Organoil.

[RETIRED]

Have been informed that Bunnings are quitting Organoil stocks at reduced prices.

[Ashore]

THanks for the heads up , i;ll check it out tomorrow,:2tsup:

[Jim Carroll]

The rumor mill is that Organoil are now defunct which buggers Bunning because they usually send back stock they do not want for a credit.

So clearance sale it is then.

[Cliff Rogers]

The rumor mill is that Organoil are now defunct .....

Really? :oo:

Their web site is still up.

I had just found something in their line that I liked too. :rolleyes:

[DJ’s Timber]

Really? :oo:

Their web site is still up.

I had just found something in their line that I liked too. :rolleyes:

Yep :yes:

One of the companies who I do my cartage work for got a Letter from an administrator/receivership company late last year

[Cliff Rogers]

Bugger. :cool:

[Ashore]

I had just found something in their line that I liked too. :rolleyes:
What did you find cliff , I only use a couple of their products , the hard burnishing oil and the ecowood oil ( wood wipe )

[artme]

OK, who's going to corner the Organoil stocks?:?:?

I know!! Our feathered Entrepeneur.:D:D:D:p

[Cliff Rogers]

What did you find cliff , I only use a couple of their products , the hard burnishing oil and the ecowood oil ( wood wipe )
I like their Danish Oil.

[Wood Borer]

That expalins why they haven't answered my email i sent nearly three weeks ago.:(

Bad manners are bad manners whether you be in receivership or not. Normally I feel sorry for staff in this sort of situation but not responding to a faithful customer diminishes the pity, to me it appears that they only wanted to know me when they were collecting my money.:((

I guess I will have to source oils from elsewhere - any suggestions?

[mat]

Have a look at colours by nature. Their Livos oil finish is fantastic.
www.coloursbynature.com.au

[Cliff Rogers]

....Their Livos oil finish is fantastic....
Neil Scobie was promoting Livos a while back, I looked at it then & thought it was a bit pricey at the time, haven't looked lately.

[Ashore]

Went to the local bunnies this morning and got the last hard burnishing oil $9.90 for a litre :D, but the wood wipe and the danish were still at full price :((

[BobR]

Just ducked across to the North Parramatta store and picked up the last three 1L cans at $24.90 ea down from $38.53. They still have 500m cans at $19+ ea on clearance :oo:

[Cliff Rogers]

Everything at Bunnies in Cairns is cheap, best deal is the 10L drums of Danish for $99 each, I got one but there is still one there. :2tsup:

[mat]

Not much available in the ACT Bunnings stores but I did manage to pick some up at the Ulladulla Bunnings.

[Sparhawk]

When it was first announced I looked at Cranbourne, but could not find on the shelf.
On the weekend I found the Organoil sale stock sitting next to the paint counter. Picked up last ltr of Burnishing Oil, and some outdoor furniture oil.

[rsser]

Cliff, I've got a 500 ml can about 3/4 full you can have.

Edit: sorry, overlooked your last post. Looks like you're right for the moment ;-}

[Cliff Rogers]

Ta, yeap, I have plenty now. :2tsup:

[Harry72]

Everything at Bunnies in Cairns is cheap, best deal is the 10L drums of Danish for $99 each, I got one but there is still one there. :2tsup:

I guess they're still trying to wipe out their local competitors :((

[LGS]

I am reliably informed that Organoil is still available, through new owners;

The distributor in Victoria is Classic Leisure Products 9464 4252

http://www.organoil.com.au/

Regards,

Rob

[Wood Borer]

Organoil Stockists in your region -


Sorry, no stockists found in your region

Please ring Organoil Pty Ltd Head Office on 1800 060 654 or email us

Still the same response when I put my postcode in their "Find your Nearest Stockist" on their website.

I sent them an email quite a few weeks ago asking about how I can purchase their product but they couldn't be bothered to respond.:~:~:~

Can anyone think of a reason why I should give them another chance because I am very pi$$ed off with them for not responding to my email and their response to my postcode. :~:~:~

Business must be too good for them to bother with the likes of me.:~:~:~

Sorry, but I shall seeking an alternate manufacturer for my natural oils unless I hear from them in the very near future.

