Finishing Oil Bleeding.

[double.d]

I have put three coats of Liberian finishing oil on this piece and as you can see it has bled around the inlay and open grain. Is there anything i can do to fix this now?

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[Kuffy]

that happens to me with oils. I believe its because I put too much oil on and let it soak in for too long, but even by applying little it still happens. Providing the surface isn't sticky, I just wipe it up. gotta check it regularly though. If it has dried, just sand it back and re-oil, it will happen less and less as the timber fibers get properly sealed by the oil.

[Claw Hama]

Hi DD, I use a Sam Malouf mix of 1/3 boiled linseed, 1/3 tung oil, 1/3 of any estapol, varnish you have laying around. Put it on for 10 - 15 min and then wipe over and remove anything that hasn't soaked in. Leave it for 24hrs ish and do it again until you get the look you want. If you get a little weeping wipe it off before it gets too tacky. My home brew mixes can vary quite a bit but all seem to put a better cover on than the shop bought. If I'm in a hurry I sometimes add a bit of Teribine to speed up the drying time. If I'm shot on one oil or another I just make up the difference with the other. If you have very hard dense timber you can add a bit of turps to thin it down and help it soak in. If you thin it down further and add a bit more polyurethane it can be used like a wipe on poly. Have some fun with it, just do quick coats and let it dry between though. Have fun.

[Luke Maddux]

My understanding about what's happening here is as follows.

When the oil seeps into narrow voids, meaning things like widely space grain, joinery, and the space around your veneer, it then begins to dry. As it begins to dry, it swells slightly, so some of the less dry oil is forced out of the void and deposited on the surface of your work piece where it then dries as yours has. It looks messy, and resembles oil which you failed to wipe off (which is basically what it is).

In my experience, you just have to sand it off with something in the P600 neighborhood and then continue applying coats until it eventually fills all the void space and stops doing it. Liberon finishing oil is a great product, but it is the worst about this because of how quickly it dries. Nonetheless don't give up on it.

You can kind of help it to not do this by leaving the majority of the sanding dust from your final grit on the work piece before the initial application, and then wiping it on in a circular motion being sure to traverse the grain. That way it picks up some of the dust and carries it into the void spaces to fill them more efficiently.

Another thing you can do is, after applying the oil and wiping off the excess, check back in every ten to fifteen minutes and wipe off the excess again.

Hope that helps,
Luke

[Xanthorrhoeas]

Have you tried wiping it over with a rag dampened with White Spirit? That removes most oils and should wipe off the surface material without cleaning the oil out of the crevices (voids). That would be my first experiment.

[double.d]

Thanks for the replies. The oil you see has dried and gone hard so I think I will try a light sand to dull it and keep adding coats until I get a nice shine. I like the matt finish that comes from 2 quick coats of this or the Organoil but because of the figured top on this box i wanted it to pop a bit.