Interesting article came across my feed this morning https://www.popularwoodworking.com/editors-blog/watco-waterlox-and-deft-are-known-by-their-brand-names-alone/?utm_content=buffere7d88&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer&fbclid=IwAR3kn-ONW0oZr0mDJMZ0EQG4LIxZZ-WdB30d7VQzFejf1viTl8Ed85Ny4Mg

 

Couple of comments:

 

Watco.   It has gone through a number of owners since the original, Watco-Dennis was sued because some idiot burned down his house due to spontaneous combustion of the rags and sued them.    The last I looked at the SDS it was roughly  2/3 mineral spirits,  2/9 linseed oil, and 1/9 varnish.  Some versions have coloring added.

Waterlox.   If you look at their web site, they consistently talk about "tung oil" almost everywhere except for one obscure page that says something like "What we make is a varnish.  It has always been a varnish."     They have some new lines of products that I've not looked into nor used yet.   So maybe that has disappeared."

Deft has introduced a new line of waterborne finishes and the top line is still "Deft Clear Wood Finish" and you have to read the tertiary lines to determine if it's the solvent- or water-borne versions.  Ripe for one of those clickbait, "Only 4% of people can pass this test, can you?"

 

 

3 minutes ago, kmealy said:

tertiary

Sure Keith, make me look up a word. 

Thanks, Keith!

2 hours ago, Larry Buskirk said:

Sure Keith, make me look up a word. 

I was always a tertiary student. Made it thru the 3rd grade.

Herb

Thanks Keith, that is good information. It pays to read to label.

Herb