[johnjohnmulley]

^^
give them a call maybe?
I've emailed people and forgotten about it then 3 months later they email back saying how busy they were. Yes bad business but you're not in their shoes. Lots of businesses prefer phone calls much more than emails.

Also how many emails would they be getting at the moment? Everyone's heard they're closing down?

[Wood Borer]

Maybe you are right so I might give them another chance on Monday and call them.

Keep posted for my hopefully satisfied response.

[Wood Borer]

I rang the Melbourne distributor as suggested by LGS and I will be able to continue using Organoil :2tsup:

There is not many distibutors up this way but they can freight it to me.:2tsup:

[Sunriser49]

Have been informed that Bunnings are quitting Organoil stocks at reduced prices.

Saw it for $2 a tin at the Campbelltown NSW store last week, but not the Organoil I wanted.:no:

[Pat]

I got the 2 x 1 liter tins of DO for $20 each @ Wollongong Bunnies. There was one left.

[unicorn]

Don't know if this will help or confuse it even more, but the factory site in Byron Bay is now a car smash repair shop...where are they?

[Skew ChiDAMN!!]

Hope someone finds a supplier soon... I just ran out of both my Organoil "Natural Wax & Polish" and "Ecowood Oil Natural Wood Wipe."

The former is so-so, but I don't what I'll do without the latter; I didn't even realise 'twas made by Organoil until I looked at the fine print on the side of the bottle. :sigh:

I'm far from being a fan of their usual finishes, but the Wood Wipe is a "must have!" :2tsup: (More 'cos I'm addicted to the smell than anything... like Shellawax. :wink:)

[rsser]

Howard Products are now making a butcher's block finish Skew.

[Skew ChiDAMN!!]

As in http://www.howardproducts.com.au, Ern?

I can heartily recommend both their 100% Tung Oil and Orange Tung Oils. :)

I hadn't previously noticed their butcher's block wipe, but may just give it a go. Have you tried it?

[DJ’s Timber]

Do a search for some posts by Lumber Bunker Skew, as he has said somewhere here only very recently like about a week or two that Organoil has been taken over by someone and he has had a rep visit him.

[rsser]

I hadn't previously noticed their butcher's block wipe, but may just give it a go. Have you tried it?

'Fraid not. Think it's new; saw an ad in the current AWR.

[DJ’s Timber]

Here you go Skew

Organoil is Back Baby! yeah! (http://www.woodworkforums.com/showthread.php?t=91121)

[Skew ChiDAMN!!]

Here you go Skew

Organoil is Back Baby! yeah! (http://www.woodworkforums.com/showthread.php?t=91121)

Thanks DJ. :2tsup: I'd send you a greenie but isn't it against the rules to send 'em to mods? :innocent:


I hadn't previously noticed their butcher's block wipe, but may just give it a go. Have you tried it?

'Fraid not. Think it's new; saw an ad in the current AWR.

Ah. It'll be interesting to se if it finishes the same as the Ecowood stuff. [fingers Xed]

[DJ’s Timber]

Thanks DJ. :2tsup: I'd send you a greenie but isn't it against the rules to send 'em to mods? :innocent:


But I'm not a Mod so you won't be breaking any rules :; :U

[Neil]

Thought I'd put this (http://www.woodworkforums.com/showthread.php?p=927279#post927279) on a few weeks ago but I was wrong... Doh :doh:

[Skew ChiDAMN!!]

Thought I'd put this (http://www.woodworkforums.com/showthread.php?p=927279#post927279) on a few weeks ago but I was wrong... Doh :doh:

So many threads, so little time. :C

[BrettC]

No loss as far as I'm concerned, they smell alright but that's it for me - of course I might not have played with them as much as some others but never got good results from them myself...:shrug:

Sounds like there is hope for the stuff yet though:U

[Ausworkshop]

I simply rang the phone number on the can a few weeks back, after I found my local Bunnings was sold out, they put me onto the new Vic distributer. Classique Leisure Products
Ray is the contact I spoke to, I asked if I could get some oil and he brought some around to my workshop.

