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https://www.ko-fi.com/tictoccreations well, I've tried out a couple different finishes for the wood rings, polyurethane, lacquer and most recently, resin.
and I've learned 1 very important thing.
polyurethane and resin do NOT buff, it's either put on perfectly or your sanding it off and putting it on again, they also do NOT hold up to being worn.
I know a lot of people have been quite successful with resin for rings and I probably jsut have some super cheap or just plain bad resin, but it isn't working for me at all.
The best luck that I've had thus far is a spray on lacquer. it dries super fast, about 20 minutes instead of a few hours for the poly or about 2 days for the resin. The layers are very thin unlike the other two. it buffs out to a shine quite well and so far the one ring I've been wearing has held up quite nicely to being sweat on and it hasn't rubbed off in any spots at all. I'm thinking maybe I've found the finish I want to use. I just hope I haven't ruined the rings I've tried the other finishes on..
Update after 8 hours of wearing:
aaaaaaand, nope, the lacquer I used ended rubbing off on parts of the ring I was wearing today, or they weren't covered very well in the first place. In either case I'm going to either try recoating it with several more layers, or try something else.
and I've learned 1 very important thing.
polyurethane and resin do NOT buff, it's either put on perfectly or your sanding it off and putting it on again, they also do NOT hold up to being worn.
I know a lot of people have been quite successful with resin for rings and I probably jsut have some super cheap or just plain bad resin, but it isn't working for me at all.
The best luck that I've had thus far is a spray on lacquer. it dries super fast, about 20 minutes instead of a few hours for the poly or about 2 days for the resin. The layers are very thin unlike the other two. it buffs out to a shine quite well and so far the one ring I've been wearing has held up quite nicely to being sweat on and it hasn't rubbed off in any spots at all. I'm thinking maybe I've found the finish I want to use. I just hope I haven't ruined the rings I've tried the other finishes on..
Update after 8 hours of wearing:
aaaaaaand, nope, the lacquer I used ended rubbing off on parts of the ring I was wearing today, or they weren't covered very well in the first place. In either case I'm going to either try recoating it with several more layers, or try something else.
The kind of oil I have is Danish Oil, don't know how it compares to Tung Oil though.
I sanded the resin off one of the rings and right off the bat the beauty of the wood instantly popped so much more then the resin made it. So far there is only 1 coat of it and it shined up pretty good, could be better but I'd imagine that with more coats the shine will get better. It's just right now, this ring is my favorite and I've been wearing it almost every day lol, the one in the middle https://www.furaffinity.net/view/32098679/
It's sounding like lacquer would put a kinda thick layer on things, and I'm not exactly sure why but the lacquer I bought turns a really foggy white, thats why I buffed it out. I'll need to get a non aerosol version and give that a try sometime.
And thank you very much ^_^
According to the Danish Oil can it's a combination of penetrating oil and varnish and the combination allows the varnish to soak into the wood to harden instead of staying on the surface, or so says the can.
And i wish I had a lathe but I can't afford one yet.
I use a paddle bit to drill the hole with a regular hand drill, don't have a drill press either, so many things on my wish list lol. I use a 1x30 inch belt sander for the main roughing out (just got it about 2 weeks ago) and a dremel for the final shaping.
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The plastics you mentioned just make a skin, and don't bond too well for something that's going to be handled a lot. The oil soaks in and becomes one with the wood. I polish up my Hawaiian calabashes with mineral oil after washing them, and it brings out the flash in the grain beautifully. I also was able to fix a pine shelf that I'd stained but not sealed, which got spattered and discolored by toothpaste (i's a long story) by wiping it down with mineral oil. It looks beautiful. It's above the bathroom sink. I'll probably wipe it down again soon just to restore the glow.
Oiling used to be the way to enhance and preserve the shine of wood back in The Days Before Plastic. It required a lot more effort to keep it up, especially if there was a lot of airborne dirt (like soot.) It kept a lot of housemaids busy, polishing the furniture.
But it is really effective.
On another front, I've had pretty good luck with the Minwax stain/sealer line. That's all been for furniture applications, though, not for jewelry that gets more wear and tear. Minwax is lovely for a lazy woodworker who just wants to do one coat and forget it.
And I have used the Minwax stain sealer myself on a couple boxes, it works really well for a quick job.