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  1. #46
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    Hi again,

    Well, I had a bottle of very old linseed oil lying around the shed, so I took a punt and have thoroughly rubbed it into the timber. After leaving overnight, I would describe the change as going from a very light ash blond to a deep honey blonde. I am quite happy with that tone.

    My next question however, (and very sorry to hijack the thread), is that, never having done any finishing before, I don't know what to do next.

    Do I simply start rubbing in the MinWax Poly, or do have sand it down, or do I sand it and apply more linseed oil, or....etc.

    Your help is aprpeciated

    Wongdai

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    My two bob's worth: let it sit til thorougly dry, and that make take some time!

    For your next coat or two mix the LO half and half with White Spirits (or Turps if you can't get it), wipe on, let sit for maybe 10 mins or less, then wipe off the excess. And repeat.

    You can make your own 'Danish Oil' mix for general use using one part each of LO, poly, and White Spirits.
    Cheers, Ern

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    Thanks for that.

    It felt pretty dry this morning - not oily to touch or anything.

    Just so I understand, do I need to sandpaper it down between coats of the 50/50 LO mix?

    Wongdai

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    Hmm, so was it plain LO or Boiled? Sounds like Boiled.

    Boiled can be any kind of oil with a solvent.

    I would only wet sand if you have an open-grained timber you want to fill. Otherwise, just wipe the mix off before it gets tacky.
    Cheers, Ern

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    Just to add: as it sounds like BLO then don't add any White Spirits.

    You could experiment by adding a third of poly, try it on a piece of scrap, and see how you like it.
    Cheers, Ern

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    OK, thanks for that.

    I couldn't tell you if it is boiled or plain LO, as I bought the bottle at least 30 years ago from an art supplies store, and the label has since long gone.

    I will try adding the third of poly on a piece of scrap and see how she looks.

    regards

    Wongdai

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    i use linseed oil on most of the things i restore... (raw &/or boiled)
    i rub it in, then leave it for a bit...
    then give it a nice wet coat and leave it to dry... then hand buff

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    It wouldn't be plain LO if it dried overnight Wongdai.
    Cheers, Ern

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    OK, well I went home after work and examined the timber more closely. It definitely still has an oily feel to it in places, so I will leave it another day before applying the second coat. After that two coats of poly and we will see how it looks.

    Thanks all for the help.

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