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TLDR: Bamboo worktop, which oil is the most indicated? I hear Danish Oil is good enough, is Osmo Top Oil a level head? We are looking to achieve a well sealed, truly impenetrable worktop.
After having some make-shift OSB worktops for more than a year, we finally decided on some bamboo worktops, which we bought from what I would believe it is a reputable worktop seller.
My expectations on bamboo were quite high, as we have had bamboo chopping board for years and water (or other liquids and foods) left on the board for some time would be easily wipeable and leave no trace.
Of course that level of seal depends mostly on the final sealant use to seal the wood, and here is the problem we are facing with our worktops.
We asked for the worktops to come pre-oiled and after installing them, we soon realised that water marks were appearing, even if wiping straight after a water droplet was laid on the worktops.
As you can see from the picture, the damage looks like a white blemish / discolouration.
Since then, we learnt that actually having the worktops pre-oiled doesn't mean much, as in fact we need to oil them daily for the first week, then weekly for 6 weeks, monthly for six months and then every six months for the rest of our beautiful lives - who would have thought that when buying a wooden worktop I had signed up for a job as a part-time wood oiler!
Jokes aside, I have done a test on a worktop offcut with 3 to 6 coats of Danish oil applied wet on wet (i.e. apply oil, leave it to rest 20 minutes, then second coat, then 20 minutes wait etc.; then wipe down multiple times at intervals.)
Vey happy with the finish, HOWEVER the discolouration / white blemish still appears, even though less noticeable.
Here is then my DOUBT and QUESTION:
is my test pointless as I am trying to artificially accelerate time, and actually if I were to follow the standard process of oiling the worktop every day for a week etcetc., in the end if would be water impenetrable?
Or am I using the wrong (or not the most apt) oil, and should I rather use Osmo Top Oil instead of Danish oil?
Will I achieve with Osmo a truly impenetrable barrier?
After having some make-shift OSB worktops for more than a year, we finally decided on some bamboo worktops, which we bought from what I would believe it is a reputable worktop seller.
My expectations on bamboo were quite high, as we have had bamboo chopping board for years and water (or other liquids and foods) left on the board for some time would be easily wipeable and leave no trace.
Of course that level of seal depends mostly on the final sealant use to seal the wood, and here is the problem we are facing with our worktops.
We asked for the worktops to come pre-oiled and after installing them, we soon realised that water marks were appearing, even if wiping straight after a water droplet was laid on the worktops.
As you can see from the picture, the damage looks like a white blemish / discolouration.
Since then, we learnt that actually having the worktops pre-oiled doesn't mean much, as in fact we need to oil them daily for the first week, then weekly for 6 weeks, monthly for six months and then every six months for the rest of our beautiful lives - who would have thought that when buying a wooden worktop I had signed up for a job as a part-time wood oiler!
Jokes aside, I have done a test on a worktop offcut with 3 to 6 coats of Danish oil applied wet on wet (i.e. apply oil, leave it to rest 20 minutes, then second coat, then 20 minutes wait etc.; then wipe down multiple times at intervals.)
Vey happy with the finish, HOWEVER the discolouration / white blemish still appears, even though less noticeable.
Here is then my DOUBT and QUESTION:
is my test pointless as I am trying to artificially accelerate time, and actually if I were to follow the standard process of oiling the worktop every day for a week etcetc., in the end if would be water impenetrable?
Or am I using the wrong (or not the most apt) oil, and should I rather use Osmo Top Oil instead of Danish oil?
Will I achieve with Osmo a truly impenetrable barrier?
