Can you oil oak furniture?

[gilford]

We have loads of oak furniture, last night my wife put a glass of red wine on our oak sideboard and a bit has dripped on it, she’s rubbed it with a baby wipe and now the wood in that area looks “dry”.

Is there anything we can buy to rub on it and make it better?

Cheers!

[BillyCasper]

Isn’t rubbing a walnut in to the wood the right home remedy?




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[Andyg]

Yes. Osma do a clear finishing oil which works well on oak (I have just finished an Oak picture frame), but try it on a hidden part of the chair.

Failing that why not use some beeswax?

[Bluehase284]

Yes, order Danish oil if you want Oak to be sealed but not oily to the touch. Wipe on, leave for 5 mins and wipe excess off.

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[Mick P]

I have an Arts and Crafts style table which is about 1890ish and have owned it for the last 30 years. I gives it a coat of tung oil about once every 5 years and it looks brilliant.

[trident-7]

You might have to remove the old denatured wax first. I was advised to use steel wool on my Mousey Thompson furniture. If I don't do that first, you can still see the affected area even after rewaxing.

[draftsmann]

If you do use steel wool on old oak be sure to remove any traces from any crevices otherwise the steel and tannin in the oak could react and leave dark stain marks.

[lewie]

try a light wipe with olive oil- worked a treat on my dining room oak table

[PTelli]

+1

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[PTelli]

+ 1 for Danish oil.

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[sweets]

If your wife managed to remove the original surface finish using a baby wipe, your furniture has been waxed, and not treated with one of the shellac-containing oils, like Damish or finishing oil.
Having removed a wax finish I would avoid using an oil for a patch.
If you wish to change the finish for the whole piece, go ahead, the oils are less prone to damage, but don't patch a wax with an oil, as they also contain solvent propellants which will dissolve the wax adjacent to the mark.
Just rub some furntiure wax into it using a cloth, and buff away any excess. If the colour does not quite match, you might consider blending a little colour into the wax, but seeing as it is something very simple that has removed the colour, a simple cure should suffice.
As mentioned elsewhere, estreme caution needs to be used when working oak with wire wool, any moisture present whatsoever will cause black staining.

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[oldoakknives]

Oak Furnitureland do their own brand wax specifically for oak furniture (funnily enough). No doubt expensive for what it is but it works well and gives a good finish. I'm sure other brands are similar at a more reasonable cost as well.

[mk1974]

You might have to remove the old denatured wax first. I was advised to use steel wool on my Mousey Thompson furniture. If I don't do that first, you can still see the affected area even after rewaxing.

Show us some pics of your Robert Thompson furniture,I’ve just bought a couple of pieces


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[gilford]

Thanks for the responses gents, will get tub of oak wax and give it a go!

[Mick P]

Oak Furnitureland do their own brand wax specifically for oak furniture (funnily enough). No doubt expensive for what it is but it works well and gives a good finish. I'm sure other brands are similar at a more reasonable cost as well.

Furnitureland wax is actually Fiddes wax in a different tin.

[trident-7]

Show us some pics of your Robert Thompson furniture,I’ve just bought a couple of pieces


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There you go.
...and some mice!

[Pitfitter]

Buy some large coasters and slap them in the wife’s hand too.