HOPE'S 100% Pure Tung Oil, Food Safe, Premium Waterproof Natural Wood Finish and Sealer for Indoor and Outdoor Projects, 32 Fl Oz, 1 Pack

Used this as an alternative to pricier cedar garden box oil for a raised garden bed made from Douglas Fir (cedar cost too much).Took a bit to confirm the difference between this “pure” Tung oil and something like Watco “Tung oil finish” that includes additives for drying that aren’t food safe. This product fit the bill and is all natural and food safe.I used about 1/2 - 2/3 of this quart bottle to apply 2 coats on 30-40 linear feet of wood. Will likely use up the rest to reapply on exterior surfaces in late summer or early fall so it can cure a bit before wet/cold winter weather hits.Smells nice and uniquely nutty. Unlike other products like laquer, dutch oil varnish or paint I didn’t need a respirator to avoid headaches, nor other caustic products to clean up. This was really pleasant to work with. Applied very easily with a cloth or brush. It’s like wiping wood with olive oil or something - not super tacky or messy to clean either. Used a bit of odorless mineral spirits to clean up & wash hands, but soap & water cut most of it.Gave the light fir boards a nice even tan that looks great. Similar to, maybe slightly darker than, plain butcher block oil.Only downside is the drying/curing time - you’re supposed to wait at least 7-10 days, ideally a month or more, for it to cure & harden before exposing it to heavy sun or water. We didn’t have time for that so it was outside after only about a week and still retained a bit of the tung oil odor. Hopefully it was waterproof enough to last a while.So far it’s holding up great! Curious to see what it will look like in a year or so …

Excellent product. Goes on clean and adds a touch of richness to my Iroko

I just learned that spending winters in Arizona I must oil my wood furniture. Tung oil is said to be best. This was simple to use with a large microsoft cloth for applying, and then wiping off an hour later then repeating after 12 hours. It's pretty thick. I left a layer that somewhat soaked in after an hour. After both treatments, my furniture looks fabulous.

The history of tung oil is intriguing. Hope's is top rated for purity, quality and solvent free and safe for kitchen use.. I refinished a garage-sale wooden kitchen cart , that is I sanded the old, peeling varnish down to the bare wood. I applied the tung oil with a soft rag as a YouTube expert woodworker demonstrates. It is viscous but not so hard to spread and rub in. The rule of thumb in applying all finishes is less is more--meaning more thin coats is better than one thick coat. I applied three. 24 hours drying time and very light sanding with fine sandpaper between each coat. A final buffing with a soft cloth. Each coat dried to velvet or satin smooth finish. Did not darken the wood or change it's natural light color in the least. Amazing to the touch. Love it. An oil from the seed of the nut of the Chinese tung (meaning heart in Chinese) tree, which ancient Chinese sea merchants used to waterproof their ships. The smell is not strong like any varnish product which takes veritably weeks to vanish (as another table someone made for me took) and after about two days once the work was done the mild odor completely vanished.

Super easy to apply, no harsh smell & brings out the details in your wood. A small amount goes a loooonnnggg way!

In the picture, I have shown the before and after of Hope׳s Tung Oil on Maple 3/4 inch plywood.Firstly, very happy with the product. I should say, I was apprehensive about buying this product because there are some websites that say that Hopes isn’t 100% Tung oil, but after doing research this absolutely is 100% Tung oil (no added ingredients).I spent about 8 hours watching videos and reading blogs on how to apply it. In the end this is the method that worked for me. Hoping you find this useful.1. Sanded the plywood 120 grit, 220 grit and then 400 grit. I only used 60grit in areas where I had used putty (wood filler) or has a bad saw blade mark from inaccurate cutting.2. Mixed in a old glass jam jar (jelly jar for Americans) 50% Tung oil and 50% orange oil.3. Applied with a brush the mixture to create a thin glossy shinny layer all over. (I tried with a microfibrr cloth and it was getting caught on loose wood fibers in places, the brush was so much easier.4. After 5 minutes went back over the areas where it didn’t look glossy (the oil absorbs in the pores of the skin).5. Immediately after doing that I Went over it again to check for areas where it was drier.6. Then I set a timer for 15 minutes.7. Wipe off all the paint with paper towels. I tried Walmart paper towels and they were too rough, switched to bounty and I t was great.8. Waited 2 hours9. Repeated steps 1-7 (50% tung 50% orange). Benefit of doing this again with the 50% mixture is if you mossed a spot in the first application, you will get it in the second.10. Then I left the pieces pieces to dry for 12 hours before applying 100% Tung oil, using the same technique- rub it on, wait, check for dry patches, rub more on that, check for dry patches, rub more on that and then rub it off. The difference here is that I left the paint for 30 minutes before rubbing it off. Because I do liberally applied it, the oil was not going to dry and leave a gummy appearance, but it did give the work time to fully soak up the thick oil.Now here is the interesting part. I had run out of tung oil so I have some pieces that I waited 12 hours to stain and some where I waited 24 hours. Guess what, no difference.11. Now comes the waiting game for the piece to dry/cure fully.Note: I did not sand it with steel wool 0000 between coats. By just doing a good job sanding initially it doesn’t need it at all.Another tip: wash your hands with Dawn dish soap, your hands just come clean with ease (works much better than the hand soap)Also, the brush I used was just a new cheap small 2” Wooster $5 synthetic brush. Worked great. The angle bristles were really helpful at applying this (in photo).Another tip, make sure to have good lighting or flood lights so that you can easily see the sheen off the wood when you are painting.Hopefully you can see the natural light color and that tung oil produces and how the color adjusts slightly based on the lighting

Would give 6 stars if I could. I have used a lot of Watco products in the past which all seem to be mostly solvent with a few additives. This one pours out like honey and gives a shiny gloss but not platicy finish. It is in a completely different league from big box store finishes.