Sticky oil

[Gingermick]

A dining room table I made 16 months ago is still a little sticky. (Scandinavian oil it was called)
It's not tacky sticky but sliding your hand over requires more effort than it should. And it should be better.
I haven't had the time to get around to doing anything about it (And didn't know what)
Have you had this happen? If so, what is the solution?
Cheers
Mick

[jow104]

Move down to Victoria, its colder down there

[Robert WA]

I have had an oil finish go sticky. My diagnosis was that I waited to long to wipe off the excess.
These days, I put it on and wipe it off hard within a minute or so.

[jow104]

Robert WA,

You had better move over to Victoria as well

[Gingermick]

Robert WA,

You had better move over to Victoria as well

I gave that some serious thought then I remembered that the finish had worked well on other items.

I think I need some pointers on how to apply oil finishes.

What can I put on the table to cut the finish back so I can apply a better finish, probably danish oil, and what can I do to stop it happening again, remembering that its too big, too hot and I'm too poor to move to Victoria.
Mick

[jow104]

My previous suggestions were partly serious and partly facetious, It might be that the storage of the oil in a warm climate might also be a problem, it could thicken it up etc.

[Sir Stinkalot]

Tgis link is for oil use on turnings but it may be of some help:
http://www.arbortech.com.au/articles/013.html

[Gingermick]

My previous suggestions were partly serious and partly facetious, It might be that the storage of the oil in a warm climate might also be a problem, it could thicken it up etc.

So your tongue wasn't as far in your cheek as I thought? The warm climate should make things less viscous, but it would dry quicker.
Good climate for french polishing I think.
But that doesn't fix my table. Its Peach cedar, beautiful grain, nice colour etc.

[ozwinner]

Ive used oils on various projects all with bad results, or results that I wasnt happy with.

Shellac is my prefered finish now, slapped on with a brush.

Al

[Gingermick]

On a dining romm table (we dont own a table cloth)

mick

[jow104]

Seriously this time Ginger, I would think the only way you can remove an oil coating is with a spirit but I would try a sample underneath the table top where unseen and then make a decision.
If spirit doesn't work I can only see that the top will have to be taken off physically.

[Gingermick]

Seriously this time Ginger, I would think the only way you can remove an oil coating is with a spirit but I would try a sample underneath the table top where unseen and then make a decision.
If spirit doesn't work I can only see that the top will have to be taken off physically.

Do Oil finishes blend into themselves? ie will a new coat on top blend into the old one (And if I follow the instruction carefully, not end up with another tacky finish)?
Mick

[ubeaut]

Mick - You already have a problem, applying more oil will only compound that problem.
Oil that has a sticky feel or a drag feel to it is usually applied wrong or used in the wrong situation. I could be mistaken, but for some reason in the back of my mind I seem to recall that Scandinavian oil is used more for upkeep rather than as a finish in its own right. Usually for use on teak furniture, wiped on then wiped off.

Matter of fact I have a feeling it might actually be called Scandinavian Teak Oil. Haven't seen any for years, but then again I haven't been looking.

Either live with it or strip it off and start again. You will most likely need to use paint stripper to remove it as it will have polymerised too much to be removed with conventional thinners like turps.

Hope this is of some help to you.

Cheers - Neil

[jow104]

Hard luck Ginger :eek: