NikNak
Established Member
Good afternoon guys.... hope you're all well and staying safe
I (we) decided that the dining room table needed a bit of ummm attention. Nothing wrong with it physically, just the colour. The varnish or what ever it is they put on furniture these days has gone all orangey over time, due to the UV light landing on it(?).
So... take it all apart and off i go to the bat cave and sand it back to bare wood... 60-80-120-180-240 grits (hammer) and H O U R S later i'm very happy with all my efforts so far.
Now... as its oak (and bloomin' evvy :shock: ) it looks gorgeous in my (our) eyes as it is, a nice 'white oak' colour, but accept that its not very practical to leave it bare as it'll soon get grubby and probably greasy too.
I've recently done our bookcase, also oak, and again gorgeous when first sanded. I used Briwax clear wax on it. Feels silky smooth. However, even the clear wax has darkened the wood quite considerably from the freshly sanded colour.
Needing to put some sort of finish on the table, what can i put on it to protect the wood (everyday wiping with a damp cloth etc) to keep the lovely light/white oak colour.... any suggestions.? Or is it a case of 'its oak so what ever you put on it the wood will darken'..?
I (we) decided that the dining room table needed a bit of ummm attention. Nothing wrong with it physically, just the colour. The varnish or what ever it is they put on furniture these days has gone all orangey over time, due to the UV light landing on it(?).
So... take it all apart and off i go to the bat cave and sand it back to bare wood... 60-80-120-180-240 grits (hammer) and H O U R S later i'm very happy with all my efforts so far.
Now... as its oak (and bloomin' evvy :shock: ) it looks gorgeous in my (our) eyes as it is, a nice 'white oak' colour, but accept that its not very practical to leave it bare as it'll soon get grubby and probably greasy too.
I've recently done our bookcase, also oak, and again gorgeous when first sanded. I used Briwax clear wax on it. Feels silky smooth. However, even the clear wax has darkened the wood quite considerably from the freshly sanded colour.
Needing to put some sort of finish on the table, what can i put on it to protect the wood (everyday wiping with a damp cloth etc) to keep the lovely light/white oak colour.... any suggestions.? Or is it a case of 'its oak so what ever you put on it the wood will darken'..?