Re: kitchen & anemone

Really?  Tung oil.  ok.  Just so long as it's not cow's tung. ;+)
Kitty
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Marge Talt" <mtalt@hort.net>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Friday, September 10, 2004 1:30 AM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] kitchen & anemone


> Well, since you've been using an oil on them, you would likely have
> some difficulty getting a varnish or polyurethane to stick to them
> properly.  Have you thought about giving them a tung oil finish?
> It's not as durable as varnish or poly, but it keeps them from
> waterspotting....
>
> Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
> mtalt@hort.net
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> > From: Kitty <kmrsy@comcast.net>
> > Thanks Marge.  Yes, the faces are a nice light oak; the cabinets
> themselves
> > are whatever.  With just me living here, there isn't a lot of wear
> and tear.
> > My only difficulty is that the wood is simply stained and any water
> that
> > touches them leaves a lighter discoloration.  I just use Pledge
> with orange
> > oil to return them to normal, though so it's not that much of a
> problem.
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