Alf
Established Member
I've applied this Patina wood finish to 4 test pieces now, three coats on each. The timbers used were maple, cherry, oak and ash. If you haven't seen this stuff before, it's a bit weird; a sort of gel type finish, a bit like the "slime" I used to buy as a kid, except it isn't green. :roll: Apparently you can add oil stain to it, but how this would work in practice with this gel I don't know. Still on the "to try" list. It's very easy to apply, in fact I would say it's the closest to a fool-proof finish I've come across, except maybe for wax. Gloves and good ventilation are a must.
As far as the finished result goes, personally I find it a little "plasticky". Hardly surprising when it's supposed to be both heat and alcohol resistant really. Certainly on the two close-grained woods - the maple and the cherry - I find it too much of a barrier between you and the wood, although much, much better than a poorly applied varnish. I think it's a lot more sucessful on the open-grained timbers, bringing out the figure in the ash particularly well. It does have something of a yellowing effect I think, which didn't do the maple any favours. One thing it does do is show up any little faults in your finishing technique, due to the glossy finish. I didn't think I'd done too badly just cleaning up my test pieces with plane and scraper; how wrong I was. :shock:
I still have the heat and alcohol tests to do, and I'd like to try rubbing back the gloss a little to see if I can get a slightly more natural look, and then test the resistance again. If anyone's interested, I'll keep you posted.
Cheers, Alf
As far as the finished result goes, personally I find it a little "plasticky". Hardly surprising when it's supposed to be both heat and alcohol resistant really. Certainly on the two close-grained woods - the maple and the cherry - I find it too much of a barrier between you and the wood, although much, much better than a poorly applied varnish. I think it's a lot more sucessful on the open-grained timbers, bringing out the figure in the ash particularly well. It does have something of a yellowing effect I think, which didn't do the maple any favours. One thing it does do is show up any little faults in your finishing technique, due to the glossy finish. I didn't think I'd done too badly just cleaning up my test pieces with plane and scraper; how wrong I was. :shock:
I still have the heat and alcohol tests to do, and I'd like to try rubbing back the gloss a little to see if I can get a slightly more natural look, and then test the resistance again. If anyone's interested, I'll keep you posted.
Cheers, Alf