Velvit oil is no longer available. I loved the stuff - perfect in the wood finish. NO spray-on for me.

I've tried different alternatives over the years.

1. Tru-Oil - dislike, too thick and dries to fast. Maybe it should be thinned? And the ONLY finish of any sort (oil paint, latex paint, coating, wood finish, stain, etc) that gives me headaches - bad headaches.

2. CHEM-PAK Pro-Custom Oil Finish - OK, but not as good as Velvit Oil.

3. Lin-Speed - I used on the first stock I did. A little thinner than I liked, but worked well. I might go back to this.

4. Watco Danish Oil - could be an option, used one time. Thought it was a little thin.


I was thinking if I should try my own mixture - and make sure it's something that can easily be touched up.

Thoughts?

Give Timberluxe a try, I've been pleased with the results.

On the last couple I've done I used Minwax Antique Oil Finish.

Realistically, I'd guess ALL of these modified oils contain solvents that are harmful.. The old Flecto "Plastic Oil" sent Jerry Fisher to the hospital twice with heart attack symptoms

The cause was Toluene...just about universally used.

Velvet Oil...last time I checked had plenty of this in the formula (Many years ago)

Face it...these products will certainly become unavailable sooner rather than later

Thanks!

I remember reading about TimberLuxe years ago. I looked at their website - interesting stuff.

Yes, Minwax Antique oil finish is another one that caught my eye.

Duane - assume you still use Daly's? Your finishes are awesome!

All my furniture was MCcloskeys varnish and tung oil mix. which is probably the same a wiping varnish.

old projects with the same finish. (roberts stocks)

Anybody tried any of the UV light finishes? What 10 coats a day with the 2 minute set time.

Wait, since when is Velvit oil not available?

I love velvit oil. Dang

I have used Minwax Antique Oil with satisfactory results.

Here's the info I got on it. The place in Texas he is referring to is Ecowise here in Austin where I always bought mine. And per earlier conversations, since they were selling it, it probably didn't have any bad juju in it.

https://www.mawturners.com/pos...king%20for.%E2%80%9D

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Originally posted by Austin Hunter:
Here's the info I got on it. The place in Texas he is referring to is Ecowise here in Austin where I always bought mine. And per earlier conversations, since they were selling it, it probably didn't have any bad juju in it.

https://www.mawturners.com/pos...king%20for.%E2%80%9D

Here's the company info, but the website doesn't work. I will try and call them this week.

https://www.loghome.com/companies/velvit-products/

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Originally posted by Austin Hunter:
Thanks!

I remember reading about TimberLuxe years ago. I looked at their website - interesting stuff.

Yes, Minwax Antique oil finish is another one that caught my eye.

Duane - assume you still use Daly's? Your finishes are awesome!

Ywes, still use Daly's..The last quart I bought was $50.00 !! I've seen the video; on those UV activated finishes.....Somethng to keep your eye on !

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Originally posted by Duane Wiebe (CG&R):

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Originally posted by Austin Hunter:
Thanks!

I remember reading about TimberLuxe years ago. I looked at their website - interesting stuff.

Yes, Minwax Antique oil finish is another one that caught my eye.

Duane - assume you still use Daly's? Your finishes are awesome!

Ywes, still use Daly's..The last quart I bought was $50.00 !! I've seen the video; on those UV activated finishes.....Somethng to keep your eye on !

The UV finishes sound neat. Found this video. Solarez

It was from Trap Shooters forum and was discussing this for shotgun stocks. Looks like this stuff can be used on boats and surf boards - so it will handle the weather. It cures in 60 seconds in direct sunlight - and doesn't get sticky or tacky until exposed to sunlight. This guy is using it for a custom wood guitar. Two coats with sanding and then a coat of paste waste wax. I guess you could skip the paste wax (like I saw in other videos). They also have a sealer (he didn't use a sealer).

1/3 a modified oil, 1/3 WAtco, 1/3 mineral spirits works for me but the best and the easiest to use is Brownells GUN-SAVE-R.

Rember its not so much the finish as it is the finishER..

I also use the Gun Savr oil from Brownells. It is a modern oil finish that dries and performs well.
Mixing your own finish in the space age is a waste of time.

I prefer finishes that are repairable. 2 part and UV cured look great until you scratch them. Then it is hell to pay trying to fix. My preference is the wiping varnish. The Minwax product is very good. I think it is the old Formby's formula. Minwax bought them out several years back. Mix it with sanding dust or sanding with it makes a good sealer/filler.

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Originally posted by Bobster:
I prefer finishes that are repairable. 2 part and UV cured look great until you scratch them. Then it is hell to pay trying to fix. My preference is the wiping varnish. The Minwax product is very good. I think it is the old Formby's formula. Minwax bought them out several years back. Mix it with sanding dust or sanding with it makes a good sealer/filler.

Watch the video. It is easily repairable like oil!

speaking of UV. weird this came up on youtube a few days ago.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HiJdtJeO0JQ

https://mywoodcutters.com/clean-armor-wood-finishing

The Brownells stuff is easily repairable.

A future trend maybe ? My daughter is a HS art teacher (CA !) and atempted to order turpentine from regular (out of state) souce.

They would not ship

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Originally posted by richj:
speaking of UV. weird this came up on youtube a few days ago.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HiJdtJeO0JQ

https://mywoodcutters.com/clean-armor-wood-finishing

The naysayers need to watch this video.

Like many..hard to give up on real oil based finishes mentioned here

All contain toluene! For the part wannabe hobbyist...risk may be acceptable..For the professional...gotta take precautions, including protective gloves

Even at my advanced years, been looking seriously
at tung and linseed

I know many condemn old world Linseed, but I've seen 100 year finishes on English bolt guns and doubles that stood the test of time and hard abuse?? kinda like old world rust blue but linseed and Alkanet root makes me smile, nothing else compares, its only downfall might be time in the shop..and you could use a few spoons of Japan Dryer if you must I suppose??

I'm with you Atkinson. Final results always make me smile. Repairable too. If i"m in a hyrry I add a little Japan Drier~!!