Advertisement
If you have a new account but are having problems posting or verifying your account, please email us on hello@boards.ie for help. Thanks :)
Hello all! Please ensure that you are posting a new thread or question in the appropriate forum. The Feedback forum is overwhelmed with questions that are having to be moved elsewhere. If you need help to verify your account contact hello@boards.ie
Hi there,
There is an issue with role permissions that is being worked on at the moment.
If you are having trouble with access or permissions on regional forums please post here to get access: https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058365403/you-do-not-have-permission-for-that#latest

Reviving Mexican Pine Furniture

  • 21-08-2019 7:36am
    #1
    Lex Luthor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,220 ✭✭✭✭


    I've got a few pieces of Mexican Pine furniture I would like to give a bit of a lift, they haven't been touched since bought so still at the same colour/finish out of the shop

    Was thinking along the lines of a light oak oil to put on them, I have used Colrons Danish Oil before on some garden furniture and found it very easy to use, however the colour oil I have (Jacobean Oak) is too dark for what I want on this furniture

    I noticed Colrons do a Wax, what is the difference in using a wax than an oil?

    They don't do a light oak in their Danish oil range but they also have a light oak in their Wood Dye tins
    https://www.diy.com/departments/colron-refined-english-light-oak-wood-dye-0-25l/175932_BQ.prd

    Would the wood dye be ok as its for interior use?
    Or maybe another suggestion

    Thanks


Comments

  • #2
    Markcheese
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,838 ✭✭✭Markcheese


    Wood dye is exactly that, just a colour, no protection, no finish at all...

    Can you give a couple of inconspicuous places a test,? A quick rub with sand paper will show you what the would is like under the current finish.. That may be good with either a clear coat, the Danish oil or try with the light oak dye (and then clear)
    Once you put dye on to untreated wood, you can't go back, it soaks in, and it may not work on traeted wood with our sanding Ect...

    Slava ukraini 🇺🇦



  • #3
    Lex Luthor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,220 ✭✭✭✭Lex Luthor


    would just the wood dye be enough as its interior furniture so wont be exposed
    Just want to give it a light colouring and take the dull look off it

    TBH I don't think there was much if any finish on them when I got them


  • #4
    Markcheese
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,838 ✭✭✭Markcheese


    Lex Luthor wrote: »
    would just the wood dye be enough as its interior furniture so wont be exposed
    Just want to give it a light colouring and take the dull look off it

    TBH I don't think there was much if any finish on them when I got them

    Well do a test patch to see how it looks, you can always put a Danish oil or something over it later...

    Slava ukraini 🇺🇦



  • #5
    Lex Luthor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,220 ✭✭✭✭Lex Luthor


    Markcheese wrote: »
    Well do a test patch to see how it looks, you can always put a Danish oil or something over it later...

    I'd rather just use one product instead of applying dye and then having to danish oil over that
    I might just get the danish oil and give it a go, but in a different brand that does a light oak in the Dan Oil


Advertisement