Exterior wood treatment - advice please

transitphil

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Hi, have a wooden (mahogany?) horsebox, which will be sanded come springtime. I am looking to treat it so that the beautiful wood shines through, so...best treatment? It'll be done outdoors, so yacht varnish will be somewhat spoiled by having leaves and twigs stuck to it. Is there an oil which will soak in and do the job? Long-lasting,hard-wearing, good-looking, not much to ask. I'd also like to add those pale/gold lines around the edges of each panel - do I paint it myself or is there an alternative?
Looking forward to your advice, regards, phil
 
Danish oil is good, but takes some time and effort to get a good result. You can paint over it when it's done though if you want to add coachlining.
 
Danish oil is good

HI THERE rob from scotland here
the danish oil is the best for outdoors for wood, its should take about 5 coats and when dry you should have a nice shine in your wood ,and then give it 2 coats a yr
 
Used to use danish oil all the time when I had boats. Great stuff to use, rub it on either on a cloth or wire wool depending on what type of finish you want. It's far easier to use than varnish. Screwfix used to be the cheapest. If you do use be careful where you store the used cloths, apparently they can catch fire.
 
first5 said:
Used to use danish oil all the time when I had boats. Great stuff to use, rub it on either on a cloth or wire wool depending on what type of finish you want. It's far easier to use than varnish. Screwfix used to be the cheapest. If you do use be careful where you store the used cloths, apparently they can catch fire.
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And another thing... use stainless steel wire wool if you can, otherwise you can get corrosion stains especially with oak.
 
thanks for that

Thanks all, sounds like danish oil it is. I like the sound of something I can add to over a period of time and isn't too sticky (is it?). I'll post how I got on, but it won't be for quite some time! thanks again, p
 
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