Red tinge on new door weatherbar

[webrits]

Morning,

I've recently sanded my hardwood front door and fitted a new hardwood hardwood weatherbar. Unfortunately, I'm unsure of exactly what type of hardwood either are, but pretty sure they're not oak.

After applying 1 coat of Fiddes High Build Wood Oil, the Weatherbar has a particularly Reddish tinge to it and now looks quite odd compared to the door.

Any ideas on how to reduce the red colouring? Would Oxalic Acid help bring down the colouring?

Many thanks,

Paul

 

[JohnD]

It's probably a red tropical hardwood. Sometimes inaccurately called mahogany.

Before applying the stain, you could use a dark brown wood dye, but it's too late now.

The colour is strongest just after sanding

You can't dye them to a lighter colour.

I don't know if oxalic acid will work, it us used for black mould stain. You have to sand back to bare wood.

Probably bext solution would be to find an oak one, if that's what your door is made of.

 

[Deleted member 174758]

I don't know if oxalic acid will work, it us used for black mould stain. You have to sand back to bare wood.

No, it won't work. To get rid of the colour from sapele or meranti (the two most likely species of "pink" timber) requires a two-part wood bleach, following a complete stripping of the applied finish, and it would need to be followed by staining-in to match the existing oak, building to the required tone by applying multiple thin coats of a wood stain (there isn't a one hit solution to this). Even then the grain of the timber will look completely different to the rest of the door

Probably bext solution would be to find an oak one, if that's what your door is made of.

TBH I think that is a better approach, that or paint the door...

 

[webrits]

Probably best solution would be to find an oak one, if that's what your door is made of.

The door isn't oak, not sure what it is. Some quite fine grained hardwood (sorry, not an expert!) but even oak would probably be a considerable improvement.

Thanks for the replies