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popeyestruck · 11-30-2022, 03:11 PM

Spoke with a guy on a woodworkers forum and told him I was using tung oil with a 50/50 mix with mineral spitits first coat and he recommended first coat to use a mix of pure gum turpentine and tung oil on the first coat. Then use the mineral spirits. He said it would help prevent mold and fungus

_Ogre · 12-01-2022, 01:20 PM

good you have a plan
if you were 1500 miles closer i'd give you mineral spirits, i bought 10 gal for $50
it's $20/gal everywhere

11-30-2022, 03:11 PM	#26
popeyestruck Registered User Join Date: May 2022 Location: Longwood 59 chevy Posts: 201	Re: Wood bed finish Spoke with a guy on a woodworkers forum and told him I was using tung oil with a 50/50 mix with mineral spitits first coat and he recommended first coat to use a mix of pure gum turpentine and tung oil on the first coat. Then use the mineral spirits. He said it would help prevent mold and fungus

12-01-2022, 01:20 PM	#27
_Ogre Registered User Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Motown Posts: 7,662	Re: Wood bed finish good you have a plan if you were 1500 miles closer i'd give you mineral spirits, i bought 10 gal for $50 it's $20/gal everywhere __________________ cool, an ogre smiley Ogre's 58 Truk build how to put your truck year and build thread into your signature shop air compressor timer



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