tung oil

[beebeenator]

http://www.realmilkpaint.com/oil.html

1 gallon is 45$... lets say 2400 pesos... not bad!

now... how to get it here

[timber715]

ship it... hahaha.... ouch! we'd better start sourcing in China and Taiwan soon. US prices will kill us...

[moji]

Is there a shipping company that will ship those kinds of substances? I think even those door to door shipping doesn't allow flammable materials to be shipped.

But if im wrong, count me in..

[guad]

The list of restricted items from one door to door shipper includes 'combustible' and 'hazardous' materials.

Another shipper does not mention 'combustible' or similar terms in its list of restricted items.

The safety sheet from one dealer (http://www.realmilkpaint.com/msds_tungoil.html) of 100% pure tung oil says:
Raw tung oil is not a hazardous material under current [US] dept of labor definitions.
Flammability Classifications: DOT - Not Regulated
Flash Point: Above 250 deg F

The sheet from another dealer (http://www.behlen.co.uk/safety/B740-0003.pdf) of 100% pure tung oil says:
Flammability: 0
Transportation Information: DOT NON REGULATED

In any case, it would be good to have a local source for 100% pure tung oil.

[beebeenator]

Nice research Guad.

We can probably group buy and fill one box. I think alot of us will actually buy as these should have looooooooooong shelf life

[ricky]

Actually Raw Tung Oil (RTO) are readily available here in our country. Its being used by printing ink manufacturers(oil based inks for offset/letterpress printing inks) as vehicles/binders. Its a substitute for the more expensive Linseed oil.

[timber715]

Actually Raw Tung Oil (RTO) are readily available here in our country. Its being used by printing ink manufacturers(oil based inks for offset/letterpress printing inks) as vehicles/binders. Its a substitute for the more expensive Linseed oil.
that's great news Ricky, source na lang and were good to go...

[beebeenator]

printing? woohoooo i go ask!

[gaudencioptan]

Actually Raw Tung Oil (RTO) are readily available here in our country. Its being used by printing ink manufacturers(oil based inks for offset/letterpress printing inks) as vehicles/binders. Its a substitute for the more expensive Linseed oil.


hi, do you know of any local suppliers of raw tung oil or tung oil here in metro manila ? or nearby provinces.
Are they also sellinf RTO at arts painting stores. I know that they use these oils for canvass painters of oils.

[beebeenator]

no one has foound a source yet.. i tried but to no avail.

[guad]

If local source cannot be found, then...
assuming minimum order quantity from China is one drum (55 gal),
what would landed cost be,
how much interest (committable gallons) is there,
who would be motivated enough to buy at least one drum, dole it out over time, and shoulder initially the uncommitted gallons.

The landed cost from China (savings vs. US) is probably a key question.

Otherwise, the US cost per gallon (not counting shipping) is not much different from locally available Zar.

One China exporter that pops out from web search:
http://www.tung-oil.com/

[telecaster]

hi quad,

to my understanding we have this locally already but the price is a tad Steep am i correct?

can you provide details where i can get this locally and how much does it cost? thanks

[guad]

I don't know of any local source of pure tung oil.
This does not mean that pure tung oil is not locally available.
A previous post or posts in this thread suggested that it is.
However, nobody has reported any specific source so far.

[timber715]

I still haven't gone around looking for this since I still don't have the need. I believe that this is available since there is a local requirement for it. maybe I will go around looking for some next month, when I find the time...

[opzuk4x4]

Just saw Tung oil at wilcon, Konig is the brand name. Cost per gallon is 2k something. HTH!

[beebeenator]

Konig or Zar brand? hmmmm thats weird....

which branch of wilcon did you see this Opzuk?

[opzuk4x4]

Konig or Zar brand? hmmmm thats weird....

which branch of wilcon did you see this Opzuk?
Wilcon Libis Bro, the one near ortigas. But, remembering now, indeed it was Zar that i saw, Konig has stains and polyeurethane only. My apologies for the mix-up.

[guad]

Ah, the Zar Tung Oil Finish that has no tung oil (http://www.popularwoodworking.com/features/finish2.html) at all. :)

Speaking of "Konig", does that brand or the manufacturer behind it have a website? It seems to be a mystery.

http://img833.imageshack.us/img833/6232/imgp1537.jpg

[beebeenator]

Quad is right Opzuk. Zar tung oil is "fake" tung oil... but a decent wipe on finish nonetheless.

[opzuk4x4]

Ah, the Zar Tung Oil Finish that has no tung oil (http://www.popularwoodworking.com/features/finish2.html) at all. :)

Speaking of "Konig", does that brand or the manufacturer behind it have a website? It seems to be a mystery.

http://img833.imageshack.us/img833/6232/imgp1537.jpg
I have recently tried Konig stain and polyeurethane, so far so good. With regards to the Konig website, i am clueless as well.