Dnorris1369 Posted December 13, 2014 Report Share Posted December 13, 2014 Is there a chart anywhere to show how long different types of finishes take to off gas? Or does anyone have general rules of thumb?? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boatworks Today Posted December 13, 2014 Report Share Posted December 13, 2014 smell it.. when you can no longer smell the finish on the piece, it's cured and done gassing off . This doesn't necessarily mean that it can't be worked or topcoated sooner, but as far as it being fully cured it's a good way to judge.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric. Posted December 13, 2014 Report Share Posted December 13, 2014 The more oil a finish has in it, the longer it takes. Alcohol-based finishes are way fast. Straight BLO can take months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
estesbubba Posted December 13, 2014 Report Share Posted December 13, 2014 Time between coats, temperature, and air movement while curing are all factors. I love the look of Waterlox but it can stink a house up for a month. Since I started waterbornes there might be no looking back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davewyo Posted December 13, 2014 Report Share Posted December 13, 2014 Some finishes are certainly different than others. Arm-R-Seal smells okay to me, Helmsman or Min-Wax wipe-on poly not so much. Rattle-can Deft smells like "spray paint" while Cabot's version has a sort of fruity smell. Arm-R "gasses" for about the same time as the Min-Wax (say 6 weeks), but it's more tolerable to me. The lacquers don't seem to ever loose their scent to me. Until you replace it with something else you can always smell it in a small way. I select the finish based off of my test pieces, but I'm hoping for the Arm-R or Cabot's look best. D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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