As for the products not being any good, I've tried many oils, Cabots, Rustins, Feast Watson etc etc. Some have thier benifits but in my opinion these Australian Made Organ Oil products are great. I used to use the rustins Danish Oil, Ray brought a can of Organoil Danish Oil to my workshop and I gave it a try. It is a new recipe I'm told, they have gone back to the orignal 200 year old blend. Perhaps some people, like me, should give it another go.
The new Danish Oil blend works great but its important to sand to a very fine grit, no cheating or skipping up grits, sand to around 1200-1500 even. Keep re-applying, flood the piece with oil for about 10mins at least, when flooded go back after 1/2hr and re-apply to any dry bits that need more oil eg. spalted wood areas.
It tends to be a bit thinner than the Rustins, so it takes a bit longer to get that deeper lust in the grain but when you do get it to work it looks fantastic. It makes sense I guess that a thinner oil will go into the timber more, it soaks right in deep and protects the timber fibers. Remember its not a coat of toxic plastic sprayed on for an instant shine. Nice work takes time, get the timber shiny by working through the grits, don't rely on the oil finish to do it or you will never be satisfied with the results from natural oils. Also remember to buff it quite hard after each coat has dried, this brings some of the oil to the surface and removes any patchy areas.:2tsup:

Might sound like hard work but compared to the problems associated with other finishing techniques I think its pretty easy and the good thing is your buying a natural product made in Australia so its not damaging the enviroment or supporting the massive oil industry who put their extract waste products into everything and try to tell us they are better than the old methods with thier huge advertising budgets, don't get me started. Anyway I'm rambling now, better go.

By the way, I am thinking of carrying these oils and waxes in stock so if anyone is interested in buying small amounts for hobby use then please let me know and I can send details of how to get them posted out to you.
[email protected]
www.handcraftedtimber.com (http://www.handcraftedtimber.com)

[Skew ChiDAMN!!]

I haven't tried their DO, I'm happy with Rustins. I've heard mixed reviews about it from people I know, but then again most of them are used to the modern "teaspoon of Tung Oil waved over a vat of PolyU" type Danishes. :rolleyes:

Runnier than Rustin's? Sounds like they've gone back to the original Tung/Linseed mix... :2tsup: That would make me a happy chappy; I'll have to give it a try.


By the way, I am thinking of carrying these oils and waxes in stock so if anyone is interested in buying small amounts for hobby use then please let me know and I can send details of how to get them posted out to you.

Are you looking at carrying their Ecowood Oils as well?

[Wood Borer]

I am into cabinet type work and not into making wood dizzy and I have had excellent results with the Organoil Hard Burnishing Oil but only after proper preparation and plenty of time just like Andrew said.

I ordered 10 L of it today from the Victorian distributor. They take orders over the phone and arrange transport which is important to me. They are also easy to deal with.:2tsup::2tsup:

[Ausworkshop]

Runnier than Rustin's? Sounds like they've gone back to the original Tung/Linseed mix... :2tsup: That would make me a happy chappy; I'll have to give it a try.

Are you looking at carrying their Ecowood Oils as well?

Yes I've been told they have gone back to the original 200 year old recipe for the 'Olde Style Danish Oil', its manufactured by Sales Force NSW which also make the Ecowood Oils. They were playing around with the outdoor oils as well, I got a bad batch last year that was not the same as what I normally get but now with the new owners they are getting it right again. I'm pretty sure the ecowood outdoor furniture oil is exactly the same stuff its just marketed under a different name and sold with a different label on the can. I have e-mailed them so I will get back to you with the answer once I know for sure.

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I love the screw top lids, beats messing around with paint tin openers and bent lids. They have them on both the 500 and the 1 litre cans now.

If anyone wants me to post out a tin, let me know what suburb your in and I can organise delivery or drop it off personally if your close to Knox. I will be adding oil & wax products to my website in the near future so you will be able to order online direct.

[Ausworkshop]

:rolleyes:

Are you looking at carrying their Ecowood Oils as well?

Here is the response from the e-mail sent back


'Same products, different brands. It was a strategy put in place under the previous owners to segment the market. A lot of independant stores would not stock the Organoil brand because it was in Bunnings and Mitre 10 stores. The new owners have decided to continue with the 2 brands'

Regards
Andrew