Protection for ash worktop to retain its light colour

[Deansplit]

Hi

I want to ideally oil an ash brekfast bar top but normal Danish oil will darken it substantially. I'm advised that WoCa worktop oil in white is ideal as it has a pigment in it to lighten the timber. However, I live in N Ireland and delivery is £20 when the oil itself is only 15 and there are no stockists in NI!! Is there any other product more readily available which will do the job?

 

[Deleted member 174758]

Avoid oils completely because they all darken with age and go for a water-based lacquer such Duluc Diamond Glaze - problem is that's not cheap

 

[Deansplit]

This is the issue though, the WoCa white oil doesn't darken, but can't get hold of it locally!

 

[foxhole]

Top oil does not change the colour of timber, I would use any type of varnish as it will crack up with wear and require complete overhaul to repair. Did my floorboards with diamond glaze and worn out in small areas, does not patch repair easily .

 

[big-all]

you cannot lighten the wood you can only mask it if it lightens at all its covering the wood like a colour wash

best to accept you cannot change nature

also oils need to be redone several times over the worktops life time up to 10 times in the first year then around 2 times a year after that not only costing more money but would suspect the part that whitens may be left behind causing the finish to be more cloudy with time masking the original wood grain

 

[foxhole]

you cannot lighten the wood you can only mask it if it lightens at all its covering the wood like a colour wash

best to accept you cannot change nature

also oils need to be redone several times over the worktops life time up to 10 times in the first year then around 2 times a year after that not only costing more money but would suspect the part that whitens may be left behind causing the finish to be more cloudy with time masking the original wood grain

Don't know what oil you use , but osmo oil requires only 2 coats and only requires one coat for renovation.

 

[Deleted member 174758]

Did my floorboards with diamond glaze and worn out in small areas, does not patch repair easily .

My question would be how many coats? I normally go for 2- or 3-coats and it's pretty durable at that

 

[foxhole]

6 coats