Has anybody had any experience using canned air (used for computers and electronics) as a Bloxygen substitute? I have heard about this and been wanting to try this. It would be a heck of a lot cheaper.
Has anybody had any experience using canned air (used for computers and electronics) as a Bloxygen substitute? I have heard about this and been wanting to try this. It would be a heck of a lot cheaper.
Terry: The oil floats on the water. They don't mix, unless you shake it. I can decant some of the oil into a yogurt container for application, return what I don't use to the oil/water container and all is well. I have not tried this for oil-based stains, for example. I use it for tung oil and walnut oil and it works very well.
Grant
Ottawa ON
Last edited by Steve Demuth; 11-23-2018 at 11:43 AM.
I think propane should work as a substitute for Bloxygen. It's denser than air so should be good at displacing the air in the finish container. And it shouldn't react with the finish. But I don't want to deal with the fire risk, storing and using propane in my basement shop.
Others have mentioned using Stoploss bags. I'm a big fan too. They cost about $12/4 pack at Woodcraft. The finish lasts much longer compared to not using inert gas. I also like that it's easier to pour the finish out of the Stoploss bags compared to the steel cans that Minwax Antique Oil and wipe on poly come in.
I have several finishes in Stoploss bags. I put them all in a 5 gallon bucket with lid. That blocks the sunlight/UV (the bags are clear). It also provides "secondary containment" in case one of the bags leaks. (I haven't had any leakers in 3+ years of use).
I used Bloxygen for a while, but had a hard time knowing how much to add, and a hard time adding as much as I thought I should since it was so expensive.
Dave
I have shown what I do to keep my PTO (polymerized Tung Oil) from becoming unusable, a few times on the forums, and this works for any Oil finish.
I use a reclosable bottle, like the one shown in the picture, I add water to keep the bottle full, I have been using this for better than 20 years already.
The water and oil do not mix, even if I would shake the bottle, the water and oil separate in less than 2 second again.
Doing this I can use my Polymerized Tung Oil right till the last drop, though I use a small piece of cloth to soak the last bit up, the oily cloth will not accept any water.
The oil will stay good for better than a year or two, (I have always used it up by then) even when filling 2 bottles as I often do because I buy a larger can of the oil.
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Last edited by Leo Van Der Loo; 11-23-2018 at 8:44 PM.
Have fun and take care
I like that Leo. Going to get some Grolsh next time in town and start to empty them.