how to achieve this finish?

[craigs]

afternoon fine people,

This is Rubio monocoat white cotton, is there any (simple) way to achieve look this without the expense of monocoat? for example i presume a liming wax would wear off and so is not as durable? I also imagine you cant put a protective layer on top of a wax....because well its a wax.
Cheers

 

[sammy.se]

You could create a wash, using water based acrylic, diluted, and then finish with a clear lacquer?

I've never done this personally, but I have stained wood with dye and then lacquered with a water based 40% sheen lacquer.

 

[marcros]

What are you finishing? You may get a sample pot of monocoat and a little goes a long way. I finished a TV unit and a side table and it used up maybe quarter of the smallest tin that I could get.

If it is a bigger item, pay for the monocoat. It is brilliant stuff. If you are trade, you will same money on not having to apply a second coat which will cover the premium for the finish. It dries on contact so no dust issues, no denibbing, nothing to clean because you spread with a store loyalty card or similar. If you are not trade and you don't charge for labour, well you can enjoy the time saved with a coffee and a cigar!

The only downside of the sample pots of Rubio is that it is part A only. Adding part B reduces the drying time by days. And a second minor point, the tins are messy. You want to get a couple of syringes to measure it out.

 

[craigs]

Its only for projects, I normally use osmo, but i have a side table and tv cabinet i made in white oak that I want to refinish and i really like the look of it.

i guess monocoat it's the easiest way without all the fuss of lots of processes. I did try a white spirit stain but it didn't come out how i wanted.

how do you use monocoat? i see people pour it on and squeegee it which looks like a lot of product

 

[marcros]

Its only for projects, I normally use osmo, but i have a side table and tv cabinet i made in white oak that I want to refinish and i really like the look of it.

i guess monocoat it's the easiest way without all the fuss of lots of processes. I did try a white spirit stain but it didn't come out how i wanted.

how do you use monocoat? i see people pour it on and squeegee it which looks like a lot of product

You put a bit on and squeegee it out. When the surface is wet then it is done so you move the excess to the next bit.

It is expensive so I wasnt going to waste any on a brush or soaking into a cloth. With the squeegee you use much less than you would expect. I mixed some in the bottom of a plastic cup and poured it from there. Hard to judge, but like a squirt of ketchup at a time. I maybe used 4 squirts on a TV unit and a little more for the edges which I couldn't squeegee. Once I had wetted the whole part, I used a clean dry cloth to remove the excess but to be honest there wasn't much to remove with this method.

 

[craigs]

You put a bit on and squeegee it out. When the surface is wet then it is done so you move the excess to the next bit.

It is expensive so I wasnt going to waste any on a brush or soaking into a cloth. With the squeegee you use much less than you would expect. I mixed some in the bottom of a plastic cup and poured it from there. Hard to judge, but like a squirt of ketchup at a time. I maybe used 4 squirts on a TV unit and a little more for the edges which I couldn't squeegee. Once I had wetted the whole part, I used a clean dry cloth to remove the excess but to be honest there wasn't much to remove with this method.

cheers marcros, ill see where i can find some