Boiled Linseed Oil
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Boiled Linseed Oil
Colin Jacobs wrote:
Please could someone tell me the benefits of Boiled Linseed oil. I am currently fitting out a new workshop & am looking to treat the wood with a preservative. What are the benefits of the oil other it's nice smell If you apply it correctly it hardens well, giving a good surface against damp and water, but still lets air through, (it breathes, like Gore-tex) so the wood dries underneath the oil. It is cheap (relatively), takes pigment very well, so you can make your own paint from it (by adding pigment and some thinner). BUT: Do not put it on thick, then it never gets hard, and you have a sticky surface for ever. BjarteR |
Boiled Linseed Oil
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Boiled Linseed Oil
On Sat, 10 Jun 2006 17:56:09 GMT, "Colin Jacobs"
wrote: Please could someone tell me the benefits of Boiled Linseed oil. None. Linseed yellows with age, is hard to apply and doesn't give a hard-wearing surface. For general workshop use you're probably better with a commercial Danish oil (like Liberon's), a long oil varnish mix. For better work with oil finishes then use a commercial blended finishing oil based on Tung oil. For outdoor garden furniture, go with a commercial product with UV sunlight resistance. I like the Australian Organoil range from Axminster. As always, don't apply oil too thickly or it will dry tacky and be a problem to fix. In this weather just re-coat quickly with thin coats instead - won't take long at all. I am currently fitting out a new workshop & am looking to treat the wood with a preservative. What against ? Oils have minimal protective qualities and no preservative quality. If you want to protect the surface, go for the oil+varnish mixes. If you want a minimally invasive finish, then use a blended finishing oil (maybe with Danish oil over it), but don't expect a pure oil finish to form an impervious skin over the timber. You shouldn't need a preservative in a workshop, just fix the source of damp or bugs instead. But if you do, maybe on timbers from a leaky roof, then look at the commercial mixes of Fungal Death Brew. |
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