Waterproof Solid Oak Drainer

[scouse12345]

Evening all...

Need too know what too use on a solid oak dish drainer i've made, too waterproof it.. as it stands i've done nothing too it..

Ta...

Scouse.

 

[OPJ]

I'm sure mailee made something like this recently... He's be the one to ask! :wink:

 

[mailee]

Hi Scouse, yes I did but all I used was some vegetable oil. It hasn't really waterproofed it as some tanning has appeared from the steel of the pots. I would think a better idea would have been to seal it instead of using an oil although I am not sure if this would have broken down after a while.
Sorry I couldn't be of more help. :?

 

[yetloh]

Oxalic acid will get rid of the steek marks.

I don't think any finish as such will work on oak in this situation for very long. The best bet is probably a regular coat of vegetable oil; at least once a month and and probably more frequently. The words rod and back come to mind.

Jim

 

[RogerS]

Aquacoat from Smith and Rodger

or IdroStop

 

[yetloh]

Is that the Aquacote that used to be sold by Barfords? Is so, my experience is that it definitely will not stand up to that sort of exposure to water.

Jim

 

[RogerS]

Is that the Aquacote that used to be sold by Barfords? Is so, my experience is that it definitely will not stand up to that sort of exposure to water.

Jim

I don't know. Different spelling maybe?

 

[Jake]

It's going to get bashed and abraded as well as wet, so I don't think any coating is going to last very long. If you must, then an oil can be recoated without sanding back (which would be a major pain in the fundament), unlike a varnish, acrylic or otherwise.

 

[RogerS]

Isn't oil sticky to the touch?

 

[milkman]

i made on over the sink chopping board out of some oak ktichen top.

I just stuck it in a low oven fro a while and covered it in walnut oil. Repeat until bored. ITs been fine and regularly get soaked from washing veggies.

Oak is very durable, I wouldn't fret too much

 

[yetloh]

I just stuck it in a low oven fro a while and covered it in walnut oil. Repeat until bored. ITs been fine and regularly get soaked from washing veggies.

Oak is very durable, I wouldn't fret too much

Sounds like a good plan to me; certainly better than any sort of surface coating.

Jim