, 08:15 AM)rwe2156 Wrote: Shellac looks good.
Best to just experiment and decide for yourself.
I typically sand to 320 , apply one coat of minwax neutral followed by 3 to 6 coats of Sherman Williams LowVOC Lacquer, medium rub effect. I wet sand in between each coat with 400 wet dry and tack before spraying each coat with HVLP