problem after oiling my kitchen work surface

[Halloween Jack]

hi all,

i've got a walnut butcher's block work surface, it's been oiled twice before but this time i think i've used too much linseed oil.

i rubbed it in one night but in the morning it hadn't all sunk in. there were patches so i tried to mop them up with a cloth but they had gone all dried up, a bit like glue, and when i rubbed them they turned into little beads of sticky stuff.

so what happened? did i use to much? or did the oil somehow bring out some of the sealant. i've now got these patches and streaks of a glue like substance on my metal hob.

is there anything i can do to get the stuff off?

cheers.

 

[Scrit]

You put too much oil on. The technique is to rub or "paint" the opil on, leave for 5 to 10 minutes, then wipe off the excess.

Try using turpentine and a grey (denibbing) Scotchbrite cloth (from Machine Mart, car spray /refinishing places, etc - don't use a pan scourer as they are too coarse) and gently rubbing the affected areas (in line with the grain). This should dissolve the un-polymerised oil to an extent and allow you to wipe it off. If it doesn't work it may be a case of resanding the top and starting again.

Scrit

 

[Halloween Jack]

great thanks for your help. should the turps work on the metal hob too?

 

[Scrit]

I would have though so, depends how well the oil has "set". I use turps or turps substitute to soften and remove resin from cutters when I've been sawing/machining pitch pine. It pongs a bit, though!

Scrit

 

[Halloween Jack]

great, thanks mate