Sycamore finish

[Harry581010]

I use osmo polyx oil clear satin and get along very well with it but one thing I've noticed is gives light colours, in particular sycamore which I like to work with, a bit of an orange tint. I want the sycamore to be the whitest version of itself (adding a white tint isn't my first choice). I saw a brief clip of a video I can't find again that said water based finishes tend to help keep lighter colours lighter than oil finishes. Has anyone found this to be the case or have any similar problems they have come up against and fixed?
Thank you

 

[Chris West]

I think you are right. I haven't done a lot of work with sycamore but in similar light colored woods, I find tha oil base does tend to yellow more than water base although I miss the durability of oil based finishes.

 

[Blackswanwood]

Oil finishes do result in a colour change with Sycamore. If I want to retain the original colour I use either just hard wax or cellulose sanding sealer and hard wax.