Beech worktop damage

[knightrider150]

Hello Chaps,

Got a bit of a problem, got a carpet cleaner in to give my new house carpets a clean.

The bloke left detergent on the worktops and this has eaten into what I assume is varnish.

Has it damaged the wood? - what do people recommend I do. sand with what? - Danish oil or something else?

I got £40 off the carpet cleaning and fair enough he admitted the damage but its not great is it.

I cant really go complaining to him to fix it himself as he was recommended by someone that could probably make my life difficult if I fully kicked off, so sucking it up and going to take the money and sort it myself.

How it was ( other side of kitchen)



and now its like this



Any suggestions ?

[Dolly-Nut]

Ask the in-house woodworm Mr. Hiscock

[xvivalve]

The joy of beech block board is you can sand out damage and simply re-oil.

If you can't identify what it was originally treated with though, you may get a reaction at the edge of the repair, so you may be into doing the full surface. Use a low speed belt sander with a fine grit paper diagonally to the grain in both directions before finishing in the direction of the grain. Check the oil you use is OK for use in contact with food surfaces and lightly apply with a rag in the direction of the grain in several coats until the timber cannot take in any more.

[Jon Tilson]

What Alun said but you can try meths and fine steel wool to get any marked bits out.
Let the mesth dry out for a couple of hours to get it back to how it looks dry.

Dansih oil is good stuff but smells pretty foul for a while....so plan on not eating in the kitchen for a day or 2.

Jonners

[80Sprint]

I have a solid oak top.. Leave something wet too long on it and I get similar marks. I sand it and then oil it and let the oil soak in overnight. Wipe down the next day and its as good as the day I put it in.

[NickMorgan]

We use Tung Oil on our wooden surfaces. It does a great job. Looks like you will need to let your worktop dry out before you do anything to it, though.