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ANTIQUE FURNITURE RESTORATION DISCUSSION BOARD
Posted By: James Schooley <furnitureissues@earthlink.net> (0-1pool246-91.nas2.sioux-city1.ia.us.da.qwest.net)
In Response To: Re: 1920's walnut dining table (roger demuth)
Date: 2/25/5 03:55
The best thing for this problem is to disolve as much of the oil from the outer layer of wood as can be drawn out with lacquer thinner and whiting powder. Place a 1/8" thick layer of whitting on the wood and soak with lacquer thinner, cover with plastic wrap, allow to dry, remove the powder and repeat until the oil is no longer visable on the surface. After a light sanding, if no oil clogged dust shows up in the sand paper, use an oil stain, such as Watco. Then after at least 48 hours drying time, coat with a thin shellac and allow this to prove that a fast attachment has occured with strong holding masking tape. Then if all goes well continue with what ever finish you prefer, the object here is to counteract the bad oil with a working oil that will dam off the greasy oil below the surface. However, too much greasy oil below the surface can come back after a few years to cause the finish to crack and shed, especially if the item is allowed to remain in direct sun too often.
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