Wood Finish for Press

[GerardVineyard]

To those that have made your own press, what type of finish did you use on your basket staves? From what I have read online, the most popular food safe finishes are; mineral oil, tung oil, walnut oil or bees wax. Do you use finish or just leave the wood "raw" ?

 

[rob]

mineral oil or tung oil will not dry completly and could leak into the wine, use shellac, it is a natural product and is food grade safe.

 

[JohnT]

EZ DO.

This is a food safe polyurethane gel. Highly recomend it.

 

[REDBOATNY]

Behlans salad bowl finish

 

[rob]

ez do is also shellac

 

[GerardVineyard]

Where do I find EZ DO ?

 

[rob]

EZ DO is a brand name you can find on the internet that is made of 100% shellac or you can save yourself alot of money and go to Home depot and buy Shellac

 

[JohnT]

The type I bought is not a shellac. It is a food safe polyurethane. Shellack can contain solvents that are not food safe... Note that picture says "polyurethane".