Poly over Danish?

[boban]

Please don't let me discourage you in any way. I'm just passing on info and my conclusions based on that info.

I'll exaggerate to get my point across. If you coat something with jelly, then coat it with concrete you dont exactly get the strength of the concrete. (Best I could do right now.)

I may well be wrong and am happy to be told as much.

The best way is to continue on the same course. Test a few pieces and do what you are happy with.

[Wongo]

I have never thought about putting poly on oil. Oil on poly is OK though.

Why do I only put poly on oil?

1.use Danish oil to avoid the brush marks created by poly
2.use poly as first coat so the timber will not drink up half a tin of my Danish oil

why I never thought about putting poly on oil?

See point 1 & 2 and what boban said.


Not exactly back to front is it?

[Darkplague]

Why do I only put poly on oil?

1.use Danish oil to avoid the brush marks created by poly
2.use poly as first coat so the timber will not drink up half a tin of my Danish oil

why I never thought about putting poly on oil?

See point 1 & 2 and what boban said.


Not exactly back to front is it?

Ive read through this ten times and it still seems like you are contradicting yourself.

[boban]

Ive read through this ten times and it still seems like you are contradicting yourself.

Not really, but you must learn to read Chinglish first

He saying he always uses the Poly first then the Danish.

Then he gives the reason why. They are:

-He uses Danish Oil over the poly to avoid the brushstrokes that he seem to get with poly.

-He uses poly first to avoid half a tin of Danish Oil being sucked up by the timber.

[ubeaut]

Use linseed or boiled linseed over the stain to bring out the grain (age old polishing process) you could also use a coat of shellac for a similar effect, then poly over the oil or shellac.

Oil will take a long time to dry. Shellac can be coated over after a couple of hours.

You could also use shellac over the oil to seal it before applying the poly.

Probably a better deal in the long run than using the danish which ain't cheap.

Cheers - Neil