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4.5
UPDATE:Back here to edit my review because I'm thoroughly pleased with this product. It has turned out to be much more convenient and pleasant to use for my particular purpose than I imagined it would be. Because it goes on thin and in a very controlled way, I will be able to apply it in-situ inside our camper without having to remove the bench tops in need of treatment. Since I'm not going for a high-end furniture finish, I don't need to do all the prep work recommended (i.e. sanding to fine grit). I've done my first application now of T&T Danish Oil to wood that was sanded with 120 grit, i.e. it has a medium-fine prep finish. I've been able to do my application to smaller pieces inside the nice, warm house. Because I use so little, the smell, which is pleasant to me, is not overwhelming. And because I can use such a small applicator (folded cheesecloth as in the T&T demo video), there's no danger of splashing and spillage as there might be from the copious application method recommended for Brand X. One caution: at high altitude, when I removed the T&T can lid clips, the top popped off and a few drips did go flying. They were easily wiped up. T&T Danish Oil dries to a soft sheen--at least it has so far, after coat #1. The between-coat dry time of 8 hours is not unduly long. I can apply it in the morning; another coat in the late afternoon or evening; and a final 3rd coat the next morning. Then just set aside and forget for three days and I'm done. Using 0000 steel wool between coats does generate some iron filing dust, which is easily trapped in a towel or newspaper below my work. I love the non-toxic, beautiful finish T&T Danish Oil leaves; love its ease of use; love the way it buffs dry just 5 minutes after application (followed by 8 hour drying time and another steel wool buff prior to next coat). This is a great product for use in winter since I don't need a heated shop, just a little room in the house, a drop cloth and a comfortable work surface. No excessive quantity of product is needed as with Brand X, and there are no toxic fumes either. We'll sleep better in our little RV knowing we've got such a nice, natural finish under our mattresses. I do wish T&T would re-do its product application instructions video to address the problems I had with it as listed below.Original Review Below (since retracted above):After I'd researched and settled on a different, well-known Danish Oil brand for my project, my husband, doing a hasty search search of his own, suggested looking at this brand instead. When I looked it up and saw the rave reviews I thought, OK, fine, if you don't mind the price then we'll use this one if that's what you want. Unfortunately, after purchasing this Tried and True Danish Oil and then (cart before the horse) delving more deeply into the application instructions than what is visible here and on the can, I realized T&T's Danish Oil is clearly overkill for our needs. Unfortunately nowhere on this page that I've found mentions this is a non-returnable product due to flammability. So now I will have to use this product which takes twice as long and MANY more steps involving multiple applications, sanding, steel-wool buffing and double the curing time between coats, AND costs way more than I'd intended to pay. It also must be applied so incredibly thin that I'll be left with a nearly full can and nowhere to use it.Highly suggest you watch the lengthy YouTube video application instructions. I found it hard to follow as half way thru the project the amateur presenter--who does not enunciate clearly, causing the closed captions to be gibberish--switches to using a different T&T finish involving even longer curing times. This "Original" T&T finish is apparently necessary to purchase and apply *in addition* to this one if any water resistancy is desired. There is a written synopsis of this same video on the Tried & True page, so I guess this is their "official" instructional video. It took me way too much time today to watch and re-watch it while making my own outline (twice) before I sorted out that the presenter was talking about two different T&T products, each with different properties and curing times.My need is to just get a minimal finish onto a simple set of plywood bench lids that serve to support RV mattresses and are hidden from view except when accessing bench contents. Somehow I got side-tracked, and before I knew it I was "sold" on this T&T product based on its rave Amazon reviews. For what I need tho, the big-box Danish Oil brand would have been perfect. It can be applied in ONE step. consisting of a good 15-minute rubbing/soaking that is then wiped off and allowed to cure. There is an excellent independently-made instructional video on it in which the presenter gives clear, well-enunciated, simple instructions as he demonstrates the process. Cure time and project completion time with the big box brand over the T&T is halved.I have no complaints or any experience of the quality of this Tried & True Danish Oil product and have no reason to doubt it is excellent. It may be perfect for many creators. For the price, however, given my simple needs and the extended amount of time I'll now have to invest to properly apply a minimal two coats without missing any of the steps, it's just not worth the money. Unfortunately, however, even tho my can is brand-new and unopened, I'm stuck with it because of the no-return policy.
