Bye bye BLO....

[chefchris401]

joe are still using the blended tung oil??

[Hookset]

This is a great post with a ton of information. I have been using BLO, but to be honest it scares me thinking I could burn the place down. Luckily it has been farily cold and I just dry the plugs with a couple paper towls and thow them in the fire place to get rid of. That Tung oil sounds great, but expensive. I may give it a try when my current mixed BLO is gone.

[Rockfish9]

Originally Posted by chefchris401

joe are still using the blended tung oil??

still using it... have changed the mixture to a 50/50 mix with poly utrethain, thinnned with about 20% oderless minerl spirits... this combo is less prone to skinning and is less expensive.. dries quickly and never bleeds through... off season I store in 1 gallon paint cans filled to capacity and sealed with duct tape... at the start of the season the mixture is poured through a paint funel into the tubes i use to dip my plugs in... after the plugs have been "dipped and dripped" I put covers on the 3" PVC tubes I use to dip my plugs in and cap them off with a wedge shaped cover ( so I can get them out) the solution in the tubes requires stirring each time I need to use it...

[smac]

Great post. So glad I have 3 gallons of val oil on the shelf.

[numbskull]

Originally Posted by smac

Great post. So glad I have 3 gallons of val oil on the shelf.

I still use Val Oil and if it is unopened I'd gladly buy it from you.