Hi,
I've got a kitchen solid wood worktop, like this:
http://www.wickes.co.uk/worktop-dark-oak-3m/invt/212999/
It's been sitting in the dust and muck while I've done everything else (bought it ages ago on sale) and I've just cut it to size. I think it's oak but can't be completely sure, so if it the advice would be different for, say, beech, please let me know
I have bought some Dark Oak Briwax, and some Danish Oil from Toolstation. What should I do to make it look good again and protect it. It's not going in a kitchen, it's a built-in desk and in a laundry room, so it shouldn't have to put up with water, but there will be damp clothes, and maybe coffee cups or wet glasses etcetera.
- Do I need to do anything to prepare it (although it's solid wood I think it has been stained so don't think I can really sand it)?
- Which product should I use, or if both then in which order?
- How many coats, and how regularly afterwards for this type of use (I don't know how many it had when I bought it from Wickes)?
Also, what's the best way of finishing off round the edges, where the wall isn't completely straight? They do an upstand but I'm not sure it would match exactly, and it's 45 quid which is a bit of a ripoff. Could I get away with silicone and satin paint if I masked it carefully, or would that just look rubbish?
Thanks,
Chris
PS. Sorry about the duplicate post, went through twice but I can't find any way of deleting one.
I've got a kitchen solid wood worktop, like this:
http://www.wickes.co.uk/worktop-dark-oak-3m/invt/212999/
It's been sitting in the dust and muck while I've done everything else (bought it ages ago on sale) and I've just cut it to size. I think it's oak but can't be completely sure, so if it the advice would be different for, say, beech, please let me know
I have bought some Dark Oak Briwax, and some Danish Oil from Toolstation. What should I do to make it look good again and protect it. It's not going in a kitchen, it's a built-in desk and in a laundry room, so it shouldn't have to put up with water, but there will be damp clothes, and maybe coffee cups or wet glasses etcetera.
- Do I need to do anything to prepare it (although it's solid wood I think it has been stained so don't think I can really sand it)?
- Which product should I use, or if both then in which order?
- How many coats, and how regularly afterwards for this type of use (I don't know how many it had when I bought it from Wickes)?
Also, what's the best way of finishing off round the edges, where the wall isn't completely straight? They do an upstand but I'm not sure it would match exactly, and it's 45 quid which is a bit of a ripoff. Could I get away with silicone and satin paint if I masked it carefully, or would that just look rubbish?
Thanks,
Chris
PS. Sorry about the duplicate post, went through twice but I can't find any way of deleting one.
