Howard Lemon Oil Wood Polish

[RobbieGong]

Anybody tried this stuf ? https://newlifewoodconditioners.com/product/howard-lemon-oil-wood-polish/

Can highly recommend !

Just used a little on my ebony armboard and my walnut finished Spendors.

Nourishes and brings the natural detail out in the wood.

Non waxy and has a beautiful lemon scent- very pleased :)

[Svend N]

Yes, we always keep a bottle of this on hand. Great stuff for furniture (no silicone!) and audio gear. I used it to rejuvenate the plinth of our Heybrook TT2 and the teak cabinets of some early '90's era KEF 103.2 speakers and stands. It's too light for heavy-use items like dining tabletops, but for everything else it's terrific. Leaves a nice sheen.

[RobbieGong]

Yep,

I'm really impressed with it.

Brought the ebony armboard back to really looking like ebony and the dark walnut on the Spendors look..., well proper dark walnut, grain finish brought out lovely, and then that fresh lemon scent in the room is an added bonus :)

[karma67]

i love the sales patter,'conditioning, and nourishing all wood surfaces'.
it sounds lovely but in reality its bollocks.

[RobbieGong]

i love the sales patter,'conditioning, and nourishing all wood surfaces'.
it sounds lovely but in reality its bollocks.

Ha ha :)

Not so bro.

Leave a smaller piece of wood without touching it for years, carvings etc etc and see how it actually can start to dry out.

Then rub it over with some kind of wood wax, oil etc - There's a big difference to that piece of wood and it is a sense of nourishing. I see why that word is used.

Cool if you dont go with it though, but I do and certainly did today :lol:

[hifinutt]

A very gracious answer !! I'm impressed robbie

[Sherwood]

I have a few large hardwood carvings. I agree that it is important to give them some TLC so once a year, or more if they look a bit dull, I give them an oiling and rub down. However, I use a homemade concoction of olive or rape seed oil, with a little bit of tea tree oil to add a nice smell. The carvings are pretty large so I apply the mix with a cheap brush and leave to seep in for a few hours. Then I get an old cotton rag (usually an old sock) and work the oil into the wood. If I wanted a lemon scent I would add some lemon oil extract, typically less than a quid from Asda. I have just done Humphrey the Hippo and he is glowing!

[Haselsh1]

Betcha it contains limonene..? One of the best degreasing agents known.

[RobbieGong]

A very gracious answer !! I'm impressed robbie

:lol: ;)

[karma67]

Ha ha :)

Not so bro.

Leave a smaller piece of wood without touching it for years, carvings etc etc and see how it actually can start to dry out.

Then rub it over with some kind of wood wax, oil etc - There's a big difference to that piece of wood and it is a sense of nourishing. I see why that word is used.

Cool if you dont go with it though, but I do and certainly did today :lol:

i wasn't knocking the product just the sales spiel,yes i agree bare wood will obviously look different but you are not nourishing or feeding or conditioning or doing anything else to the wood other than putting a coating of it on.
if the wood already has a finish on it then its just sitting on top as well.

[RobbieGong]

We'll have to disagree on this one Jamie.

Because the way my brain works is that if I have wood of some kind that is dull and very dry, then give a treatment, application, whatever, that treatment be it a wood oil or wax of some kind then for me that treatment has done something.

The wood looks better, in some cases this applying or treating can prevent cracking and so on.

Wood absorbs the stuf you put on it, hence some woodworkers will leave a treatment on for a good while for it to 'soak in' as they say.

I dont see it as you put it that it isnt doing anything other than putting a coating on it.

Finished wood might be a bit different in some cases but even then, a really good real wood veneer as is on a lot of good speakers, benefits with the occasional wipe and rub of a good wood oil type application.

Thats defo what I see in my experience and I would say the wood is nourished in a sense, I totally see why they use the term.

[karma67]

as i said im not knocking the product! or doubting that its not doing anything!
i speak as an antique restorer and cabinet maker,ive working on many pieces of 18th century furniture and sold my copies of such furniture in christie's auction rooms in london so im speaking from a lot of experiance.

i respect your opinion mate im just pointing out that terms such as those ive mentioned are worded like that so the layman thinks they are doing lovely things to help the wood live and shine and be all cuddly and warm and safe etc. they also use the term 'feed,' is the wood hungry? no its not but again its sounds good.

happy to disagree though.:cool:

[Sherwood]

as i said im not knocking the product! or doubting that its not doing anything!
i speak as an antique restorer and cabinet maker,ive working on many pieces of 18th century furniture and sold my copies of such furniture in christie's auction rooms in london so im speaking from a lot of experiance.

i respect your opinion mate im just pointing out that terms such as those ive mentioned are worded like that so the layman thinks they are doing lovely things to help the wood live and shine and be all cuddly and warm and safe etc. they also use the term 'feed,' is the wood hungry? no its not but again its sounds good.

happy to disagree though.:cool:

However nice it is, it seems very pricey for some scented oil. A bottle of good olive or rape seed oil and some lemon oil is a couple of quid. I doubt if it penetrates far into the wood but it certainly improves the appearance of the surface layer.