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oiling worktop question

dubtom · 2007-04-08 10:21:15

Just got a new kitchen installed with a solid beech worktop. I got a tin of worktop oil and in the instructions it says to apply a coat, wait 20 minutes and sand with a 320 to 400 grit sandpaper with the grain then wipe off excess oil. The next step it says is to polish with a 'white polishing pad'. What's a white…

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08-04-2007 11:21am

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dubtom

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Just got a new kitchen installed with a solid beech worktop. I got a tin of worktop oil and in the instructions it says to apply a coat, wait 20 minutes and sand with a 320 to 400 grit sandpaper with the grain then wipe off excess oil. The next step it says is to polish with a 'white polishing pad'. What's a white polishing pad, are we talking an old tee shirt here or is there something called a white polishing pad on the market.

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#2 08-04-2007 8:22pm
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A white polishing pad is a grade of scotchbrite, not sure which grade but it is not coarse.

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#3 08-04-2007 11:23pm
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If the worktops are to be used for food preparation, it's a good idea to use domestic vegetable or sunflower oil rather than Danish.

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