Can I thin this wood oil product?

jacko74

I've got a tin of a product labelled ''Universal Wood Oil'' however on reading the ingredients the main constituent is actually water and it's described as a ''water emulsified natural oil''

I'd like to thin the product down a bit (only to increase its volume by about 30 percent) partly to lighten the colour and to make it go a bit further as I don't think I'll have quite enough for the job required.

Can I thin this down and what with? Water or some other oil such as teak oil?

grumbler

I think any emulsion in water can be diluted with water.

Just try this with a small amount and you will see.

However, there is a possibility that the final colour of the wood will be the same after water evaporates.

twopenny

You could try a very small amount of oil with a small amount of water in a pot like the ones vitamins come in and shake vigorously for 10 -15 mins and see what happens then smear on an odd bit of wood, also a bit of the original, to see if the colour has changed if this is important
Emulsifying oil and water is a mechanical process so not convinced you have enough vigor to do it by hand.
Also there may be some seperating out.

grumbler

twopenny said:

Emulsifying oil and water is a mechanical process so not convinced you have enough vigor to do it by hand.

It's already emulsion, i.e. small droplets of oil suspended in water.