Refurbishing Pine Farmhouse Table

[SimonGarlick]

I have a pine farmhouse table that is currently painted all white, and I'm wanting to refurbish this by sanding the table top down to expose the bare wood and grain etc. I'm also wanting to make sure it's protected against heat from plates and dishes and the odd spill of water or wine, whilst also having a soft sheen/lustre and highlighting the grain. The problem is I've become a bit lost amongst the many choices of finishes.

So far I've tested two samples of Fiddes Hard Wax Oil on a piece of scrap wood, but I've also been looking at Colron Refined Wood Dye, that from what I've learnt would need to be protected with a clear lacquer and Colron Refined Danish Oil.

I wondered which of these three would be best suited to what I'm looking to achieve, or if anyone had any other suggestions or recommendations?

Thanks for any help.

Cheers,
Simon

 

[foxhole]

Osmo do a range of oils that are long lasting, but whatever you use care of the top is what is needed to prevent damage, hot item need placemats and drink spill need removing immediately, no surface is impervious to neglect.

 

[geraldthehamster]

I used Fiddes wax polish on a pine kitchen table. It looked great at first, but became impossible to keep clean and unstained, so in the end I sanded it all off and finished the table with this:

http://www.homebase.co.uk/webapp/wc...ay?langId=110&storeId=10151&partNumber=032035

It does depend on the wood though. Mine was a modern soft pine table, but a friend has a proper old pine table with much harder wood, that keeps a good finish with a bit of polish.

Cheers
Richard