|
General Asylum General audio topics that don't fit into specific categories. |
|
|
|
General Asylum General audio topics that don't fit into specific categories. |
|
In Reply to: Interested in your opinion posted by psgary on March 29, 2003 at 15:48:23:
I only use lemon oil on my turntable. I still have my AR ES-1 from 1988 and since it is cherry and linseed oil can prematurely darken cherry I only use lemon oil on it. (sunlight also darkens cherry significantly so be careful having a speaker with a side facing a window when the other doesn't get direct light. It could wind up two tone)Lemon oil is fine, and it penetrates fast, but I also find it evaporates fast as well. If you are going to use it you ought to give your speakers a thorough wipe every two months. That's how often I do my table. (well, 2-3 months) Linseed oil can last up to 6 months so in that respect it's easier, but then anything that makes you clean your stuff more often can't be all bad either.
So lemon oil works just as well, but it costs more and needs more frequent application. It has the plus of smelling nicer too. But I would still at least use linseed oil once a year. It cures in the wood and regular use, well, just look at the patina of very old and well made furniture. That's what years of linseed use does. Any furniture, say a table made in 1820, would have been rubbed with nothing but linseed oil until after WWII, and the patina it has comes from that.
As for varnishes, people seem to think once it's on and cured it's all over. Oh no. A percentage of the oil stays uncured, and that gives the varnish the elasticity it needs to stay where it was out as the wood eternally moves. If it is allowed to dry out too much, it will crack and begin peeling. That's why when you oil you should put it on thick but not so thick it runs, and give it time to soak in. Listen to your gear for half and hour, then get up and wipe it in and off. The cabinets will actually get better looking over time if you do this.
Have fun, and watch those rags.
This post is made possible by the generous support of people like you and our sponsors:
Follow Ups
- lemon oil - Peter Gunn 03/29/0321:26:13 03/29/03 (3)
- I have a feeling - psgary 11:53:27 03/30/03 (0)
- