Author Topic: Conditioning with Lemon Oil vs Tung Oil (Read 500 times)

lowlife · « **Reply #15 on:** March 26, 2004, 09:44:16 AM »

The cost wasn't that high, about $5.00 U.S., and asking my wife about it would have gotten me a response like 'What's lemon oil?'. Senior Management (in my house) is lovingly known as a Domestic Goddess, and the only cleaning that gets done is by the housekeeper.

Ellery

mica · « **Reply #16 on:** March 26, 2004, 11:25:07 AM »

Watch out for pure lemon oil. The ones in our supermarket are mineral oil with pure lemon oil added for the scent. Not all oils that say 100% pure actually are, many of them mean that they contain 100% pure lemon oil.

elzie · « **Reply #17 on:** March 26, 2004, 11:35:45 AM »

Hey Jet, I got mine at Wal-Mart of all places. They were the only place I could find that had the good unadulterated stuff. Local hardware stores didn't even carry it.

As for the Tung oil. I have always used Tung oil for refinishing wood, such as a night table, my Fender, etc,... Tung oil is tacky and hardens into a nice finish. After reading this thread, I am a bit confused, though. I thought all Tung oil hardened. Is there some that don't? Is it just by pure luck that I've always purchased the ones that do harden?

Paul TGO

palembic · « **Reply #18 on:** March 26, 2004, 11:57:58 AM »

Mica ...that's the Alembic story all over again ...you have Alembics and some they SAY they are Alembic ...no???

Paul the bad one

PS: we have also that moron that ads a p before alembic ...HA!!!!!