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maybe its per post tung oil is recommended rather than per poster ;-) I sanded back my worktop and got the first coat of tung oil on, the sanding was a bit laborious, but its on its way now. Though when oiling should the oil be "slopped on" and then wiped off, i.e. applied generously so...

Hi, Have look at the post I made, //www.diynot.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=160197&sid=b8f89531525cc08c6218d62596a9a601 People on here seem to recommend tung oil rather than danish oil because danish oil is polymerised tung oil with added drying agents which means it doesn't penetrete...

So 1. Sand the whole worktop to ensure even coverage of oil Presume that I should use a mechancial sander for efficiency, but shuold I use a belt or orbital? And what's the best thing to use around the inset oven and sink? Should I use a delta sander or just do it by hand? 2. Start at...

Thanks oilman for the advice so far. To confirm my understanding, you are recommending that I 1. Strip back the full worktop with white spirit to get rid of the danish oil on the parts of the worktops where it remains (which is most of it). 2. Use a scraper/cutter thingy to get rid of...

Hello, We have a blockwood beech wortkop when it was installed it was oiled 3 times on all sides and cut surfaces with Danish oil. I realise from the posts on here that 1. In for a dime, in for a dollar - we should've spent more and gone for granite :) 2. We should've used tung oil...