thaimat Posted July 24, 2009 Share Posted July 24, 2009 Anyone know where I can find linseed oil, for mixing with beeswax, as a wood preserver in lieu of the poor varnishes sold here? Many thanks...M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
technocracy Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 (edited) Well speaking about Udon and Nong Khai - Global Home, Homepro and HomeMart are oil free deserts. I have to get mine via a timber merchant who imports his via his office in Bangkok. It really is a pain in the butt! But yes in general the wood finishing products available from TOA are utter <deleted>! Even the 2k polyurethane hasn't managed to last 6 months let alone 12 month before yellowing, flaking and cracking! 2k Poly should be tough as old boots and manage as least 12 months even in the severe sun/rain environment. What I'd give for the full Liberon range over here! On the note of Liberon my timber merchant friend used to be a stockist of it and Liberon used to have an office in Bangkok however it was closed due to lack of sales. Edited July 31, 2009 by technocracy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David006 Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 For wood preservative/coatings the best bet might be to try a marine supply shop .? Lots of good North American/Swedish coatings with UV inhibitors etc plus the grossly inflated prices that go with the assumption you own a boat and can afford it.. However there are lots of local/Japanese coatings used by Thais for their boats/houses etc some good some not so.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joolz Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 i have been looking for both tung and linseed oil to treat wood and seal earthen floors. local friends of mine came up with the following contacts: Linseed can be found shop called "Som-jai" 1st. Branch in Jamjuree Building T: 02 160 5219 Can reach by MRT 2nd. Branch in "The Old Siam" T: 02 222 6260 ext: 20 Recommended, as people can speak English a bit In "Peep" Thai's measurement or "Gallon" Size is 18-20 litre, approx. 600 baht. khun um from chiang mai sells tung oil at 120 baht per litre i am told, 083 901 77 73. i have not ordered so cannot say anything about product quality, but those are good leads... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canopy Posted September 11, 2009 Share Posted September 11, 2009 That's great information, but I wonder if you can speak of the quality. The following is from the pun pun in Chiang Mai that has experience using Linseed found in Thailand: The linseed oil we have access to getting in Thailand presently is very diluted with turpentine degrading the quality quite severely. It has still proven a good sealant for walls (even walls with no roofing) and helps on earthen floors but does not give nearly the quality 100% linseed oil can achieve If pun pun can't make it work for floors, I doubt anyone can as pun pun is very forgiving if things aren't just so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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