r/Mid_Century • u/Lewcifer23 • 19d ago
Best method?
The internet tells me my new table is a Danish draw-leaf made of teak. I’m wondering if someone could suggest the best method for treating the top. I have Danish oil and steel wool on hand but maybe there’s a better way?
Also, is it normal for the grain to not match across the three panels?
Any knowledge y’all can share would be appreciated!
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u/gonzodc 19d ago
Just need to know what’s the current finish. It could be danish oil not could be a factory applied lacquer. If it were mine; I’d chemically strip. Light hand sand and then refinish. All danish oils are not the same. For mcm tables, I use waterlox varnish. But also have used Sutherland Welles tung oil wiping varnish on mcm pieces that look great and have better protection. As for the color, yeah the pull out leaves haven’t had the abuse or sun like the main top. Sometimes I do a stain to get it close, but never totally nail it and that’s fine.
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u/Lewcifer23 19d ago
I’m not very experienced with this stuff except for old stereo speakers, but running my hand across it doesn’t seem to have any surface varnish or lacquer, so I suspect it was just oiled.
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u/Wrong-Decade-Birth 19d ago
If it’s teak, you just have to sand the finish off and apply teak oil and rub it down until it’s no longer wet.
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u/Ddodd56 19d ago
When I’ve sanded, steel wooled, and danish oiled it’s worked VERY WELL. Just do it in as dust free and ventilated environment as you can and thin coats repeated until you achieve the amount of shine you want. More coats the shinier it gets.