Can I use Danish oil over minwax stain. It gos on a white oak mantel I built and don't really to use poly on it.
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Can I use Danish oil over minwax stain. It gos on a white oak mantel I built and don't really to use poly on it.
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What kind of stain and what brand of "Danish oil" (do they squeeze danes to get this stuff?)?
Rob
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Danish oils are usually oil/varnish mixes. Watco Danish Oil is a popular one. Oil/varnish mixes need to penetrate the surface and then have all excess oil wiped off. But the Minwas stain has a light varnish as binder. It may well have sealed the surface in which case the oil/varnish mix can't penetrate. The end result could be a substandard finish. Taking Watco as an example, it would be better to use the tinted versions to get the color than to try to use it over Minwax stain.
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Well I went ahead and pollyed it
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Didn't want to sand it all over again
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