Tung Oil

[olddog]

My brother brought me a mohogany sg body that he finished in tung oil. He now want to paint it with a solid color. Do I have to sand all the remnants of tung oil out, or can I just lay a grain filler on it and go from there?

[unclej]

someone may come along and correct me but if the tung oil is well cured you should be able to lightly sand the body, put a sealer on it and paint away. lacquer is the only thing that i can think of that might react with it. whatever type paint and sealer you use you can do a spot test and see if it crackles or gums up.

good luck with it.

[Doc]

I use lacquer over tung oil on a regular basis on the furniture that I build. As long as it's reltively dry I've had gew problems.

If you're new to this stuff I'd suggest using the reattlecans of Deft. Does a good job, is simple, looks great.

[ooten2]

I use lacquer over tung oil on a regular basis on the furniture that I build. As long as it's reltively dry I've had gew problems.

If you're new to this stuff I'd suggest using the reattlecans of Deft. Does a good job, is simple, looks great.

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You've had "gew" problems?

Was that supposed to be "goo" or "few"?

[Doc]

opps sorry... FEW. as in almost none never.