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Can you remove/reduce the orange colour of pine which has aged awhile?
Hi, I'm trying to find a fireplace secondhand on Ebay and would like
the wooden surround to roughly match the stripped pine doors. However it's proving very difficult to find one I like which hasn't been stained or if unstained, doesn't have a very orange tinge. If pine is unstained but orange in colour is there any way to reduce or remove this colour, ie make it paler/whiter? Thanks. |
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Can you remove/reduce the orange colour of pine which has aged a while?
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Hi, I'm trying to find a fireplace secondhand on Ebay and would like the wooden surround to roughly match the stripped pine doors. However it's proving very difficult to find one I like which hasn't been stained or if unstained, doesn't have a very orange tinge. If pine is unstained but orange in colour is there any way to reduce or remove this colour, ie make it paler/whiter? Thanks. Never tried it but... http://www.rustins.co.uk/wbleach.htm -- Dave - The Medway Handyman www.medwayhandyman.co.uk 01634 717930 07850 597257 |
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Can you remove/reduce the orange colour of pine which has aged awhile?
Never tried it but...http://www.rustins.co.uk/wbleach.htm
Dave - The Medway Handymanwww.medwayhandyman.co.uk Thanks Dave. Would I get the same result by having the wooden surround dipped/stripped? |
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Can you remove/reduce the orange colour of pine which has aged awhile?
On 14 Feb, 12:37, Stuart Noble
wrote: Two part bleach works well on bare timber, and will also sort of work where the existing finish is oil or wax based. Won't work at all on a polyurethane finish though. Caustic dipping will help kill the orange but, again, not on a polyurethane finish. Part 1 of the above bleach is a strong alkali anyway, but part 2 (peroxide) is what lightens the wood. Thanks Stuart. I've seen a fireplace I really like on Ebay but the owner isn't sure if the finish it has is polyurethane (lacquer?) applied by the manafacturer which is non-removable or if it is Varnish which would be removable. Is there any easy way of knowing which it is? |
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Can you remove/reduce the orange colour of pine which has aged awhile?
On 14 Feb, 01:18, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
wrote: Hi, I'm trying to find a fireplace secondhand on Ebay and would like the wooden surround to roughly match the stripped pine doors. However it's proving very difficult to find one I like which hasn't been stained or if unstained, doesn't have a very orange tinge. If pine is unstained but orange in colour is there any way to reduce or remove this colour, ie make it paler/whiter? Thanks. You can burn it or cover it in paint. Both recommended. ;-) One thing I found when experimenting with staining what is laughing called 'red pine' nowadays for skirting and door facings was to stain the wood light pink - Red Mahogany stain 'watered' down, and then use 'Light Oak' stain over that. It gave the wood I had an acceptable match to old pine doors that had developed a natural soft-set honey colour. Rob |
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Can you remove/reduce the orange colour of pine which has ageda while?
robgraham wrote:
On 14 Feb, 01:18, The Natural Philosopher wrote: wrote: Hi, I'm trying to find a fireplace secondhand on Ebay and would like the wooden surround to roughly match the stripped pine doors. However it's proving very difficult to find one I like which hasn't been stained or if unstained, doesn't have a very orange tinge. If pine is unstained but orange in colour is there any way to reduce or remove this colour, ie make it paler/whiter? Thanks. You can burn it or cover it in paint. Both recommended. ;-) One thing I found when experimenting with staining what is laughing called 'red pine' nowadays for skirting and door facings was to stain the wood light pink - Red Mahogany stain 'watered' down, and then use 'Light Oak' stain over that. It gave the wood I had an acceptable match to old pine doors that had developed a natural soft-set honey colour. Rob That is surprising. Vandyke crystals is the usual way because of the depth and the dullness of the colour. It has a mauve hue, rather like garnet shellac. Orange plus mauve equals brown I guess... |
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