12-03-2021, 04:49 PM
Thanks, Richard. Tung oil takes a long time, since you have to wait at least a day between coats for it to dry, often two or more, and the coats are rubbed on thin, and it requires many coats. I like it because the result looks like a very well kept original when you do it right. It has that sense of age, but stately age, and care.This is a picture of the 48-482 I did some months before. On this one I used more coats of tung oil, and ended up using 1200 grit for the sanding before the final very thin coat.
[Image: https://64.media.tumblr.com/f349e6d6c808...4931df.jpg]
One last caution ! If you plan on adding decals, spray on a coat of shellac before you apply any tung oil. It will destroy the decals as you rub it on unless they have a sealer coat over them. This is not as critical if you are just doing a touch up over an existing finish which you have evened out but not taken down to the decal level, and which therefore protects the decals as the finish on this 48-482 did.
[Image: https://64.media.tumblr.com/f349e6d6c808...4931df.jpg]
One last caution ! If you plan on adding decals, spray on a coat of shellac before you apply any tung oil. It will destroy the decals as you rub it on unless they have a sealer coat over them. This is not as critical if you are just doing a touch up over an existing finish which you have evened out but not taken down to the decal level, and which therefore protects the decals as the finish on this 48-482 did.
