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Hello
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I must admit that this question has caused me to raise my eyebrows a =
number of times, especially when it was suggested to use raw linseed =
oil.
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Let me run through the timber preservation that I undertake.
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Our home is a 110 year old farm house that=E2=80=99s made entirely of =
timber with a corrugated iron roof. Not old compared with European =
examples, but old for Australia. About every five to six years the =
timber is cleaned, repaired where necessary and repainted. Inside our =
home is a mix of timber (floors, walls and ceiling in the original) and =
gypsum wall cladding in the newer. This timber of treated in the same =
way, unless there is a desire to change colours.
=20
The timber furniture inside the house is mostly French polished and =
after cleaning is polished with a beeswax and lavender polish. Other =
timber in the house, like the kitchen is coated with a polyurethane =
clear finish (modern plastic finish). This is also rubbed back every =
five to six years and recoated.=20
=20
The garden is extensive and is shown regularly as part of Open Gardens =
Australia. In it there are quite a number of decorative and functional =
structures made of cast iron, welded steel, stone and timber. Some of =
the timber structures are made from treated pine, are mostly painted and =
repainted every couple of years. The other timber structures are made =
from various hardwoods and are not painted, but every six months each is =
liberally coated with a mix of raw linseed oil and mineral turpentine. =
By adding the mineral turpentine makes the linseed oil easily penetrate =
the timber. In my experience raw linseed by itself will not soak into =
timber completely, leaving an oily residue.
=20
Two cars have timber or wooden steering wheels. One is in good condition =
and I would say is coated with some form of polyurethane clear coating. =
This is cleaned by wiping over with a chamois every time the car is =
cleaned. Polyurethane is a modern plastic coating and to treat this with =
any form of oil based polish/cleaner would be a waste of time as it will =
not go through the plastic to the timber.
=20
The finish of the second steering wheel was in poor condition when it =
arrived to me. It probably dates from the late 1950s and I would say =
that it was finished with a form of varnish. I have since repaired it by =
scraping the timber back as best I could, sanding very gently to remove =
the remainder and then recoating with a modern polyurethane UV stable =
finish. While the finish might not be as good as a new wheel I am more =
than happy with it.
=20
While I think the aroma of linseed oil is almost as good as burnt castor =
oil I would never use linseed oil on a steering wheel.
=20
Hoo Roo
=20
Patrick Quinn
=20
From: Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of =
Oudesluys
Sent: Saturday, 2 January 2016 1:46 AM
To: healeys@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Refinish steering wheel
=20
Several oil products can be used, however I prefer raw linseed oil =
because, if applied properly, it leaves a very tough and durable coat =
that is sweat resistant, only needing a polish up with a few drops of =
raw linseed oil on a cloth once in a while to clean it up. It will not =
pick up dirt or go soft but it will darken the wood eventually.=20
Kees Oudesluijs
Op 1-1-2016 om 14:48 schreef Charlie:
I believe that boiled linseed oil will also soften the existing finish =
to the point that it will pick up dirt and become quite ugly. Old =
finishes on furniture were formulated with linseed oil and over the =
years they got soft, picked up dirt and got ugly. That process would be =
accelerated with something that in in your hands constantly and would =
always be sticky.
I would suggest using Restore-A-Finish that is easy to use, yet will not =
take any wood away to expose the rivets more. See
http://www.howardproducts.com/prod-restor-a-finish.php. When I did the =
search for this I saw that Lowe's and Home Depot may carry it. I have =
used it on furniture and also to refinish the hardwood floor in my 60 =
year old house. It worked great for the floors, but was more work on =
the furniture that I worked on because the old finish was harder. The =
result will be a much harder finish than anything with linseed oil in =
it, which is what you want on a steering wheel, gear shift knob, or =
anything being touched often.
=20
As you will see at the website, there are a lot of different 'colors' so =
you can match what your steering wheel was originally.
