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noheartbreakers
18th July 2019, 10:46 AM
I have 0.6mm thick Brushbox veneer (Brush Box (Quarter-cut) (https://www.briggs.com.au/products/1070-brush-box-quarter-cut)) adhered onto MDF and I'd like to get a smooth matte finish (as close to looking like natural wood as possible). I considered using boiled linseed oil, but I prefer to not have the veneer change colour over time.

Proposed Method
1. Mix 50/50 turpentine and pure tung oil and brush it onto the veneer. Wipe off any excess oil. Leave for 1 hour
2. Mix in more pure tung oil into the diluted mixture until it's about 1:2 turpentine and tung oil. Brush, wipe off excess, then leave for 1 hour.
3. Brush on pure tung oil, wipe off excess, then leave for 24 hours.
4. Wipe off any excess oil with a dry rag/cloth and leave for 1 week to cure.

I'm basically following this method ->
YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2nXspdV1_c)

but I don't know if it's the same process for veneer.
AngelaPetruzzi
18th July 2019, 04:06 PM
It may be worthwhile to test on an offcut first as you don't want deep penetration otherwise you may be faced with delamination.
LGS
18th July 2019, 08:56 PM
Is there any reason why you can't just use the Tung oil straight? Have you thought of sanding with High grit discs? (400-800g) Admittedly that will probably give you a semi gloss finish. I would think that using straight oil as a wipe on wipe off application should give you the look you want. But whatever, do as Angela says, test it on a scrap piece of veneer first!!

Regards,

Rob
noheartbreakers
19th July 2019, 01:08 AM
Yes, I definitely intend to experiment, but I wanted to know if there was any method that someone knows that works for veneer. I don't want to do much experimentation, but I'm happy to do a little to make sure what I'm doing is correct.
noheartbreakers
19th July 2019, 01:10 AM
I'm honestly just going off the youtube video I linked. He says that it helps the tung oil penetrate, but I guess that's something I don't really want since my veneer is 0.6mm thick.
LGS
19th July 2019, 07:50 AM
What about giving Organoil ( or a vendor of Tung Oil, I say Organoil because they produce their Tung Oil product in Australia) and ask them what they recommend for you?

Regards,

Rob
noheartbreakers
19th July 2019, 10:59 AM
Sounds good, I'll see what they have to say