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Osborne Davey's old number no longer works, as they have moved. It appears the new number to call to obtain Roble Wax is 01730 829 197. I am being charge £24.99 for a lire, including VAT and delivery. The nice lady says a litre should be enough for at least a couple of years, given I only have 1 bench!
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Hi folks
Just purchased a roble wood Soltera table from B and Q. While looking for how to treat it I chanced upon this discussion. B and Q have given me 6 different possible treatments for the table, including Cuprinol Stay New and yacht varnish.
The B and Q lady told me they'd had no complaints about their roble wood furniture. But just in case, I e-mailed Cuprinol and sure enough Cuprinol have replied and recommend only the Roble After care Wax and given me Osbourne Davey's number!
Has anyone an item of roble wood furniture which they have treated and has remained in good nick? Can you let me know how you did it?
I don't want to spend my time waxing it every summer but hate the sound of these black spots.
The funny thing is I've read the roble wood is often used in boat building - which surely suggests there must be a way to waterproof it.
Be very grateful.
Just purchased a roble wood Soltera table from B and Q. While looking for how to treat it I chanced upon this discussion. B and Q have given me 6 different possible treatments for the table, including Cuprinol Stay New and yacht varnish.
The B and Q lady told me they'd had no complaints about their roble wood furniture. But just in case, I e-mailed Cuprinol and sure enough Cuprinol have replied and recommend only the Roble After care Wax and given me Osbourne Davey's number!
Has anyone an item of roble wood furniture which they have treated and has remained in good nick? Can you let me know how you did it?
I don't want to spend my time waxing it every summer but hate the sound of these black spots.
The funny thing is I've read the roble wood is often used in boat building - which surely suggests there must be a way to waterproof it.
Be very grateful.
B&Q don't have the Roble Aftercare Wax on their shelves yet!
New contact details for Osborne Davey are: -
phone number
01730829197
The Old Calf Shed, Lippen Lane,
SOUTHAMPTON,
SO32 3LE
I phoned them today and they said I would get it tomorrow.
The wax costs £24.95 which includes delivery.
Whatever you do don't ask advice in B & Q about treating the roble wood. The staff don't even know what is on the shelves in their own place of work!!
New contact details for Osborne Davey are: -
phone number
01730829197
The Old Calf Shed, Lippen Lane,
SOUTHAMPTON,
SO32 3LE
I phoned them today and they said I would get it tomorrow.
The wax costs £24.95 which includes delivery.
Whatever you do don't ask advice in B & Q about treating the roble wood. The staff don't even know what is on the shelves in their own place of work!!
Thanks to everyone who has posted info on this forum. I wasn't sure what to do when I opened the package and discovered I couldn't use teak oil. I won't be putting my new furniture outside until I get the roble aftercare from Osborne Davey!
Sorry to re-open what might be a dead thread but I've got some problems.
I bought a Harrogate table and chairs from B+Q last year. It had been pre-treated and before it went outside we put on two coats of the Roble stuff from Osbourne Davey. The table has been mostly covered or inside during bad weather but has been in the rain occasionally.
It now looks awful, the wood has gone grey and there are black marks in the grain. Is this mould? If so is there anything I can do? Should I sand it back and re-oil it? Or take it back to B+Q and complain?
Any advice welcome, we spent a fortune on a table that looks rather naff now.
I bought a Harrogate table and chairs from B+Q last year. It had been pre-treated and before it went outside we put on two coats of the Roble stuff from Osbourne Davey. The table has been mostly covered or inside during bad weather but has been in the rain occasionally.
It now looks awful, the wood has gone grey and there are black marks in the grain. Is this mould? If so is there anything I can do? Should I sand it back and re-oil it? Or take it back to B+Q and complain?
Any advice welcome, we spent a fortune on a table that looks rather naff now.
Grey usually means the protective coating has eroded in the weather and you are looking at bare wood. Black marks are a fungal stain that can occur under oiled wood used outdoors, especially in warm humid conditions. I have also seen this black stain on varnished hardwood on boats.
If it was me, I would sand it back and re-oil, or rewax if you prefer.
I have been using Linseed oil on outdoor hardwood, and it seems fine. It is quite slow drying, though, and has a pleasant smell on warm days. I believe Tung Oil may be quicker to dry. Danish teak oil is mixed to dry fast but I do not think gives good outdoor protection. I have not had the fungal stain, but I used Cuprinol Clear preservative on the timber first, and mine is a dark mahogany which to my eye would look OK even if stained.
You can try bleaching the stains after you have sanded it, that might work. You can also use Ronson wood dyes on the bare timber after sanding, if you use a dark one then any unevenness will not show.
My softwood items I use a water-based shed and fence stain on, which is very quick and easy to apply, and leaves an opaque waxy, water-repellent film, and I have also used it on teak trim. I use dark colours.
Honestly, I think any timber product used outdoors is going to age with exposure to the weather, it is not going to look like a french-polished sideboard.
If it was me, I would sand it back and re-oil, or rewax if you prefer.
I have been using Linseed oil on outdoor hardwood, and it seems fine. It is quite slow drying, though, and has a pleasant smell on warm days. I believe Tung Oil may be quicker to dry. Danish teak oil is mixed to dry fast but I do not think gives good outdoor protection. I have not had the fungal stain, but I used Cuprinol Clear preservative on the timber first, and mine is a dark mahogany which to my eye would look OK even if stained.
You can try bleaching the stains after you have sanded it, that might work. You can also use Ronson wood dyes on the bare timber after sanding, if you use a dark one then any unevenness will not show.
My softwood items I use a water-based shed and fence stain on, which is very quick and easy to apply, and leaves an opaque waxy, water-repellent film, and I have also used it on teak trim. I use dark colours.
Honestly, I think any timber product used outdoors is going to age with exposure to the weather, it is not going to look like a french-polished sideboard.
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