=20
Charlie Baldwin
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class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;color:windowtext'>Hello<o:p></o:p></span></p><p=
class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><=
p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;color:windowtext'>I =
must admit that this question has caused me to raise my eyebrows a =
number of times, especially when it was suggested to use raw linseed =
oil.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><=
p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;color:windowtext'>Let me run through the =
timber preservation that I undertake.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><=
p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;color:windowtext'>Our home is a 110 year old =
farm house that=E2=80=99s made entirely of timber with a corrugated iron =
roof. Not old compared with European examples, but old for Australia. =
About every five to six years the timber is cleaned, repaired where =
necessary and repainted. Inside our home is a mix of timber (floors, =
walls and ceiling in the original) and gypsum wall cladding in the =
newer. This timber of treated in the same way, unless there is a desire =
to change colours.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><=
p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;color:windowtext'>The timber furniture inside =
the house is mostly French polished and after cleaning is polished with =
a beeswax and lavender polish. Other timber in the house, like the =
kitchen is coated with a polyurethane clear finish (modern plastic =
finish). This is also rubbed back every five to six years and recoated. =
<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><=
p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;color:windowtext'>The garden is extensive and =
is shown regularly as part of Open Gardens Australia. In it there are =
quite a number of decorative and functional structures made of cast =
iron, welded steel, stone and timber. Some of the timber structures are =
made from treated pine, are mostly painted and repainted every couple of =
years. The other timber structures are made from various hardwoods and =
are not painted, but every six months each is liberally coated with a =
mix of raw linseed oil and mineral turpentine. By adding the mineral =
turpentine makes the linseed oil easily penetrate the timber. In my =
experience raw linseed by itself will not soak into timber completely, =
leaving an oily residue.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><=
p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;color:windowtext'>Two cars have timber or =
wooden steering wheels. One is in good condition and I would say is =
coated with some form of polyurethane clear coating. This is cleaned by =
wiping over with a chamois every time the car is cleaned. Polyurethane =
is a modern plastic coating and to treat this with any form of oil based =
polish/cleaner would be a waste of time as it will not go through the =
plastic to the timber.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><=
p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;color:windowtext'>The finish of the second =
steering wheel was in poor condition when it arrived to me. It probably =
dates from the late 1950s and I would say that it was finished with a =
form of varnish. I have since repaired it by scraping the timber back as =
best I could, sanding very gently to remove the remainder and then =
recoating with a modern polyurethane UV stable finish. While the finish =
might not be as good as a new wheel I am more than happy with =
it.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><=
p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;color:windowtext'>While I think the aroma of =
linseed oil is almost as good as burnt castor oil I would never use =
linseed oil on a steering wheel.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><=
p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;color:windowtext'>Hoo =
Roo<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><=
p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;color:windowtext'>Patrick =
Quinn<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><=
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lang=3DEN-US =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowt=
ext'>From:</span></b><span lang=3DEN-US =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowt=
ext'> Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net] <b>On Behalf Of =
</b>Oudesluys<br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, 2 January 2016 1:46 =
AM<br><b>To:</b> healeys@autox.team.net<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] =
Refinish steering wheel<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=3DMsoNormal>Several =
oil products can be used, however I prefer raw linseed oil because, if =
applied properly, it leaves a very tough and durable coat that is sweat =
resistant, only needing a polish up with a few drops of raw linseed oil =
on a cloth once in a while to clean it up. It will not pick up dirt or =
go soft but it will darken the wood eventually. <br><br>Kees =
Oudesluijs<br><br><br><br>Op 1-1-2016 om 14:48 schreef =
Charlie:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote =
style=3D'margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>I believe that boiled linseed oil will also soften the =
existing finish to the point that it will pick up dirt and become quite =
ugly. Old finishes on furniture were formulated with linseed oil =
and over the years they got soft, picked up dirt and got ugly. =
That process would be accelerated with something that in in your hands =
constantly and would always be sticky.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><br>I would suggest using Restore-A-Finish that is =
easy to use, yet will not take any wood away to expose the rivets =
more. See<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><a =
href=3D"http://www.howardproducts.com/prod-restor-a-finish.php";>http://ww=
w.howardproducts.com/prod-restor-a-finish.php</a>. When I did the =
search for this I saw that Lowe's and Home Depot may carry it. I =
have used it on furniture and also to refinish the hardwood floor in my =
60 year old house. It worked great for the floors, but was more =
work on the furniture that I worked on because the old finish was =
harder. The result will be a much harder finish than anything with =
linseed oil in it, which is what you want on a steering wheel, gear =
shift knob, or anything being touched often.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>As you will see at the website, there are a lot of =
different 'colors' so you can match what your steering wheel was =
originally.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>Charlie Baldwin<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></blockquote></div></b=
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