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  1. 8th June 2016, 04:13 AM #1
    silverlux
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    Exclamation Help, White Oak Window Boards to be restored

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    Hello fellow woodworkers.
    Some of you might know me as drive behind Wooden Custom Cars and creator of some detailed wooden cars on here.

    I'm coming over today to ask for help in sorting out some nice white oak window boards. These where put in about 10 years ago in my friends house.
    Treated with some sort of seal and coated with Ronseal varnish. Based on visual inspection it seems to me that it has been coated with 1 or 2 coats.

    Issue here is that there is water stains, oil stains on every board from drinks and go knows what else.

    PLEASE, help here how to treat these to preserve them for years to come. Owner of the house wants them clear coated and protected.
    I suggested linseed oil, but not sure how long it will last as they are window boards and are constantly to sun exposure.

    Any suggestions and help appreciated.

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  3. 8th June 2016, 11:10 AM #2
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    Polyurethane floor polish will probably give you the most durable finish
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  4. 8th June 2016, 08:20 PM #3
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    Thanks for suggestion, was thinking about poly as well. What about stains on them and old varnish coat? What would be the best to remove that? As far as I know only sanding wouldn't remove much of deeper stains.
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  5. 8th June 2016, 08:24 PM #4
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    The only way to remove deep stains is to keep sanding until they're gone. You have to sand any old varnish off anyway, so hopefully that will get the bulk of it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by elanjacobs View Post
    The only way to remove deep stains is to keep sanding until they're gone. You have to sand any old varnish off anyway, so hopefully that will get the bulk of it.
    Have found liquid called ring remover, it removes any water or oil stains from wood and pushes it to the top. Once applied, it has to be left on surface for 8 hours, after that surface can be lightly sanded down to remove whatever is left there. Without any chemical that can remove deep stains in wood it would be fairly difficult to sand it off.
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