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10-21-2010, 10:05 AM
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Respect your elvers
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Originally Posted by Rockfish9
I dip them twice... no wiping....after the second dip, a glaze will form from the varnish resins.. I give that a light sanding before i prime...
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Joe,
What's your dry time with the tung? I dipped/wiped/hung a bunch about ten days ago and a few seem to still be wet. Looks like the tung came right up through the primer/paint.The yellowing occurred after I finished the sys 3 and took them off the dryer this morning. Does it sound like I need a longer dry time?
I have 40 or so plugs ready for primer, but don't want to mess them up. Think I should give them a couple more weeks before prime/paint/epoxy? |
It's not the bait
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10-21-2010, 11:15 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Back Beach
Joe,
What's your dry time with the tung? I dipped/wiped/hung a bunch about ten days ago and a few seem to still be wet. Looks like the tung came right up through the primer/paint.The yellowing occurred after I finished the sys 3 and took them off the dryer this morning. Does it sound like I need a longer dry time?
I have 40 or so plugs ready for primer, but don't want to mess them up. Think I should give them a couple more weeks before prime/paint/epoxy?
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overnight... prime the next day.. something doesnt sound Kosher...
did you use pure Tung oil or a blend... |
A good run is better than a bad stand!
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10-21-2010, 11:20 AM
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Respect your elvers
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Rockfish9
overnight... prime the next day.. something doesnt sound Kosher...
did you use pure Tung oil or a blend...
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Pure, got it from Rockwell woodworking, says 100 percent pure tung oil on the jug. Plugs were dipped for about 5-10 minutes, then hung to dry for about one week, then lightly sanded. I'm using zinnser cover stain oil based primer. The plugs that came out good are like iron, but a couple others seem to be excessivley wet in addition to some bleeding through.
The only other thing I can come up with is this: Most of the bleed through is on the belly side of the plugs where I sanded the wood filler down. Maybe sanded too much and re-exposed the oil?
Used a bunch of different wood also and had the problem with all 5 wood types:
White pine
AYC
WRC
Birch
Spanish Cedar
Last edited by Back Beach; 10-21-2010 at 11:26 AM..
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It's not the bait
At the end of your line
It's the fishing hole
Where all the fish is blind
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10-21-2010, 11:27 AM
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And there in lies the problem.... I've been using a blend.. not the most economical way to start, but it needed no thinning..... I'd try cutting it 60:40 with turps....
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A good run is better than a bad stand!
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10-21-2010, 02:49 PM
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Respect your elvers
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Originally Posted by Rockfish9
I'd try cutting it 60:40 with turps....
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Got it. In the meantime I'll stay away from white bellies and go with more yellow and silver until the current inventory is used up.
I had the same issue this summer with blo, but gave the plugs an extra week or so to dry before finishing and they came out ok. |
It's not the bait
At the end of your line
It's the fishing hole
Where all the fish is blind
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10-22-2010, 06:18 AM
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I had about 4 dozen plugs primmed and waiting for paint since last April, that go for a charity raffel I donate to each fall, I started painting them last night, I inspected them closely, none of them bled through...I primed all of these no more than 48 hours after sealing...so I'm confident that once you thin the TO a little and adjust your dry time all should be good..
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10-22-2010, 04:12 PM
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Respect your elvers
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Thanks, Joe.
I just spun all 25 bodies on the lathe. I got just about all the old oil off with sandpaper and I'm back to step 1 again in the finishing process. 
I'm going to mix up another batch with the turps/tung and report back. |
It's not the bait
At the end of your line
It's the fishing hole
Where all the fish is blind
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