Finico Linseed Oil
The figures Finico (Tembi) prints for Finico Linseed Oil on its own data sheet, at the conditions it names. Where the sheet doesn't give a figure, this page says so rather than borrow one from another product.
- Dry to the touch
- Not on the sheet we read
- Recoat
- 12–24 h
- Wipe or second application
- wipe off the excess after 15–20 minutes
- Ready for use
- 48 h (use (first damp cleaning after 14 days))
- Full cure
- Not on the sheet we read
- Coverage
- 120–230 sq ft per litre
- Thinning
- Dilute with 30 % oil thinner
- VOC
- 0 g/L
- Conditions
- Not on the sheet we read
- Indoors or out
- Not on the sheet we read
- Food contact
- The sheet we read makes no food-contact statement
One source: Finico (Tembi), the maker of that product
From the sheet: First coat 12 hours, later coats 24 hours. Rags can catch fire by themselves: soak them in water or lay them flat to dry.
Against its kind
Finico Linseed Oil is one of the products in boiled linseed oil; here is that kind across every maker we have read.
Boiled linseed oil: recoat across makers
Only one maker’s sheet so far, so no class value: see its own figure above.
Boiled linseed oil: coverage across makers
Only one maker prints a coverage, so no class value: see its own figure above.
Related
- Every product of this kind: boiled linseed oil
- Tung oil vs linseed oil
- Danish oil vs boiled linseed oil
- How much to buy: finish coverage calculator
- Every finish side by side: finish dry time chart
- What the federal rules say about finishes and food: food-contact finishes
Work it out for your project
- Plan your coats of this finish
Pick the piece and the wood, then get a dated coat schedule from the product’s own sheet.