Other than price what is the difference between Mylands and Watco danish oil?
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Alike yet different somehow?
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The container?
"Danish oil", like "antique oil", is not a specific individual substance or even a specific blend of things. My experience with Minwax antique oil vs. just about any other brand led me to use only that one - the others had unpleasant odors, different color, different working properties, etc. I've not used either of these danish oil brands, but I'll bet there'd be some slight differences if you tried them.
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It's those "proprietary" ingredients. You'll have to do like Walt and use your nose to get an idea what oil is being used. Common are tung, linseed and modified soy, but I'll doubt your nose will tell you which of the major resins are being used. I don't use enough finish to worry about a dollar in a pint difference, so I just use the one that pleases me.
FWIW, I'm renewing some good old Minwax 209 that dad put on some tables thirty years ago. Left the ones he did sixty years ago with the same with some good neighbors when we cleared their house.
FWIW, I'm renewing some good old Minwax 209 that dad put on some tables thirty years ago. Left the ones he did sixty years ago with the same with some good neighbors when we cleared their house.