Danish oil soap stain

neilyweely · Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 12:40 pm Post subject: Danish oil soap stain

Hi all
I have been very busy looking after my father, who has been diagosed with MND, but have found the time to re-fit his bathroom. I used a beech block worksurface, and finished it with Danish Oil.
Have I made an elementary mistake here? I thought this stuff was perfect for the job in hand, but a bar of soap, placed on the WS, has left an unusual ring mark which seems immoveable. I can, of course, sand it out and re-apply the oil to cover the problem, but presumably this will only happen again.
It was a fancy new age soap, with bergamot and all sorts, but this is the sort of stuff they use, so......
I put four or five good coats on, all applied with lint free cloth, and it looked great for a while. But I obviously need to avoid this happening again. I am wondering if I should bite the bullet and use a different finish, but this will be a pita as there is now loads of Danish oil on it!!!

Any ideas? Don't Know

Thanks in advance.

Neil
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Chris Knight · Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 12:46 pm Post subject:

You could put more Danish oil on it - about another 5 coats. This will make it pretty resistant to most things albeit a bit shiny (you can knock the shine back with a suitable abrasive).

Don't forget that Danish oil is just an oil/varnish mixture and as such, more coats will apply more of the varnish which is not a high proportion to start with.
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neilyweely · Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 12:52 pm Post subject:

Waterhead

Thanks mate, I did kinda hope that would be the case, and thought I 'knew' it anyway. (ahem)

However, do you think that it was an obscure reaction, or does it fair poorly with soap? Has anyone had a similar experience? Is there a more durable finish I could apply OVER the Danish Oil?

Thanks mate.

Neil who just found;