Zinsser Wipe-On Poly

[Wongo]

I have been looking for a good wip-on poly ever since Bunnings dumped MinWax a few years ago. I tried Feast Watson and it turned out to be a total disaster. What a piece of rubbish that was. I came across this brand called Zinsser at Thrifty-Link Hardware Mitre-10, and it turned out to be very good. I reckon it is as good as the MinWax.

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[markharrison]

I too was unimpressed with Feast-Watson wipe-on poly; until I added 30% thinners by volume. It's just too thick as it comes straight from the tin.

Zinsser is a well known brand of finishing products in North America. Last time I saw their products here was at Masters.

Unfortunately, there are no Thrifty-Link stores in Brisbane. Nearest is Southport or Kilcoy!

[Pete57]

Thanks Wongo
Unfortunately Zinsser wipe on poly is not showing up in the Thrifty-link online shop.
Google is showing a Thrifty-Link at Brendale (north side of Brisbane - 10 minutes from home) but not listed in the Thrifty-link web site. Might need to make a phone call.

[Wongo]

Thanks Wongo
Unfortunately Zinsser wipe on poly is not showing up in the Thrifty-link online shop.
Google is showing a Thrifty-Link at Brendale (north side of Brisbane - 10 minutes from home) but not listed in the Thrifty-link web site. Might need to make a phone call.

Sorry, it is Mitre 10 not Thrifty-Link

[Wongo]

I too was unimpressed with Feast-Watson wipe-on poly; until I added 30% thinners by volume. It's just too thick as it comes straight from the tin.


Read this

Wipe-on poly Minwax vs Feast Watson (https://www.woodworkforums.com/f9/wipe-poly-minwax-vs-feast-watson-218666)

[ubeaut]

Zinsser finishing products are pretty well known throughout USA and have been going since 1849 with very good products.

One of their popular products is/was/is? Bulls Eye Shellac, which they used to say had a 3 year shelf life. That's garbage no shellac has a shelf life that long, They have since removed shelf life dates from this product.

Back in 2016 Bob Flexner wrote an article on this in Popular Woodworking titled User-Unfriendly Zinsser Bulls Eye Shellac which is well worth a look Click >HERE< (https://www.popularwoodworking.com/flexner-on-finishing-blog/user-unfriendly-zinsser-bulls-eye-shellac/) to read that very interesting article.

Bob Flexner is a very well known finisher/restorer. Author of "Flexner on Finishing," "Wood Finishing 101," "Understanding Wood Finishing." and more.

[Wongo]

Back in 2016 Bob Flexner wrote an article on this in Popular Woodworking titled User-Unfriendly Zinsser Bulls Eye Shellac


So you started woodwork early :U

[Lyle]

I have looked for it around the Newcastle area. Can't find any.
Anyone else had any luck around here?
Lyle

[david.elliott]

I make my own... 50/50 mix of a good quality Poly varnish in your choice of finish with white spirit. Using the British Paints Polyurethane I use a bit more than 50% of that, but 50/50 is a good start. I make just enough to use over a few days. I got tired of tossing part cans into the bin at $30 a can...

[Chesand]

I use Crowie's brew 30% Tung Oil, 40% Oil based Poly satin, 30% Mineral Turps.

Works a treat and can be brushed on as well as wiping.

[Wongo]

I got tired of tossing part cans into the bin at $30 a can...

It is why MinWax is so amazing. 3 years after I first opened it and it is still usable. It is like magic. I still have half a tin of it. Hopefully the Zinsser will behave the same.

[jack620]

I make my own....

So does Stumpy Nubbs. Don&#39;t buy wiping polyurethane! (How to make AND use it properly.) - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOSUyTbk56Q)

[jmk89]

Found Zinsser WOP at Sunlite Mitre 10 in Pitt St Sydney.
I have a suitable project which will need finish in a coupla weeks. I’ll report on results

[crowie]

For what it's worth, I make a homemade wipe-on-poly for my toys.

The formula was given to me by an old master woodturner mate, Ian.

30% Tung Oil from Sceneys Decking Oil, Tung Oil, Linseed Oil, Citrus Solvent, Fence Black (https://www.sceneys.com.au/timber-finishes.php)

40% Clear Satin Polyurethane - I use Cabots Brand

30% Mineral Turpentine

I've even added stain to colour it on a copy of projects.

I only make it up in small batches in a glass screwtop jar.

That may interest/help some who can't find the Zinseer product.

Cheers, crowie

[Chesand]

I use Haymes General Purpose Clear Satin, Haymes Tung Oil Finish and Mineral Turps in the same proportions as Crowie. The Tung Oil Finish is made for floors and I believe it might contain a small amount of varnish but it still works.

As I said in my post #10 above it works well. I have just finished a Jarrah display case which has come up with a nice sheen.

[jmk89]

I used the Zinsser WOP for my most recent project. I bought it at the Pitt St Sunlite Mitre10.
I’ll post some photos tomorrow, when I get to my laptop
It is much better than Feast Watson’s WOP

[Bob38S]

Never had a failure using Minwax.

To be polite, FW needed to improve to be classed as bad.

Don’t have a Mitre 10 here but Bundaberg does, so, next time I’m there, I’ll check and let you know.

[jmk89]

Pictures as promised

[Wongo]

Never had a failure using Minwax.

To be polite, FW needed to improve to be classed as bad.

Don’t have a Mitre 10 here but Bundaberg does, so, next time I’m there, I’ll check and let you know.

I wonder will Minwax be available again in Australia.

[Beardy]

Dulux trade stores carry Zinzer bleed stop but don’t know about any of there other products

[Lappa]

Was the Minmax everyone used water based or hydrocarbon solvent based?

[jmk89]

hydrocarbon (as is the Zinsser)

[Chris Parks]

Was the Minmax everyone used water based or hydrocarbon solvent based?

Oil based Minwax was sold through Masters and after they closed Minwax decided they would not service customers in Oz at all and believe me I tried more than once to get some. It was the oil based product that most were using. Since then the oil based product seems very hard to get and I read somewhere that it had been banned in California so maybe that is the reason. I recently bought a couple of tins of water based Minwax from Amazon and have used it with similar results to the oil based product.

[Lappa]

Thanks. I’ve seen the water based on Amazon from an Aussie supplier, hence the question. Thinking of giving it a try.