help needed with varnish/lacquers etc

[ed1hosea]

Hi.
I really need help with a problem I have: A solid wood windowsill became mouldy so I had to strip it back to bare wood and revarnish. After doing this the wood was noticeably darker, even though the varnish claimed to be clear and colourless. I originally thought the wood was beech or oak butit seems it is actually mahogany (the light colour threw me as I always associate mahogany with darker colours rather than very light). The colour is totally incongruous with the surrounding skirtings etc and I want to get as close to the real wood colour as possible and have a tough/durable coating. Any advice would be very much appreciated.

Many thanks
Eddie

[ed1hosea]

Hi. Isn't there anyone who can help with this problem?

[dr4g0nfly]

It could be one of the not Mahoganies, like Iroko or Utile.

Any chance of some pictures of the offending windowsill and some of whatever you'd like it to match please.

[AnselmFraser]

When the wood gets wet and then dry contiuously it quite often oxidises to a blackish colour . The only thing to do is to scrape and sand the wood down until you get to new wood , if it is still dark in colour you could bleach it and then finish it with microporous oil or paint . You use microporous because it lets the wood breathe and then it is very much less likely to deteriate .