Mylands Friction Polish Experiences?

[Bill Grumbine]

Greetings all

I saw a bottle of this stuff while I was in the local Woodcraft store recently, and I got to wondering if people were using it, and how their experience with it was working out. For a long time I was a devotee of Behlen's Woodturner's Finish, and used it on many many pens and other small turnings. However, my current bottle has been sitting around for almost eight years, and it is not working like it used to.

I would be interested to hear how the Mylands is working out for those of you using it, as well as hearing about the things on which you are using it.

Bill

 

[woodwish]

I have used it some, and it does shine nicely on smaller objects. However, like any friction polish it does not have much lasting power. Looks good if it is on something that won't be handled at all, if there is such a thing.

 

[arbud]

Renaissance man

Have you tried Renaissance Wax? It's the best wax finish I've found, followed by Minwax Finishing Wax. However, MFW darkens the wood a bit.

 

[keith bundy]

I use it on bottle stoppers. It's a quick instant shine. As for how long it lasts, I can't say. I believe it is shellac based, so who knows. I've had no complaints. Like most friction polishes it's only good for small things. It dries to fast to get a good even coat on bigger stuff.

 

[Bill Grumbine]

Thanks for the replies everyone. I posted this in several places, and have gotten responses across the spectrum. My goal is to find something that is fast and durable for smaller items. I always had (well, almost always had) good results with Behlen's, but I was hoping to avoid shellac becasue of the handling issue. This seems to fit the bill based on comments from those who have used it and found it to work well for them, but I would be concerned about the bottle stoppers I am starting to make. I'll have to think on it some more.

Bill

 

[Vince Welch]

Bill,
I have used Mylands but I prefer Hut Friction Polish. Again I too only use it on small items. I try to use Carnuba wax or some other agent to use as a harding coat over top of the friction polish because I think the friction polish tends to be soft and that great shine that you once have does not last. Carnuba wax seems to help in this effort.

 

[Vernon Oberle]

Mylands,Hut,Lacquer?

I have tried them all on small turnings. I like the Hut better than the Mylands but I bought the lacquer from Penn State and I think I like it the best. It seems to be durable and easy to apply. I usually put the lacquer on and then buff it with carnuba giving a nice deep shine.

Vernon

 

[Matt Meadows]

I'd second the lacquer. The problem is finding a nice, slow drying type. Most types commercially available are made for air guns and very fast drying times, which stinks when trying to use it on a bowl. MinWax makes a brush-on lacquer that should work well, but may yellow a bit.