Hi
Newbie to DIY here and not sure if I have posted this in the right place.
I'm looking for advice please on oiling worktops, I recently moved into a house and the worktops were always sticky to touch. I assumed they had been varnished maybe with the wrong type of varnish or to much? In not that great at DIY so could be wrong. I started sanding the worktops however after two hours of sanding I just ended up with clumps of what I can only describe as like cardboard and a tiny area of worktop had been sanded. I went to a diy store and was told to buy a product called Nitromors and that would remove the varnish. I used that on the worktops and it did remove the varnish. I then sanded the worktops lightly before oiling. The oil I bought was Colron Danish oil and I applied it with a lint free cloth.
The problem I have is that it has been 24 hours since I applied the oil and some areas are still sticky / wet. I'm not sure if I maybe havnt removed all the varnish or if the oil is just taking along time to dry?
Should I sand the sticky bits down and start again or will it dry eventually?
Sorry for the long post just wanted to include as much as possible.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Newbie to DIY here and not sure if I have posted this in the right place.
I'm looking for advice please on oiling worktops, I recently moved into a house and the worktops were always sticky to touch. I assumed they had been varnished maybe with the wrong type of varnish or to much? In not that great at DIY so could be wrong. I started sanding the worktops however after two hours of sanding I just ended up with clumps of what I can only describe as like cardboard and a tiny area of worktop had been sanded. I went to a diy store and was told to buy a product called Nitromors and that would remove the varnish. I used that on the worktops and it did remove the varnish. I then sanded the worktops lightly before oiling. The oil I bought was Colron Danish oil and I applied it with a lint free cloth.
The problem I have is that it has been 24 hours since I applied the oil and some areas are still sticky / wet. I'm not sure if I maybe havnt removed all the varnish or if the oil is just taking along time to dry?
Should I sand the sticky bits down and start again or will it dry eventually?
Sorry for the long post just wanted to include as much as possible.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks