You can use any solvent to clean up any undesired oily spots or over spray on windows, tile, etc. We recommend using our Pure Citrus Solvent, which is the food-grade pure orange oil that we use in our products. It is much safer to use, and any remaining on the surface will simply evaporate, but any available solvent will do (turpentine, mineral spirits, etc.). The vapors from solvents are harsh, so do wear eye and skin protection and minimize breathing and exposure. Lots of soap, water, and elbow grease will also work in certain situations. If you get the oils on your clothes, you have to dedicate those clothes to be work clothes forever, sorry! It's not a good idea to run them through the washer and dryer. Be sure to hang up oily rags in a well-ventilated area to dry first before putting them in the trash. See our safety link for more safety info.
100% Bio-based.
Wear gloves and eye protection when working with solvents and a respirator if sensitive.
Composition
We disclose ALL ingredients that we use. Heritage Natural Finishes contain NO petroleum products, or metallic drying agents whatsoever! We use only the highest quality ingredients from the most sustainable sources possible. What you see here is what you get. If you have any questions, you can always call us!
Tung Oil
100% pure with no additives. This is the highest quality tung oil available; drying harder and forming a more durable finish than linseed oil alone. Both oils are dryer-free and slightly heat-treated (polymerized).
Special Aged Linseed Oil
Obtained from flax grown in the Red River Valley of the U.S. and Canada. It is purified and refined by natural oxidation and blowing, and dries as clear or clearer than tung oil, with none of the characteristic discoloration that is typical of hardware store varieties. No other finishing oil penetrates as deeply into wood.
Beeswax
Only filtered, chemical and bleach-free white beeswax wax is used. Beeswax adds visual depth of grain, smoothness, and elastic durability. Beeswax forms a skim coat that keeps the finish on the wood, slowing the evaporation of the solvent, which gives the oils more time for absorption.
Pure Citrus Solvent
This is the purest form of citrus turpenes (solvent), extracted from cold-pressed orange peel oil. This is the only solvent used in our finishes, and is also sold separately for thinning product or cleaning up. Pure Citrus Solvent is a safer alternative to mineral spirits, and other harsh solvents and can be used the same way.
Pine Rosin
Gum rosin extracted from pine sap and separated from the turpentine. This is the gum rosin found in heart pine, giving the wood its hardness and durability. We use only top grade, crystal-free, water-white rosin. No synthetic resins are used.