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What shall I use to treat wooden kitchen top?

TheWelshman
by TheWelshman 09 March 2011  |  Comments 3 comments  |  Love Love  1 love

I have an old victorian property that has wooden work surfaces in the kitchen. Its quite worn and had water damp marks on it.

I have sanded it all down and someone told me to put linseed oil on it. This hasn't really worked and I was looking for a treatment that I can use so it seals and protects it?

Any suggestions? Some kind of wax or coating? Help needed!

Thanks

Tim

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  • SoftwareBear
    Love rating 216
    SoftwareBear posted

    how many times have you applied linseed oil on it ... it does take quite a few coats and needs to soak in ... then it will need re-applying with some regularity to keep it sealed.

    what wood it is ?

    is it endgrain to surface or along the grain ?

    It soaks in slower if not endgain.

    Wood is a natural product and requires a bit of loving maintenance.

    To apply anything else now will require you to sand away the surface again.

    Rub it down with 0000 wire wool and wipe it down between coats too

    Posted on 09 March 2011 | Love Love  0 loves Report
  • MikeGG1
    Love rating 879
    MikeGG1 posted

    Hi, Tim

    It partly depends on the type of wood that it is, Do you know what you are dealing with?

    If you sealed it, then slightly damaged it (and who can keep a worktop in pristine condition) then liquids will get under the seal coat and start lifting it. That would be very unsightly and unhygienic.

    Any oil applied should be applied in lots of very thin coats and allowed to dry in between. It has to soak into the wood rather than stay on the surface. You should be able to buff it up a little by the time you have finished.

    How is the grass doing?

    Mike

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  • TheWelshman
    Love rating 63
    TheWelshman posted

    Thanks Guys

    Not sure what type of wood it is. I think its just a simple cheap wood. As it is all fitted and the cost of having it replaced i thought it might be better to repair.

    Maybe i will put some more linseed oil in and see what happens!

    Grass is doing well thanks Mike, it needs a cut now the weather has turned.

    Regards

    Tim

    Posted on 10 March 2011 | Love Love  0 loves Report

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