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Thread: Help! Oil on wood.
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6th October 2010, 09:15 PM #1Ziapurple Guest
Help! Oil on wood.
I hope somebody might be able to help me with a problem.
About 6 months ago I accidently spilled some tuna oil on a wooden seat in the backyard. Foolishly, I did not cleaned it up and now I see that it's seeped through the wood and very sticky indeed.
Is there anything I could use to clean it up?
I really want to sand it down and varnish it, and I could kick myself for not doing that before spilling the oil on it.
cheers in advance for any help out there.
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11th October 2010, 07:07 AM #2
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What finish on your table?
You may try to wipe off your oil with a mineral spirit. It may help to clean up your oil, but if your finish is an oil finish it will dissolve your finish.
If it is does n work, so the only thing you can do is to wipe off your finish with acetone, sand it and re finish your table.
Good luck
wisno
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11th October 2010, 07:54 AM #3
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11th October 2010, 06:26 PM #4Ziapurple Guest
thanks for that. I don't know what the finish on the seat is/was.
I wiped it with mineral turps and then scrapped some off and I could see that it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. The mineral turps helped soften the gluggy oil which was great but I will still have to sand it down.
thanks for your help.
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11th October 2010, 06:29 PM #5Ziapurple Guest
wow I will try the kitty litter! lucky I have a kitty.
thanks for that.... still working on it but I will get there eventually!
After I have cleaned it up as best as possible, can anybody tell me what the best vanish/oil/finish I can use? I want the best finish possible and something that will last a very long time, and I don't mind spending a little extra for this! Cheers.
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11th October 2010, 07:06 PM #6
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Marine varnish maybe ? . Possibly one of the better outdoor ones
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11th October 2010, 07:26 PM #7Ziapurple Guest
Cheers, I'll look out for that one.