re.purpleheart

[davwho]

WOW,thanks for the replies,i have done a little research about finishing purpleheart and i read ,wipe the wood with armorall brings the shine out, then finish ! i wrote to canadian home workshop with the same idea and got a stupid response , "armorall is for cars" well im not an idiot ,
but i did read that.
im very impressed with this sight!!

Thanks
Dave

[bigfoot]

Last I checked, Armorall had a silicone base. I would question finishing OVER the armorall. Another hint (possibly), I have been working on a custom, end grain Jatoba countertop for an RV, being a 'waxy' wood, glueing was a bear. I contacted Titebond, and was directed to wipe the glue up faces with acetone, and then leave the clamps for a full 24 hrs. Finally, the glue holds. Not super familiar with purpleheart, but you may want to do this as a precaution.

[Russianwolf]

don't fret, I saw something on TV one time about using Anitfreeze to finish a Maple butcherblock counter (I think it was), sounded crazy to me, but appearently some people do it.

Honestly Purpleheart is dense enough that it can almost be polished for sheen without any finish. The main thing as mentioned in another topic, is UV protection. without the UV protectant any part ewxposed to sunlight will keep getting darker until purple becomes black.

Putting something on top of armorall may be trick as bigfoot mentioned. You can try it on a piece of scrap and see what happens.

[Ken Massingale]

A couple of coats of Waterlox looks real nice on Purpleheart.

[Ken Massingale]

From the Armorall site:

"
What are the ingredients in Armor All® Protectants? Do they include silicone, alcohol, ultraviolet inhibitors and petroleum distillates? Armor All® Leather Care contains lanolin and natural moisturizers, and UV inhibitors. Armor All® Leather Protectant Spray and Leather Wipes contain water-based silicone emulsions, surfactants, and ultraviolet light inhibitors. Armor All® Original Shine Protectant contains water-based silicone emulsions, surfactants, and ultraviolet light inhibitors, humectants, dispersants and gloss enhancers. Armor All® Ultimate Clean Protectant contains water-based silicone emulsions, surfactants, ultraviolet light inhibitors and a fragrance. "
I've never used the stuff on wood, but have read of others doing it with no ill effects. Apparently the key here is 'water based silicon emulsions'.

[bigfoot]

Still not so sure I would put it UNDER the finish. Would definately test on scrap first.

[Ken Massingale]

Heck, I ain't gonna use it at all.

[boblon]

I have heard of using Armorall as the UV protectorant needed for Purpleheart and such, but did get many details on it.

I was sure hoping you would have tried it and shared the technique / results.

BobL.

[drumpriest]

Well, I'm a fan of Arm-R-Seal (and Seal-A-Cell), but not Armourall for finishing wood. That's just a strange idea, might work though. I don't think I'd experiment when wood that is pricey.