I have a teak dining table with an oil finish (called “teak oil” but is likely linseed oil – boiled?).
I had a few surface blemishes and a few small drops of latex paint spatters (another tale that I will leave aside). I used fine wet sandpaper (320 & 400 grit) and “teak oil” to remove the blemishes & paint. I removed very little wood but when the oil dried, the reworked area was lighter in color.
I’m guessing that the color difference is due to “new” vs “old” wood &/or finish that has not oxidized or whatever and given time it would likely darken to match.
More immediately, is there anything I can use to blend it in better?
Thanks for ideas.
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Dunc1, You are right. The difference in color is "old" vs "new" oxidation of the wood. There's no telling what is in a product called "teak oil." Boiled linseed oil is generally used by the furniture industry to develop the toasty brown color of teak (which is usually a drab olive green when freshly-worked. You could apply some BLO on the lighter spots which may darken them somewhat more. The spots will eventually darken anyway without further treatment as the wood oxidizes. But the problem may be that they will never really match the surrounding wood unless the whole surface is treated at the same time. You'll need to wait a few months to decide if the spots annoy you enough to do a wide-scale refinishing. Give it time. They may just even out until you don't notice them. Rich
Dunc1
Rich is 100% right. Whatever you do, do not allow anyone to talk you in to blending the finish with stains and/or dyes to hide the differences. JL
Thanks for the insight. Will wait and see.
You can dye it chemically, moderately dangerous, using dilute caustic soda or lye. Experiment first. Or leave it out side for a couple of days.
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