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  1. 20th April 2024, 01:09 PM #1
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    Default newly painted merbau handrail has turned black

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    i sanded down my merbau top rail, and painted it once with sikkens Hlse, but it drank it right up, it remained red with a bit of black with the first coat. I decided to give it a second coat of Hlse because it drank the first, but it then went more black. What should i do, sand it back or will it change when i apply the top coat of sikkens filter 7, wash it with oxalici acid, These are photos of the unsanded, then sanded and finally painted handrail that has gone blacker
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  3. 20th April 2024, 01:26 PM #2
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    So you sanded back your old finish and found a nice coloured raw wood which you wood like to keep, but unfortunately any finish will darken raw wood.

    I use CUTEK because it's an oil based product which penetrates below the surface better than most finishes

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  4. 21st April 2024, 04:30 PM #3
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    what colour tin did you get?
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    First two pictures appear to have a water based film forming coating, ie paint.

    You are now using an oil based finish and the end result looks like I would expect for oiled merbau.
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  6. 22nd April 2024, 09:56 AM #5
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    All the Merbau that I have, has always darkened with age.
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  7. 22nd April 2024, 01:53 PM #6
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    I agree with cava. My outdoor table is exactly that dark colour. I use Organoil Outdoor furniture oil even though it’s undercover.
    tTere is a small section in the middle that has had a block on it for a pot plant so out of the light. It is much lighter/redder.
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