Wipe on poly?

[Hardcoretroubadour]

A question for those who have used it, does Wipe on poly polish up the same as Tru-oil and give you the same finish?

[robin]

Hi guys, I am a long time user of Tru-Oil but have used MinWax Wipe-On Poly on a few guitars now.

I believe Simon is correct (as usual) in that Poly definitely seems to set/cure harder than Tru-Oil. I apply both products in the same manner but it is only when you have finished that I found that the Poly seems to need a lot more work to get that high gloss finish. I especially noticed that on my current build when I left the final coat about a month before trying to get a gloss.

But you can get a nice gloss from Poly, definitely on a par with Tru-Oil.

Here are a few examples:

My last completed build


and my current build


Hope this is of some help.

Cheers guys
rob

[DarkMark]

Product information in the big green shed indicates poly is one of the harder finishes Simon. Great photos Robin, this choice isn’t getting any easier.

[Hardcoretroubadour]

Looks great rob, I already had some wipe on poly here already, so I might go with that. Cheers for the feedback

[DarkMark]

Another question. How do people store their brushes between coats? I’m going through quite a bit of turps cleaning up.

[wazkelly]

Good question as i go through lots of turps too.

Just been doing gloss on a couple of external doors and to clean the brush takes a bit more than half a bottle of turps.

Once excess has been shaken off in a part of the garden that won't get damaged i have then washed the brush with laundry liquid and warm water under a running tap in the laundry sink. Keeps the brush almost as good as new.

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[robin]

Hi Mark, for small jobs like guitars I just use a small (approx. 50x50mm) piece of cotton t-shirt material folded over a couple of times. Single use only.

But be careful how you dispose of it. Apparently discarded Poly and Tru-Oil rags can spontaneously combust. I have build over a dozen guitars using countless number of these swatches using both these products without a single problem. But both products bear that warning on their labels. Just something to be aware of.

For larger projects, sounds like Wassa has it all sussed out.

Cheers
rob

[DarkMark]

Hope my guitar doesn’t spontaneously combust.

[robin]

Hope my guitar doesn’t spontaneously combust.

Lol. It would certainly make for a spectacular one-off stage show.

[wazkelly]

Hendrix, eat your heart out.