We work with a "Green" company in Vermont called Sutherland Welles Ltd. We use their interior and exterior polymerized tung oils. Each of the products that we use their products get 2 coats of sealer made from the diluted tung oil, and at least 2 coats of the tung oil full strength. While the product we use may cost more than the products found in the "big box" stores, we feel that our wood products deserve the application from the superior product found from this company.
Our products that get this application include the:
- Wine Barrel Coolers
- Stave Candle Holders
- Stave Platters
- Stave Wine Butlers
- Barrel Head Lazy Susans
- End tables
- Bar Stools
- Hanging Sconces
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A Polymerized Tung Oil finish is hard yet flexible, waterproof and impervious to alcohol and many food acids. Polymerized Tung oil as a penetrating oil allows wood to continue its aging process and to develop its patina. The wood’s rich color and grain are enhanced by the natural ambering (coloring) of Polymerized Tung oil over time. Any sign of wear disappears when a thin “maintenance” coat of oil is rubbed in. The maintenance coats, rather than cause a build-up, actually improve the patina as they protect and preserve the wood. A floor, a piece of furniture, or any other wood object finished and maintained with Polymerized Tung Oil will never have to be stripped again. The finish will become more beautiful with time.
Sutherland Welles Ltd. ® Pure Polymerized Tung Oil is the perfect choice when creating the finest hand-rubbed finish. Our unique process of polymerization involves “cooking” raw tung oil, a non-edible vegetable oil, to its “maximum thermal threshold”. This sophisticated polymerization process develops both the ultimate hand-rubbed sheen and the curing capabilities of a quality finish without adding varnishes or urethanes.
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