Grout Haze

[Lonsdale73]

Just had a new kitchen fitted and my lovely oak worktops that were glistening with the six or seven coats of oil I'd worked into them now have a powdery white patina which I believe is called grout hazy. For a guy who told me he was a bit OCD about cleanliness he didn't half make - and leave - an awful lot of mess behind. And I say that as someone who is a naturally messy worker!

I've wiped it with a damp cloth, dry cloth and ones carrying a solution of distilled white vinegar and it's still there. Kitchen fitter has said just to apply more oil but I think all that will do is seal it in. Suggestions please?

 

[MikeG.]

Time machine - tape & plastic - time machine.

If constantly washing it doesn't do the trick, you might be left with the only option being to scrape the finish off and re-apply.

 

[Lonsdale73]

Thanks. I wouldn't mind so much but I provided them with a huge dust sheet and found it stuffed in a box! Now it's dried, the vinegar solution looks to be lifting it.

 

[Phil Pascoe]

I would think you could use a purpose made tiling cleaner - most are a fairly dilute acid that probably wouldn't touch an oil finish, and would be be a bit stronger than vinegar.

 

[Doug B]

You could try a little methylated spirit in a small area see if that lifted it