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Veneered solid door
Just seen some surprisingly well priced doors (80 quid ish) at the wood
merchant which are oak veneered onto solid hardwood (not oak). The package instructions recommended microporous stain or paint, but not wax or teak oil. Why might that be?... I was looking at maybe finishing with Treatex which is a wax/oil blend. But I could use a microporous finish - just wondered... Cheers Tim |
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On Sat, 27 Jun 2009 13:24:36 +0100, Tim S wrote:
Just seen some surprisingly well priced doors (80 quid ish) at the wood merchant which are oak veneered onto solid hardwood (not oak). The package instructions recommended microporous stain or paint, but not wax or teak oil. Why might that be?... I was looking at maybe finishing with Treatex which is a wax/oil blend. But I could use a microporous finish - just wondered... Cheers Tim ========================================== Just a guess... It's possible that oil and wax could penetrate the veneer so far that they could reach the glue and degrade it. Cic. -- ========================================== Using Ubuntu Linux Windows shown the door ========================================== |
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Cicero wrote:
On Sat, 27 Jun 2009 13:24:36 +0100, Tim S wrote: Just seen some surprisingly well priced doors (80 quid ish) at the wood merchant which are oak veneered onto solid hardwood (not oak). The package instructions recommended microporous stain or paint, but not wax or teak oil. Why might that be?... I was looking at maybe finishing with Treatex which is a wax/oil blend. But I could use a microporous finish - just wondered... Interesting stuff, not heard of it before. Treatex Hardwax Oil is microporous according to http://www.treatex.co.uk/hardwaxoil.html -- Dave - The Medway Handyman www.medwayhandyman.co.uk |
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Cicero coughed up some electrons that declared:
Just a guess... It's possible that oil and wax could penetrate the veneer so far that they could reach the glue and degrade it. Cic. Ooh - that would be quite a serious issue... Sounds quite plausible too. Cheers for the insight (even if it was a guess) Tim |
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The Medway Handyman coughed up some electrons that declared:
Cicero wrote: On Sat, 27 Jun 2009 13:24:36 +0100, Tim S wrote: Just seen some surprisingly well priced doors (80 quid ish) at the wood merchant which are oak veneered onto solid hardwood (not oak). The package instructions recommended microporous stain or paint, but not wax or teak oil. Why might that be?... I was looking at maybe finishing with Treatex which is a wax/oil blend. But I could use a microporous finish - just wondered... Interesting stuff, not heard of it before. Treatex Hardwax Oil is microporous according to http://www.treatex.co.uk/hardwaxoil.html The neighbour is a bit of a wood buff and he likes it - partly because it's "natural" (he likes to be green) and partly that it didn't give him a headache when he did a whole floor with it (lack of VOCs). He said it was in fact quite unsmelly to work with. It's rather going to be at the other end of the spectrum compared to something like Rustins, but OTOH it's probably more amenable to recoating and reconditioning... Tim |
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