Thread: Danish Oil stained black by orange juice

Originally Posted by English_Oak

Hi everyone
I have a lovely old OAK table which I rub down with Rustins Danish Oil every year.
I recently noticed to my horror that an Orange has leaked some juice on the table which has reacted with the oil and left black patches underneath. I've tried scrubbing with detergent/household cleaner but I think the oil itself has reacted. Is there any way I can recover from this or will the table-top need sanding and re-treating?
Many thanks in advance for whatever help or guidance you can offer. It is much appreciated

Living in Staines, what did you expect! Welcome to the forum!

Little accidents like that are all part of the history of a piece of furniture and should be worn, maybe not with pride, but with acceptance. Pardon the pun, but I would draw the line at intentional or avoidable damage like felt pen or Biro marks.

Would the OJ have reacted with the oak rather than the danish oil? Kinda like ebonizing with "liquid nightmare"?

Hmm, like Wouldwood said, the Japanese call this Wabi Sabi, shows the "life" of the piece. You could always give it a more interesting story like, its a blood stain, you're uncle who was in the secret service had died over the table after being shot by a Russian spy. Or you could sand the whole thing down and recoat it (unless the blood, oops sorry the orange juice has soaked into the timber)

Oh, welcome to the nuthouse, aah sorry forum.

Originally Posted by Claw Hama

Oh, welcome to the nuthouse, aah sorry forum.

Can I sell you a sidchrome spanner
Cheers,
Jim

New round these parts, but I think you should call it "provenance".

The number of times the odd looking knot hole in a table I have, has been variously described as shrapnel, or bullet holes, and other such adventures......

Otherwise it's a full strip back........

Originally Posted by Andrew B C

New round these parts, but I think you should call it "provenance".

The number of times the odd looking knot hole in a table I have, has been variously described as shrapnel, or bullet holes, and other such adventures......

Otherwise it's a full strip back........

Welcome ABC!

You might like to send Ubeaut a note to see if this stuff will be of any value to you
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Oh yeah, welcome to the forums

Seeing as orange juice and tomato juice both contain vitamin c , this may be applicable. Found on a Q & A site

My husband left a bag of tomatoes on an old oak dining table recently purchased at a thrift store. Tomatoes began to decompose and leaked on table, which has almost no finish remaining. When I went out to shed to begin stripping the table I found the mess and the tomatoe 'juice' created large black stains on the wood. What can I use to remove the stain without major sanding ?

It is highly unlikely you'll be able to remove the stain completely. However, here is an approach.

The rest of the finish must be removed. Apply Oxalic acid. It comes in a powder form that you dissolve in hot water. It's usually available at paint stores and hardware stores Apply to the entire top. This is a wood bleach that must be applied uniformly so it will bleach uniformly. Any actions that result will be visible within 2-3 minutes.

It may be applied for a second and third time. After that, further applications are useless.

Oxalic acid (in its powder form) is a respiratory irritant. After the liquid dries, the powder will reform and must be removed with a wet rag - this will take several applications.

good luck

Thanks all,

Originally Posted by Andrew B C

New round these parts, but I think you should call it "provenance".

The number of times the odd looking knot hole in a table I have, has been variously described as shrapnel, or bullet holes, and other such adventures......

Otherwise it's a full strip back........

Welcome to the forum.

Originally Posted by English_Oak

Thanks all,

OJ Simpson ? Ooo wrong country.