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madamekelly, in the first photo it looks as though the cabinet has some kind of varnish finish.... I always thought that you had to remove the old finish before using oil, otherwise it wouldn't penetrate...?
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In most cases, you are right, but this wood was so dry and the finish so flakey, and my house so dry, that I figured it couldn't hurt. I spread a heavy coat of oil, planning to go back in a while to wipe off the excess, but when I went back, it had all soaked in. That gives you some idea of how damaged it really is. The varnish did not even slow the oil down!
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Rodney-I am going to add several more coats of oil over the winter, so that when I lightly sand it to get rid of the flakey varnish, I will not risk changing the finish colors as I sand. I used scratch cover the first coat, but will switch to boiled linseed oil from here on out to take advantage of the hardners in it. Right now, I just want to preserve the wood that is in good shape, and feed the wood that has been exposed to the elements. I have to reglue the veneers before I use the boiled linseed so I am not hardening it in the wrong shape. That would be a disaster.
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