Search results

Thanks

Thanks for the advice - this had to go on the back burner for a while. I tried the linseed oil, but no luck, as you can see. Should I assume that this is the end of the road and I should accept the flecks and move on? Also, I only used linseed oil on a small area - should I try to remove from...

I wasn't expecting so much expert and detailed feedback — thanks to everyone who took the trouble to reply. And it does look like this is a tricky issue so I have gone back to take a closer look and now provide some more information including some high resolution photos with some of the end...

Thanks for the reply. If it were filler, wouldn't it be visible on the original surface, or just below? I had sanded off quite a bit before it started appearing. Also, given that I seem to have gone down the wrong road here, is there anything I can now do? Thanks

Not sure those photos are showing, so:

Hi I am sanding an old table top because of bad water damage in one place. I am using an orbital sander. As I started to remove wood, yellowish flecks began to appear, as you can see in the photos below. When I kept sendingsanding, some of the flecks would disappear but then new ones appeared...