Exterior woodstain for kitchen worktop?

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Hi everyone!

I'm relatively new to DIY - my solid (beech, I think) kitchen worktop is a bit mouldy around the edges of the sink, and I plan to sand it down and coat it with some waterproof woodstain. There are some pretty good exterior woodstains at the local B&Q which guarantee waterproofing for 5 years - has anyone tried this on their wooden worktops?

Any advice would be much appreciated!

Thanks!

Chunks

Afternoon,

Not sure that external wood stain is necessarily the way forward, Eugene. Is there any indication of what the surface is coated with (away from the sink area)? I guess something like Danish Oil which is a fairly bullet proof form of finishing (just Google wooden worktops Danish Oil).

Once you have clean bare wood, this stuff is an apply and buff off job (no brush marks)! Get the clear type for light wood.

artha

Deleted_User wrote: »

Hi everyone!

I'm relatively new to DIY - my solid (beech, I think) kitchen worktop is a bit mouldy around the edges of the sink, and I plan to sand it down and coat it with some waterproof woodstain. There are some pretty good exterior woodstains at the local B&Q which guarantee waterproofing for 5 years - has anyone tried this on their wooden worktops?

Any advice would be much appreciated!

Thanks!

Eugene.

Exterior woodstains for doors/windows are durable to the elements but not very hardwearing so would probably not be any good. However, those made for protecting exterior hardwood tables might work as they are designed to be tougher and put up with cleaning but are probably still not as physically durable as say interior flooring varnish.

Have a look on some coatings manufacturers websites for recommendations for wood worktops. Never had them myself so don't have any first hand knowledge/experience

getmore4less

You need something food/human safe

Some exteria finishes will not be food safe.

There are a plenty of safe options but whatever you choose regular maintanence is the key to long life

google wil be your friend here loads of pages with ideas and opinions.

Something that soaks in and cures

boiled linseed
danish oil
Tung oil(this is good used on a table but smells and stays sticky for some time)