Different examples of finishing

[namtrak]

I recently bought a couple of small jars of the Ubeaut EEE wax and Shellacream, and I decided I needed to draw a comparison between my usual methods of finishing and the ubeaut way.

I had a piece of red stringybark from an old weatherboard house, which I sanded down to 1200. After applying the finishes, 3 coats of oil, 3 poly (sanding between) and 1 application of the Ubeaut stuff, I left the piece outside for 1 week.

Red stringybark itself is quite light, as compared to say Red gum or Jarrah. And although in some applications a darker finish suits me, I am a bit concerned that the oil finish is attracting dust and has become so dark that the wood needs light on it to show it off.

In the two photos I am trying to show A) the change in colour in the piece and B) the lustre of the different finishes.

The finishes are (from right to left) Raw Linseed Oil, Cabot's polyurethrane and the Ubeaut stuff.

A) The oil darkens the piece much more so than the other two, and although the picture doesn't really show it the polyurethrane darkens the piece slightly more than Ubeaut.

B) The lustre remained unchanged in the Ubeaut but did diminish somewhat with the other two.

The one thing picture doesn't show is the feel of the piece. Whilst I had always felt the oil finish maintained a smooth feel, it is like sandpaper compared to Ubeaut and the Poly is somewhere in between.

This is not necessarily an advert for Ubeaut more a reflection on the variety it provides to my finishing.

Cheers

[Dangermouse]

namtrak,

pardon a beginner's dumb questions, but when you used the ubeaut stuff, what order did you use them in - eee ultrashine first or shellawax?

[ss_11000]

eee comes before shellawax.

it is actually a very fine abrasive (i'm pretty sure it is anyway)

[Dangermouse]

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from namtrak's post it sounds like it's worth me giving it a try as well.
might have to drop past the stand at the adelaide WW show & pick some up...

[Skew ChiDAMN!!]

Spot on Stirlo. However, a light touch of EEE can also be used after the main finish (eg. Shellawax or Danish Oil) to take a bit of the shine off, giving a more satin effect.

I'll sometimes do this with just the ebonised trim on my turnings when a gloss makes the trim look too "plasticky."