Danish Oil or Teak Oil?
 

Is there any great difference between them?
Which is best for

(a) external wooden gates (large); and

(b) kitchen wood surface?

I'm not sure of the exact wood in either case,
except that both seem to be hard woods.

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Danish Oil or Teak Oil?
 

On 30 Sep, 11:21, Timothy Murphy wrote:
Is there any great difference between them?

Yes. Danish oil isn't just oil, it's up to 30% varnish mix

Teak oil is almost anything, but it's usually a light non-film-forming
oil (often also overpriced and no use to man nor beast)

Which is best for

* * * * (a) external wooden gates (large); and

* * * * (b) kitchen wood surface?

Danish oil for the first. Apart from giving a rather matt finish, it's
a tough old oil and good for outdoor uses.

Organoil (Australian) also do a good range of outdoor oils.


For kitchens, then I wouldn't use either. Either go with Liberon's
Finishing Oil (a fairly typical film-forming oil) for furniture, or
else simple mineral oil (Liquid Paraffin from the chemist) for salad
bowls. Also search the ng for a thread a week or two back.

Danish Oil or Teak Oil?
 

Andy Dingley wrote:
On 30 Sep, 11:21, Timothy Murphy wrote:
Is there any great difference between them?

Yes. Danish oil isn't just oil, it's up to 30% varnish mix

Teak oil is almost anything, but it's usually a light non-film-forming
oil (often also overpriced and no use to man nor beast)

Which is best for

(a) external wooden gates (large); and

(b) kitchen wood surface?

Danish oil for the first. Apart from giving a rather matt finish, it's
a tough old oil and good for outdoor uses.

Organoil (Australian) also do a good range of outdoor oils.


For kitchens, then I wouldn't use either. Either go with Liberon's
Finishing Oil (a fairly typical film-forming oil) for furniture, or
else simple mineral oil (Liquid Paraffin from the chemist) for salad
bowls. Also search the ng for a thread a week or two back.

Interesting. So what would Coloron's Antique Oil be then?
http://www.toolbank.com/1174/p/B1057/RSL/RSLCAO250



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Danish Oil or Teak Oil?
 

On 1 Oct, 20:16, "The Medway Handyman"
wrote:

Interesting. *So what would Coloron's Antique Oil be then?
http://www.toolbank.com/1174/p/B1057/RSL/RSLCAO250

Ask Colron. If you chase through the phone system or do it in writing,
paint & finish makers are often quite helpful about giving details.

As it says "sheen", then I suspect it's a film-forming oil (i.e. it
cures to make a surface layer). Most are.

Thus it's also probably a bad thing to use repeatedly on antiques, as
it builds up continuously.

Danish Oil or Teak Oil?
 

Andy Dingley wrote:
On 1 Oct, 20:16, "The Medway Handyman"
wrote:

Interesting. So what would Coloron's Antique Oil be then?
http://www.toolbank.com/1174/p/B1057/RSL/RSLCAO250

Ask Colron. If you chase through the phone system or do it in writing,
paint & finish makers are often quite helpful about giving details.

As it says "sheen", then I suspect it's a film-forming oil (i.e. it
cures to make a surface layer). Most are.

Thus it's also probably a bad thing to use repeatedly on antiques, as
it builds up continuously.

Don't think its meant to be used on antiques, I think thats just a catchy
name. I've used it on untreated pine & it gives a really nice finish.

So its a kind of Danish Oil?


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