What is in "Watco Teak Oil"?

[fergy]

Does anyone know which oil is used as the base for Watco's Teak Oil product? And how does this product differ from their other Danish oil products?

 

[CDPeters]

According to the MSDS sheet, it's raw linseed oil. The full list is:

VM&P Naptha, Mineral spirits, aromatic petroleum distillates, raw linseed oil, proprietary resins and zinc borate.

How it compares with other Danish Oil finishes, I can't say.

I have used the Watco Danish Oil on cherry and was pleased with the results.

C.

 

[Howard Acheson]

Watco is primarily linseed oil technically called an "oil/varnish mixture". It contains some driers so the net effect is the same as boiled linseed oil. "Danish Oil" is just a marketing name and each formulator has their own slighly different formula.

You can make your own oil/varnish by mixing equal parts of your favorite varnish or poly varnish, boiled linseed oil and mineral spirits. It will be a better, more durable and protective finish than Watco which is primarily thinners that evaporate and add nothing to the performance of the finish.