I let some boiled linseed oil dry into a sticky raised patch on a maple surface. Because of the somewhat gelatinous nature of dried linseed oil I am hesitant to take it off with an abrasive. What’s the best way to go about removing it?
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I assume the rest of the surface has a normal amount of BLO on it? If so, I recommend scrapping the sticky puddled area with a card scraper. You can then just rub some more BLO on the surface and things should even out as far as finish.
I suppose turpentine might work too.
Edited 6/18/2007 10:08 am ET by Samson
Yes, the rest of the surface has BLO. Thanks for the idea. Turpentine does not work.
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