Which Ubeaut product to use?

I've been hearing a bit about 'Hard Shelac' lately, and thought I might give the Ubeaut products a go.

But after reading through the discriptions and information, I'm still not sure which one is for me. :confused:

I currently use Dainish oil and Liberon wax, I love the 'depth' of the finish, the 'more than satin, less than gloss' sheen and the smooth, soft touch that the wax produces.

I also use Cabothane from time to time, and don't mind the classic varnish look, as long as it's not to thick.

I'm after a natural looking, hard-wearing, easy ( I class the oil/wax as 'very easy') to apply finish (I'm not asking much :D :D).


Which one should I use?

Will the Polishers Handbook shed more light on the Ubeaut range?

Ben. :D

G'day.

Horses for courses.
Tell us what you are going to use it on.

Clif,

The next projects in the pipeline are a bookshelf and some bedside tables. So I guess I'd give it (no sure what 'it' is :D) a try on one of them.

Ben.

Ben

Get the book, mate. That'll answer most of your questions.

Col

G'day.

Grab the book & have a look, I've only used the Ubeaut stuff on turning so far, I still lean toward the Dainish oil for furniture & I haven't tried the Ubeaut stuff on a large stationary flat surface.
I gave a jar of Shelawax cream to a friend to try & they used it on a small chair & they liked the finish but said it took a LOT of hard elbow work. I told them that I would have rubbed it on & then used a mechanical buff, IE an electric drill with one of the Ubeaut Swansdown buffs to polish it.

I think you should try a couple of different finishes on a sample piece.

Just last weekend, I made a cople of bowls out of the same tree & I finished one with Shelawax cream & the other with olive oil.

The Shelawax cream one has a very nice finish but the olive oil has a MUCH better dept of colour although it dulls very quickly.

As a turner I find that the Shelawax cream is very quick & easy but if I have a piece that will show a deeper colour with a penetrating oil, I'll use Penatrol wood oil or Rustins Danish oil.
They just take much longer.

OK, thanks for the helpful info Cliff.

My conclusion, so far, is that the effort required for the Ubeaut finishes (on furniture) may be a little more than I'm prepred to put in right now.

But I will continue look into it.

Ben. :D

After much research and elbow grease plus many flops I lean towards shellac/ french polishing.

After doing a TAFE workshop and using Neils book I find the finish is number one. Worth the effort.
( I use the book as a reference, not an applicator) :p