Woodvil care? Protecting the Wood

[Alawot]

So my 1st Woodvil should arrive in the next 2-3 days. I saw the video, and plan on picking up some mineral oil based on what I've read in one of the other threads. Deciding factor for me I guess is that mineral oil won't have a scent like the other choices, tung oil etc. What are some of you guys doing or planning on doing?
And I've seen poly mentioned a few times? Noob question, what is that?

 

[Hiwatt Bob]

polyurethane--basically a glossy type laquer. if you have a poly finish, you basically just have to apply oil inside the mod (the unfinished wood parts). if you bought an oil finish, then you apply the oil everywhere on the outside and inside.

I bought a mineral oil product from Home Depot that is odorless. Howard's or something--it's marketed for treating kitchen cutting boards.

 

[MamaTried]

methinks that most of us who own more than a dozen or two Woodvils would vote for Howard's with UV protection, but i'll wait for Karen to chip in


i would NEVER put polyurethane on a natural finish Woodvil

 

[Alawot]

I've got Cocobolo [HASHTAG]#135[/HASHTAG] enroute. So yeah, sounds like a stop at Home Depot tomorrow.

 

[Henry Etta]

Howards UV gets my vote... don't have any yet- none at Home Depot or Ace, I think I'll have to order from Amazon.

 

[Highwayman1224]

Do you just put the mineral oil on a rag & wipe it all over it? How long do you leave it on the wood before buffing it off?

 

[MamaTried]

Do you just put the mineral oil on a rag & wipe it all over it? How long do you leave it on the wood before buffing it off?

karen will post a vid soon.


unless you're a teenager, her vid should tell ya all ya need to know. . .

and, if not. . .

good luck

 

[Papa_Lazarou]

Do you just put the mineral oil on a rag & wipe it all over it? How long do you leave it on the wood before buffing it off?

To get you started before the pros (e.g., nerak) chime in, you can watch the 2015 woodvil video on Rob's site. At about 5:40 in he talks about how to apply mineral oil to natural finish woodvils.

You should see the imbedded vid at the top of this page: Reo Woodvil

There's also an overlay note about poly finishes only needing oil on the inside every couple of months.

 

[Papa_Lazarou]

Howard's gets a lot of love from woodvil-toting 'nauts (most seem to prefer the UV protection variant), but some feel they'd prefer to avoid anything with a scent and opt for mineral oil instead.

 

[Mrs C]

Howard sunshield here. The light citrus scent doesn't bother me.

 

[d4gger]

Howard's Feed and Wax, or the UV-protective variant or mineral oil sound like good options. What about just beeswax? I've got a lump of it somewhere around here..

 

[nerak]

I chose to use the Howard's SunShield with UV protection on all my wood REO's. It has not failed me in the 4 years I have been using it.

You can find it locally or online. It is a superior product.

 

[Rule62]

The consensus seems to be the Howard's SunShield. I haven't been able to find it locally. I'll eventually order some. Meanwhile, I'm using mineral oil.

 

[nerak]

The consensus seems to be the Howard's SunShield. I haven't been able to find it locally. I'll eventually order some. Meanwhile, I'm using mineral oil.

I bought it online. Check this for local places and online. I used Amazon. SunShield | Howard Products

 

[MamaTried]

my fingers have smelt citrusy for 2 days....


i finally broke out the Howards Sunshield

 

[nerak]

my fingers have smelt citrusy for 2 days....


i finally broke out the Howards Sunshield

I took out my old bottle. Had to really give it a good shake to mix the orange oil into the wax part. I think I got 7 of my wood REO's waxed. I will try to get the next line in the line-up done this weekend. It sure does make them look beautiful!

 

[MamaTried]

I took out my old bottle. Had to really give it a good shake to mix the orange oil into the wax part. I think I got 7 of my wood REO's waxed. I will try to get the next line in the line-up done this weekend. It sure does make them look beautiful!

i didn't worry too much about the bottles. (but of course you know how lazy i am)

yep. you really gotta shake the bottle after you buy it. i mean really shake it.

i have a long way to go

 

[BlueSnake]

FYI

If you want a stop gap to use while waiting to pick up some Howard product, Vaseline can be used on wood in a pinch.

 

[SeniorBoy]

My new "Woodie" is a poly coat so I used this Howards on the inside which has NO odor. Note the linked page also has another vid just for you.

 

[jifjifjif]

That product looks good, SeniorBoy. I will be using mineral oil because I own it already, but that product does look like it would work.