Wipe on poly might be your best betGreetings,
I've done 3 W partcasters using TruOil for the finish. I like working with TruOil, but it does produce a bit of an amber tint.
Looking for recommendations for an oil finish that is tint free...if such a thing exists
I do/did. I like it but it does and always will eventually do a slight yellowing/vintage tint which I mostly like. Your gonna laugh but the last two I hve built I have started using Minwax Polycrylic. Way less voc, brutal smell, quick dry. However, using keda dye mixed in water, I did have to do a spray coat of Rustoleum oil base clear coat to lock in the dye or it would have reacted with the water base clear. I am exploring low VOC ways. If I ever just do a straight oil finish on a body to just protect and pop the grain, I would probably do tru-oil.I don't have much experience with it, but I think Spud uses it on most of his builds?
I wipe it on with a small folded cloth. THIN.Thanks for the suggestions. I have zero experience with wipe on poly
Any recommendations for application technique?
oh dear we are in trouble.......................RicSpud also uses face oil, but I don't recommend it.
I've used the wipe on poly for many projects, especially for doors and furniture, it presents a nice smooth finish, I will say thought, after almost 10 years there is some yellowing on the Mahogany doors, though I call it a patina.
As to application, I put down the first coat of regular poly with a brush, then the second coat undiluted wipe on poly with a foam brush, then third and fourth coats, wipe on poly with 50% mineral spirts with a foam brush. Give it a month to get hard, then lightly buff. Done.