sealer experiment
 

A while ago I had asked a question about thinning val oil that didn't get answered, which I kind of took to mean that was a topic that is maybe considered to be somewhat off limits.:rollem:

So this weekend I did a big test.

I understand that a lot of you guys have worked hard coming up with something that works, and I don't want to post anything that's gonna tick anyone off. There's been enough of that lately.

Here's what I did. I took a piece of ayc that had knots in it, and turned it round and then chopped it into 2" pieces.

I then sealed those pieces in
1. 50/50 val oil turp and dipped for a short time like you would for linseed oil mix. I dipped it for 10 min.
2. 50/50 val oil/turp, submerged for 10 hours
3. 50/50 val oil to the odorless Thinner, dipped 10 min
4. 50/50 val oil to odorless thnner, submerged 10 hours.
5. Straight val oil, submerged 24 hours.

I let these dry for three days, then I submerged them for 10 hours in water mixed with a dark blue dye, and I let this dry for about 10-12 hours.

Here's what they look like on the outside.

The question is, is it going to tick anyone off if I post what they look like when I cut them in 1/2 ?

I'm heading out for a while, but if anyone has an objection just shoot me a pm and I won't post the pics. No biggy, no names mentioned...
If no one objects I'll post the pics later on tonight...

hell-NO !!
cut them bad boys open:behead:

Let's see it

Dave - sounds similar to what I said earlier. Cut em open baby!!

Nobody will object
show us


sorry your question didn't get answered
I don't read every post

cut them.:behead:

Great experiment...would love to see the results. Thanks.

Please hurry up. The dreaded school science fair is just over the horizon and my selectively brain dead teenage son needs someone to design a project for him so he can get into college and avoid having to work for a living. This looks promising.

Numbskull I think he's gonna have to aim just a little bit higher... :laugha:

Ok here goes nothing..
In left to right order

Val oil/turp 10 min
val oil/ turp 10 hrs
Val oil/odorless thinner 10 min
Val oil/odorless thinner 10 hrs,
straight val oil.

I've got close up so of each of em too if they're not too big...

close up of val oil/turp

valoil/turp 10 min
valoil turp 10 hrs.

Looks to me like the 10 hrs (on the right) did a tiny bit better around the thru hole.

Nice miss drill too :rollem:

val oil/and the odorless thinner

10 min followed by 10 hr

Again the 10 hr looks better and I could not tell the difference between the 10 hr valoil/turp mix and 10 hr valoil/odorless thinner mix.

Ok , straight val oil, 24 hrs (this is what I usually do).

Hard to see, but would you say you were surprised that you got a pretty even result from all methods and lenghts of time? If that is the case 10 minutes or even shorter will do the trick. Thanks for posting.

good post dj :kewl:

I'm not sure how conclusive this is, read into what you want. But it looks to me like the straight val oil worked better than the val oil that was cut, and it did not seem to matter whether you cut it with turp or the odorless stuff.

The 10 hr cut stuff seemed to work just about as well, its hard to tell, but really 10 hrs or 24 doesn't save me any time, although the cut stuff would save you a bit of a mess.

Thanks for showing us :)

looks good, not much water penetration I guess.

I wonder how it would hold up on maple or birch.

Great stuff DJ. :kewl: Thanks for taking the time to do it and be willing to share it. :hihi:

Good test Dave. Now one question....How blue are your fingers:rotf2:

:hihi:

Good info thanks

Cool stuff, thanks for sharing!

Jigman

great test - thanks. just wondering, has anyone taken the time to try this with linseed oil?

Great test ... To me straight Val oil didn't look like it did as well . no ?

Tagger you made me go back for another look, thanks , as if I wasn't confused enough.

I cut more slices off of each one and it appeared that the best ones were actually the odorless thinner mix, and of those the one that was for only 10 minutes looked the best. And when I picked them up that one definitely felt lighter than the others. But how can that be ?? I just don't get it.


More pics, you decide...

First is val oil turp, second is the 2 val oil/odorless thinner ones...

and the straight val oil again... (the 3 on the right hand side.)

How long did the straight non cut val-oil take to dry?

i wish you did this test on a wood that is absorbant. correct me if i am wrong, but doesnt AYC resist moisture absorption???? for instance, if you used maple, or pine it would suck up water. Also, you did not dip a piece of AYC that you did not seal as a contol group..


sorry to nitpick-

my biggist complaint with val oil is that its goooooooey

Nice information and thanks for doing it.

Nebe wrote:my biggist complaint with val oil is that its goooooooey.

I have been thinning with turp and it is much easier to work with now. I just hate the smell.

good idea hound- my above post has an error, i shoud have said it would have been better to use a wood that IS absorbant.