treating elm wood.

[pinkcowprint]

hi,for a few years we have had a very large and heavy piece of elmwood which we are gonig to use in our new kitchen for decorative shelves etc.
our joiner has cut up and sandblasted them for us,we took one piece to a decorative shop and was told to use 'danish oil' to protect the wood.
he assured us it would not change the colour just make it look even better,(it w a lovely colour after being sandblasted),anyway we painted the oil on last night and today one large piece looks really dark and dull,with bits of white,dustyish bits in it?(only way i can desribe it)
should we do another coat or will it just make this worse?
wish we had just left it now!!

[scotman]

Did you mean 'painted'? I would have thought Danish oil would be lightly rubbed on with a cloth.

[pinkcowprint]

hi,it says can be applied with a brush on the tin?
only very lightly applied aswell.

[scotman]

Which brand of oil was it?

[pinkcowprint]

blackfriar.

[scotman]

Not familiar with that

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KowcGCTpBxc

but it seems you are not alone

[pinkcowprint]

oh god! it was nearly a tenner aswell!!might need another sandblast and start again..thanks for finding that for me scotsman!

[The Builder]

Liberon is a good one Pinkers ........
Or ............ as an alternative to oil ........... try beeswax........

[scotman]

If you can't get Liberon locally you can get it from Squires

http://www.squirestools.com/

[pinkcowprint]

hi,well we have done another coat and it has suddenly gone lighter and realy glossy!has got rid of the whitey bits!

[AlBags]

That is a result of blasting it.

I use a special trade version of Danish Oil (which has a hardening chemical in it) and is food safe (like most Danish Oil is) I also work a lot with elm, beech and oak .. never had this pproblem .. but I never sandblast : )