On Sat, 02 Jun 2007 09:13:18 -0700, Mt4t
wrote:

I have a cedar wall that was finished with a brushed-on coat of uncut
linseed oil. When I tried to refresh a part of the wall with a second
coat, maybe 10 years after the first, the result left some shiny,
sticky patches. Now, several years later still, I'd like advice on
1) eliminating the shiny-sticky bits, and 2) refreshing a linseed
oiled surface without creating more such patches.

BOILED linseed oil, once applied, will slowly oxidize overnight, so
youll have to remove the excess with rags before it starts to harden.
You have to be VERY CAREFUL how you dispose of those rags as they will
spontaneously ignite and burn your house down! That is exactly what
happened to Windsor Castle!

Raw linseed oil is not for finishing wood. If you used THAT, you might
get lucky if the boiled linseed oil may dissolve it, but that's a long
shot. Good luck.
BlackHawk