Anyone know if you can get wipe-on poly in NZ?

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Anyone know if you can get wipe-on poly in NZ?

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Seems to be available at Bunnings in Australia but not here. Anyone know of anywhere else that might have some?

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Re: Anyone know if you can get wipe-on poly in NZ?

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Tru-Oil is a form of wipe on poly is it not?

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I don't think so, I think it's a linseed oil based and doesn't harden like a poly.

It looks like wipe on poly is actually just a blend of regular poly and mineral spirits so I can just make my own!

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I would use a water based product for finishing a guitar. I have achieved excellent results with wiping it on with a damp cloth. You will need about 6 to 10 coats as each 'wipe' only leaves a very thin layer of finish.
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Thanks for the advice, unfortunately I already have some oil based stain on there, I'm just really struggling to get a good finish without having to sand most of it back off again!

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Tru oil does harden, it's an oil and varnish mix :)
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Hollowpoint wrote:I don't think so, I think it's a linseed oil based and doesn't harden like a poly.
You're partly right. It's a blend of Linseed and natural oils but it does dry hard. I finished a neck and body in Tru Oil in 2010. It's still the best feeling neck I own. Smooth, fast, never needing to be sanded or polished and still as good as the day it dried.
The body has worn a but more but that will be caused by fewer coats applied as an afterthought over Danish oil. (Not ideal).

Can't speak too highly of Tru Oil; amazing product.
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Post by Lostininverness »

Agree with what you say, from what I've read on-line, you can just use normal poly and cut it 50/50 with the right solvent/thinner. Was thinking of giving it a crack with some cabots or other poly from bunnings. You just need to apply more coats.

Or there's tru-oil, which as the other say, is excellent.

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Ah, I'd wish I'd known about tru-oil before I started! Thanks for the advice!

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When you say poly I'm imagining it would be like a two pot thing as in fibreglass resin. Rather than a polyurethane which would relic easy but so pretty.
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Nah, I was talking about polyurethane. I was just having issue with getting it on smoothly out of the tin and flaking when sanding.

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Try Benjamin Moore paints in Glenfield.

I picked up 4 tins of wipe on poly, $5 per 1l tin. I should have picked up a lot lot more, it's great stuff.

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Damn, that sounds great, unfortunately I already finished my job but it's a great tip for anyone else!

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