Hello, I’m hoping for some advice.
I have a Danish Teak solid top table that needs some love. It’s finished with Danish oil and has a lovely color cast to it. I’m hoping to restore that look. It used to hold up really well to staining from glasses of water and food plates etc. but lately it’s seemed to absorb everything that I put on it. I’m wondering if I can get away with a light sanding and re-application of Danish oil. Any advice is appreciated!
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If you're certain the finish is danish oil just clean it and re-apply. Sanding could take the nice color patina back to bare wood.
Yes, I fear that I’ve made a rookie mistake here. I sanded the whole table down lightly with the intention of reapplying Danish oil, but there was one spot that had a bit of a gouge in it that I sanded a bit more intently. I think I went a bit too far and now that one area is much lighter than all of the other areas or as you described, down to the bare Wood. I covered the whole table again in Danish oil and planned to do a couple of more coats, but that one spot is now standing out quite a bit.
That doesn’t look like a solid Wood top, looks like you sanded through the veneer , not much you can do to fix that unless your have the skills and equipment to replacement a strip of veneer. The White Wood is not Teak, its the plywood core.
Yah, I fear that you are correct. I'm really thrown by this as I was quite sure that the top was solid wood. Here's a closer shot of the area
Yup, absolutely a veneered top. In your original photo you can see the repeating and bookmatched grain pattern on the tabletop…this would not be possible with a solid wood top. The photo’s resolution isn’t great, but I think I can just make out a band of edge banding around the table’s perimeter, another sure sign of a veneered top.
The comment below about a good furniture touch-up artist/craftsman shouldn’t be easily dismissed. I’ve seen some incredible examples of touch up that would solve your problem. Good luck.
a custom refinisher can work miracles on a spot like that - and many will come to your house. they fill and then color and then finally paint on grain, sounds clunky, and will not be strong/hard like actual wood, but WAY better than re-veneering the entire top.