Oak oil.....

I've recently had a hand-crafted wall number plaque made for my house. Made of oak and the number cut into the surface. The chap that made it finished it with oak oil.......what a big mistake!

After a fortnight of being attached to my house the oil has run in the rain and made a lovely 3ft orange streak down the wall which was newly painted last autumn. Grrrrrr.....

The brass screws we used turned out to be coated and they had already started to rust to. Not Happy!

Solution. I've spent nearly two hours today sanding the plaque carefully, and will coat it in a clear varnish. That is my tried and tested solution from a previous plaque. The new screws, my husband has bought from a yacht chandlers, they are steel. If they are used on boats they must be okay he said. Hmmmm......watch this space.

The wall I'm yet to sort out, being oil will it wash off?

 

Never heard of Oak Oil, teak oil yes.

Stainless steel screws or solid brass will be OK, ordinary steel will turn the oak black and rust very quickly.

Not sure if the oil will wash off, its more likely to be a stain that will be difficult to remove, but should be overpaintable with a wash down before hand.

 

Hi Sheal. To My Knowledge ,Oak Oil Is Used On Interior Work, Not Exterior. Oak Oil Is Used For Interior Wooden Surfaces, ie Doors, Wooden Furniture to cover a mark or scrape or scratch's etc.

Teak Oil is Used For Exterior Furniture etc.

I would Go For Good Quality Brass Screws With Cups Included. :thumb:

 

How disappointing and annoying!! For the stain, hot soapy water, then a repaint?

Val

 

I'm assuming the stain is on masonry paint.

Exterior stain block, available from builders merchants or painting and decorating suppliers will do the job.

 

Thanks everyone.

The oil has sanded out of the plaque. It was stupid of the craftsman that made it to have used it anyway, knowing it was going outside.

The wall itself has masonry paint on it and when the rain decides to stop, probably about September (Indian summer hopefully) :WINK1: I will set to work on putting that right.

 

The shotgun's a bit harsh Armandii. You know what they say, if you want a job done properly......:WINK1:

 

That is the good thing with both Danish and Tung oil, they can be overcoated with a high quality yacht varnish when dry.

I hate to put a dampener on this, but I very much doubt that the oil has sanded out. Sadly, unless you remove much of the case surface, the only real way to remove the old oil, is by applying nitromors rubbed carefully into the wood with wire wool. The oil needs to be pulled out. After thorughly removing any traces of the paint stripper, I would then feed the wood with either tung oil or Danish oil. Tung oil is preferable as a feed. Once dried, you can then over coat with two or three coats of yacht varnish.


In respect of the screws, high quality stainless is the way to go, which by the sounds of it, is something that your husbands has done.

As for the wall, I doubt that the oil has lifted from the wood and stained the wall. It is more likely that the back of the sign wasn't oiled, and that the staining is actually tannin from the oak. It would normally be black, but as you walls are painted, this may have changed the appearance.
Ensure that you also prepare the back of the sign in the same way that you will finish the front.


If oiled and varnished correctly, this is this how the colour shoulld look as on these two signs that I made for my mum-in-laws house.

 

WOW, very nice!!!!