i just got my lure kits today.it says to soak plug in boiled linseed oil,but do i boil the oil then put the bodys in or keep it boiling??i'm going to use the 60/40 linseed/minerals spirits[danny plugs] i read about on here.any help would be greatly appreciated.
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there are two kinds of linseed oil the boiled just dries faster..Dont buy linseed oil that isn't boiled it will never dry..
Minerals spirits may be the better of the two it will dry & has no heavy oil finish ..The boiled linseed oil may take days to dry..
Never put heat or flame on any kind on the oil...
there are two kinds of linseed oil the boiled just dries faster..Dont buy linseed oil that isn't boiled it will never dry..
Minerals spirits may be the better of the two it will dry & has no heavy oil finish ..The boiled linseed oil may take days to dry..
Never put heat or flame on any kind on the oil...
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do not boil it what ever you do............
this stuff is not very safe to work with in doors it has a high flash point and do not leave any rags you use to wipe the plug down with laying aroung.
put the rag in a bucket of water after useing.
if you are just doing one plug it might be better if you go with something like a thompson water sealer or a minwax sealer....
or you can do the heat the plug and apply epoxy to it do a search if thats something you will be doing i never gave that one a shot....
this is the hard part about someone like your self that wants to build a plug kit is the money factor lol...
its going to coast you more in sealers and paint than what you spent on the kit lol hats the crappy end of it.
it is tuns of fun to do the kits and i really feal that if these guys selling the kits would sell them allready sealed the worls would be a better place lol.....
hay good luck with it and any questions please ask i look on this boar several times a day....
this stuff is not very safe to work with in doors it has a high flash point and do not leave any rags you use to wipe the plug down with laying aroung.
put the rag in a bucket of water after useing.
if you are just doing one plug it might be better if you go with something like a thompson water sealer or a minwax sealer....
or you can do the heat the plug and apply epoxy to it do a search if thats something you will be doing i never gave that one a shot....
this is the hard part about someone like your self that wants to build a plug kit is the money factor lol...
its going to coast you more in sealers and paint than what you spent on the kit lol hats the crappy end of it.
it is tuns of fun to do the kits and i really feal that if these guys selling the kits would sell them allready sealed the worls would be a better place lol.....
hay good luck with it and any questions please ask i look on this boar several times a day....
THANK YOU
thanks good thing i asked
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.i bougth four kits the dirction are little vage.i was going to go by rockfish9's thread it help me refurbish my gibbs.i'm not trying to put out some of the masterpecies i see on here.i just had a lot of fun making bucktails last year and figured this would be too.i was looking to have a blast,but not like that
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.thanks again i'm going back in to do somemore seraeches
thanks good thing i asked
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Clearing up the myth of BLO...
Sealing plugs is not rocket science, it just takes a few carefully thought out steps....
As someonne else stated, raw linseed oil(if you can even find it) takes forever to dry, if at all..
Boiled linseed oil has been around a long, long time, and in itself used in just about every oil based paint to, stain or sealer to aid in flow properties of the paint... read a can of Thompsons... the main ingredient... linseed oil....
Boiled linseed oil can be bought in quart can, to seal plugs cut it with mineral spirits... 60/40....60% BLO %40 mineral spirits...
By thinning the mixture, you allow for a faster/ deeper penetration and a faster dry time.... soak the plug for approx 30 minutes, hang and allow to dry... wiping is usualy not needed... plugs need to cure for 7-10 days.... dont rush the process, if you do, you may suffer adhesion problems...if after 10 days the plugs feel"stickey" wipe with mineral spirits and allow 24 hours to dry... lightly sand with #220 paer and wipe with a tack cloth, you should be good to go...
Precautions: BLO, creats heat as it dries, this is where the spontaneous combustion can occur, not in wood, but in rags or paper towels used to clean up or wipe the plugs...these rags/towels should placed in water imediatly after use and allowed to be soaked in water overnight then placed outside to dry, then they can be diposed of, follow thses simple precautions and Boiled linseed oil can be used safely..
Here are a few pictures of my set up, the BLO is mixed up at the strat of each plug buildidng season, it is then stored in a rectangular container with a snap on lid ( rubber maid under bed storage) the container sits in a aluminum turkey pan to catch extra drips...
After inserting a wire in each plug ( cut coat hanger bent slightly to stay in place) the plug is gently put into the solution and pushed under with another wire.. after soaking,the plug is retrieved ( with another bent wire, I never have to get the oil on my hands) and hung to drip... after approxamatly an hour the plug is put in it's drying spot and the cover reinstalled... at the end of the seaon, I put the box outside, fill it with saw dust/wood chips and allow it to dry out.... after a few weeks it can be disposed of in the trash... each season I make up a new batch, as by the end of the season the mineral spirits has evaporated and the integerity of the solution has been compromised...
This post edited by rockfish9 09:46 AM 04/07/2008
Sealing plugs is not rocket science, it just takes a few carefully thought out steps....
As someonne else stated, raw linseed oil(if you can even find it) takes forever to dry, if at all..
Boiled linseed oil has been around a long, long time, and in itself used in just about every oil based paint to, stain or sealer to aid in flow properties of the paint... read a can of Thompsons... the main ingredient... linseed oil....
Boiled linseed oil can be bought in quart can, to seal plugs cut it with mineral spirits... 60/40....60% BLO %40 mineral spirits...
By thinning the mixture, you allow for a faster/ deeper penetration and a faster dry time.... soak the plug for approx 30 minutes, hang and allow to dry... wiping is usualy not needed... plugs need to cure for 7-10 days.... dont rush the process, if you do, you may suffer adhesion problems...if after 10 days the plugs feel"stickey" wipe with mineral spirits and allow 24 hours to dry... lightly sand with #220 paer and wipe with a tack cloth, you should be good to go...
Precautions: BLO, creats heat as it dries, this is where the spontaneous combustion can occur, not in wood, but in rags or paper towels used to clean up or wipe the plugs...these rags/towels should placed in water imediatly after use and allowed to be soaked in water overnight then placed outside to dry, then they can be diposed of, follow thses simple precautions and Boiled linseed oil can be used safely..
Here are a few pictures of my set up, the BLO is mixed up at the strat of each plug buildidng season, it is then stored in a rectangular container with a snap on lid ( rubber maid under bed storage) the container sits in a aluminum turkey pan to catch extra drips...
After inserting a wire in each plug ( cut coat hanger bent slightly to stay in place) the plug is gently put into the solution and pushed under with another wire.. after soaking,the plug is retrieved ( with another bent wire, I never have to get the oil on my hands) and hung to drip... after approxamatly an hour the plug is put in it's drying spot and the cover reinstalled... at the end of the seaon, I put the box outside, fill it with saw dust/wood chips and allow it to dry out.... after a few weeks it can be disposed of in the trash... each season I make up a new batch, as by the end of the season the mineral spirits has evaporated and the integerity of the solution has been compromised...
This post edited by rockfish9 09:46 AM 04/07/2008
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i just got my lure kits today.it says to soak plug in boiled linseed oil,but do i boil the oil then put the bodys in or keep it boiling??i'm going to use the 60/40 linseed/minerals spirits[danny plugs] i read about on here.any help would be greatly appreciated.
Herk,your starting to scare me.
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i just got my lure kits today.it says to soak plug in boiled linseed oil,but do i boil the oil then put the bodys in or keep it boiling??i'm going to use the 60/40 linseed/minerals spirits[danny plugs] i read about on here.any help would be greatly appreciated.
Herk,your starting to scare me.
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