Now I want to stain it walnut.
How do I take off the Danish oil without removing the natural patina so I can stain it?
CathyLee
You've presented quite a conundrum, CathyLee.
Dave
CathyLee wrote:
1) Turn the table top over. 2) sand through the thickness of the material, until you reach the patina. 3) *stop* before you damage the patina. 4) fabricate a replacement section for that which was sanded away. 5) apply stain to the replacement section. 6) invert said replacement, so it is "top down", and position on the piece from steps 1-3. 7) press firmly. 8) turn back right-side up.
Any more questions?
Robert. While your advice is nearly always spot-on, I must object in this case and show that you have overlooked something. Danish oil is a _penetrating_ finish, not a surface finish. So, while your procedure might be perfectly valid for, say, a polyurethane or other surface finish, it just won't do in this case.
Unfortunately, once the Danish oil has penetrated, the best you can hope for to recolor it is a surface color treatment, and I've never seen one that looked good. Maybe modifying hubby's expectations would be easier.
Dave Hinz
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I think it might be faster to use a router to remove all of the wood leaving the patina.
;^)
Frank is out on a date...
Dave
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You cannot. The natural patina is on the surface of the wood now and staining will cover that up along with the Danish oil finish appearance.
You can however simply stain over the Danish oil finish and see what you end up with.
Use a rotary veneer cutter to slice the patina off, veneer the oak with walnut, then re-attach the patina layer you saved from step 2.
Sorry, but I can't think of any way to do literally what you ask for. But why should you anyway ? Solid timber furniture is rare enough these days - leave your oak looking like oak.
You _might_ find that ammonia fuming the oak will darken it even through the danish oil. But I've never tried this, and I'd experiment first.
I have a simple idea but it may be totally wrong because I am confused by your description.
You say you refinished an antique table but you kept the patina. Unless you used a very mild stripping process such as alcohol or lacquer thinner and were careful enough not to disturb all the patina, you surely did remove the patina. If you did remove the patina in the first go around, simply strip again using standard stripping processes and finish as you like.
If the patina was really left intact, try using a walnut colored Danish oil. You could always make your own. If that doesn't work, you may have to use a walnut toner but it is always risky to apply a new film finish over an existing finish.
Good Luck.
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