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I have just moved from a rental house to
a condo. Which translates for a
woodworker into moving from an empty
basement to an empty balcony. Now that
my only place to work on my projects is
outside, I am worried about temperature
concerns and finishes. I live in
College Park, MD so I don’t get extreme
cold, but it can still be lower then the
suggested temperatures on most finishes.
My favorite finish is just a simple wipe
on Tung Oil. Are there any finihses
that I can use that will work in cold
weather?
Thanks in Advanc
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if all you're doing is wiping on tung oil, why do you have to go outside?
*The two finishes that are least temperature sensitive are shellac and lacquer. Shellac applied by hand is also a good option because it can be applied indoors and the only odor is the fleeting smell of ethanol which most people do not find disagreable.On the other end -- reactive finishes that depend upon polymerization with oxygen to cure will be the most temperature sensitive - particularly your tung oil and its hybrid cousins -- the so called tung oil varnishes or wipe on finishes.I'd take a stab at shellac -- theres lots of info on it if you do a search in this website and on the wwwJeff Jewitt
*I do all my finishing in our kitchen. I use both shellac and oil/varnish and have no problems.
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