First, are we sure this is surface contamination? In recently acquired a bowl
which has a large blackish stain in the bottom, and it simply will not bleach
out or clean up. I believe it is mold. I resorted to a super dark stain on the
whole thing to hide the stain.


On Aug 31, 2014, at 11:46 PM, Tony Blanks  wrote:

> Friends,
> 
> I seek advice, guidance, experience or failing that, opinions, before I do
something I may come to regret.
> 
> I have some European (English) beech moulding planes, boxwood slipped, which
have been oiled within an inch of their life and then apparently stored in the
back of a chimney.  Dark doesn't begin to describe them.  I doubt that they will
ever be returned to the warm honey brown of patinated beech, but I'd like to
lighten the colour if that can be done short of using paint stripper.  I looked
at Tony Seo's Galoot Formula #1 page, but reading the cautions I doubt that
adding more linseed oil and wax to the existing coat will improve the situation.
> 
> Any suggestions as to how to go about doing this would be appreciated.
> 
> Thanks and Regards,
> 
> Tony B
> Hobart, Tasmania
> 
> 
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