Varnishes

"Mike G" wrote in message

> Judging from the question, if I were you, I would be really careful how
you
> toss around the words "antique restoration".

Not to mention that more than a few of the "antique restoration" folks I
know actually use shellac on a good deal of their work.

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Tried and True finishes work well but I don't find them any better or worse
then most other products on the market.

As for resisting poly, well, I'm not sure how to break this to you but poly
is just a super resined varnish.

Judging from the question, if I were you, I would be really careful how you
toss around the words "antique restoration". Someone with a really
expensive antique may become more then a bit miffed if they were to find,
based on the level of the question, that your restoration was merely a
refinishing that reduced the value of the antique to next to nothing.

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"James Brown" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I've about given up trying to find a decent Alkyd Oil Varnish any
> more (thanks to our benevolent government), and I really resist the
> switch to (bite my lip) polyurethanes. Anyone out there familiar with
> the Tried and True line of finishing products? My interest is mainly
> antique restoration, which I pursue as a Self-employed business. They
> sound closer to a traditional finish, which is what I'm looking for, but
> I've never used them.Any comments?
>
>


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"James Brown" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I've about given up trying to find a decent Alkyd Oil Varnish any
>more (thanks to our benevolent government), and I really resist the
>switch to (bite my lip) polyurethanes.

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You might also look at the Liberon range of finishing products.

http://www.rosiniantiques.com/catalog_c6567.html

Cheers

Frank

On Sun, 25 Jan 2004 09:09:00 -0600 (CST), [email protected] (James
Brown) brought forth from the murky depths:

> I've about given up trying to find a decent Alkyd Oil Varnish any
>more (thanks to our benevolent government), and I really resist the
>switch to (bite my lip) polyurethanes. Anyone out there familiar with
>the Tried and True line of finishing products? My interest is mainly
>antique restoration, which I pursue as a Self-employed business. They
>sound closer to a traditional finish, which is what I'm looking for, but
>I've never used them.Any comments?

Have you looked at Waterlox? It's a tung oil/phenolic varnish
mix. Really great stuff; wipe or brush on.

Have you thought of trying to make your own varnish? Try
http://www.howardcore.com/Catalog/FinishProd/FinProd-main.htm
for the ingredients.


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