Osmo oil on wooden tabletop

[Kevin Hart]

I’m a new boy on the block and have come looking a bit of advice.

Well it’s not actually a disaster I have but help would be appreciated.

I’ve a round wooden table top addition to my kitchen island. I’m sure you e seen the type I mean. Anyway I decided to get rid of some watermarks and minor scratchers so sanded the whole thing down until all the blemishes were gone, then applied Osmo top oil.

The problem is I think I’ve applied to much - four coats, and I think it would be true to say I overdone it with the last coat, it is now obvious that there is to much Osmo on the wooden top. The question is; what to do?

I’ve picked this up from the Osmo site and it seems to describe my difficulty

Over application - a maximum of two thinly applied brushed coats is recommended. Thick applications results in very little or no penetration, whilst excess application leaves surplus oil to remain on the surface. Over-application not only extends the drying time, but also creates a tacky surface in which the detriments are the additional attraction of dust, dirt and lint - as well as the surface becoming more susceptible to scratches and wear more quickly.
Remedy: allow for extra ventilation and remove excess application immediately with a clean and dry cloth. If the excess has already dried, the use of methylated spirit helps to degrease the surface from the excess and further helps should sanding be necessary.

OK I have excess and it has dried could anyone give me a little bit more detail advice as to what to do with the methylated spirits

As I indicated above this is a first post, so fingers crossed some of you can help

Kevin

 

[securespark]

Is there a portion of treated area that is out of sight?

What I'm getting at is that you could treat this area with a clean lint-free cloth that has a smidgeon of meths on it, rubbing very gently and then checking on the surface and the cloth to see how it is progressing.

 

[Kevin Hart]

OK I took the bull by the horns and with a deep breath

Applied a coat of meths and gently rubbed it in. Then sanded the top with 120 grit sandpapergoing in a circular fashion, then took my polishing cloth to it

I could see that a lot of the sticky residue remained but a lot had gone, or almost gone. I repeated the process with the same result a third and finally a fourth go. I’m sure I could have completed the task much quicker if I had sanded a bit bit more and a bit more virgously but I didn’t want to take any chances. The jobs still not 100 percent but it’s still better than it was before I started !

The one upside was that if things really did foul up I could always have started over again

Lesson learned!

Kevin