Oil finished cleaners

[zhandax]

You may be wondering what a Yank is doing posting in your forums. You guys seem to have more members familiar with real Tung Oil finishes than most forums I have seen. Here is something I have not found in searching your forum...The internet is littered with recipies for oil finish cleaners: linseed oil, gum turpentine, and vinegar. Can I substitute Tung oil for the linseed oil? I just received a Scandanavian teak dining table that I wager is finished with some linseed-based dervation which I would like to displace with the (my opinion) better Tung oil. I would prefer to not strip the whole thing down. If I clean it with Tung oil, gum turpentine and vinegar and recoat with Tung oil (spread over a few years), will this accomplish my objective? The table top is teak veneer, relatively un-damaged, and the finish is (although in minor need of cleaning) in fairly good condition except for a few light spots which I suspect are the result of either heat or moisture. If it was not veneer, I would just hit it with TSP and sandpaper.

[watson]

G'day Zhandax,
Our forum sponsor (Ubeaut) has a product called polish reviver which may be available in the US.
There are links at the bottom of the page.
It sounds like what you need.
p.s Is George Jones still alive???

[zhandax]

He survived getting drunk and running his SUV into a tree last year (and stayed out of jail). Sounds like a pretty tough old goat. I am not a big fan, but I do remember (10 or 12 years ago) "Prop me up against the jukebox" I am more of a Def Leppard kind of guy (saw them last year). I refuse to grow old gracefully.

[watson]

Thanks for the "george" update.........beats going to town on his ride on mower.................I reckon, the Ubeaut polish reviver is available over your way, and it sounds exactly what you need.

[zhandax]

I have heard good things about that type restorer. Won't the table need to be cleaned first? Also, it has two leaves which look to have never seen light (stored under the table surface). Should I use the restorer on them as well?

[watson]

My bottle and the instructions are up in my shed.........so I probably can't answer until the morning.....wimp aren't I.....but its after 11 pm....peeing rain.......and bloody cold.
However, I reckon the instructions are on this site under the Ubeaut Products link at the bottom of the page. Let me know how you go with the instructions, otherwise, I'll check mine after a bit of shuteye.

[DJ’s Timber]

Here's the link (http://www.ubeaut.com.au/polrev.pdf) to the data sheet on the reviver

[byhammerandhand]

Bad idea... really bad idea.

See this link (http://www.alsnetbiz.com/homeimprovement/info5.html) and search on the word "chromogenic" and read that paragraph.


The internet is littered with recipies for oil finish cleaners: linseed oil, gum turpentine, and vinegar. Can I substitute Tung oil for the linseed oil? I just received a Scandanavian teak dining table that I wager is finished with some linseed-based dervation which I would like to displace with the (my opinion) better Tung oil. I would prefer to not strip the whole thing down. If I clean it with Tung oil, gum turpentine and vinegar

[ubeaut]

If it's teak it should have its own natural oils and I would be using Teak oil very sparingly once or twice a year as dictated by the surface appearing to dry out.

Cheers - Neil :U

PS not all the Polish Revivers will do what it said in the article mentioned above there are a couple that actually work. I believe ours is definitely one of them. Still wouldn't use it on your table though.