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Title: Truoil not drying on Pau ferro?
Post by: typical2 on March 17, 2012, 09:57:00 AM
I put a coat of truoil on 2 bows.  It went well except over the Pau ferro riser and tip overlays.  There it is still sticky a day later.  Is this typical and is there something I can do?  Maybe seal with superglue?
Title: Re: Truoil not drying on Pau ferro?
Post by: Pat B on March 17, 2012, 10:28:00 AM
You may have to seal the pau ferro first, Shellac should do the trick.
Title: Re: Truoil not drying on Pau ferro?
Post by: BrushWolf on March 17, 2012, 10:31:00 AM
You will probably have to remove the truoil and seal the wood first. The oils in the rosewood probably won't let your finish dry.
Title: Re: Truoil not drying on Pau ferro?
Post by: typical2 on March 17, 2012, 11:01:00 AM
I just picked up some shellac.  Thanks.
Title: Re: Truoil not drying on Pau ferro?
Post by: Pat B on March 17, 2012, 12:34:00 PM
You can probably clean off the sticky Tru-Oil with steel wool and mineral spirits.
Title: Re: Truoil not drying on Pau ferro?
Post by: Pete W on March 17, 2012, 01:12:00 PM
I found tru oil slow to dry if it to thick, or follow up coats are put on to soon.
Pete
Title: Re: Truoil not drying on Pau ferro?
Post by: PEARL DRUMS on March 17, 2012, 03:44:00 PM
Shellac at Pat said or super glue. Good super glue spreads farther and goes farther than you think it would.
Title: Re: Truoil not drying on Pau ferro?
Post by: Dmaxshawn on March 17, 2012, 04:45:00 PM
Put three coats min on the rosewood is my rule.  It dries in about 5 min. steel wool it and keep putting down coats until the pores are filled.  may take 5 or 6 coats.
Title: Re: Truoil not drying on Pau ferro?
Post by: typical2 on March 17, 2012, 06:49:00 PM
Put on 4 light coats of shellac.  Seems to have worked.  Now...can I put Helmsman Spar Urethane over the shellac?
Title: Re: Truoil not drying on Pau ferro?
Post by: Pat B on March 17, 2012, 10:57:00 PM
Shellac sticks to everything and everything sticks to shellac. Go for it!
Title: Re: Truoil not drying on Pau ferro?
Post by: Robertfishes on March 17, 2012, 11:20:00 PM
this is a bow with pau fero riser and limb veneers.. I used "Bullseye shellac" in the spray can and sprayed 3 coats on whole bow then the next day I sprayed several coats of Spar Urethane over the Bullseye shellac, no problems with drying and eaiser than using super glue.   (http://i596.photobucket.com/albums/tt46/Robertfishes/pauferoriser-1.jpg)
Title: Re: Truoil not drying on Pau ferro?
Post by: Glunt on March 18, 2012, 01:52:00 AM
I have been doing 3 coats of Bullseye shellac as well.  The first 2 I sand down and the last one I steel wool, then shoot with spar.  When you sand too far and some little spots of oily wood get exposed, they show up right away as never ending tacky spots in the final finish.
Title: Re: Truoil not drying on Pau ferro?
Post by: typical2 on March 21, 2012, 12:02:00 AM
I used the Bullseye shellac.  So far so good.   Looking good.  Thanks guys.

Eric
Title: Re: Truoil not drying on Pau ferro?
Post by: Mike Most on March 21, 2012, 02:10:00 PM
Good to know.... Thanks boys...
Title: Re: Truoil not drying on Pau ferro?
Post by: Crooked Stic on March 25, 2012, 06:50:00 AM
Ok anything that is lacquer based will seal your wood. It actualy thins the oils and they blend into the finsh and seals more oil from coming out. You can spray poly over a lacquer once it is cured. but not the other way around. The hot finish (lacquer) will melt the poly.
Title: Re: Truoil not drying on Pau ferro?
Post by: OzarkMatt on March 26, 2012, 12:37:00 PM
I agree with Crooked Stic, I've used Deft spray lacquer or something similar and then you can put your favorite finish over it if you want. Lacquer is great on any kind of oily wood.
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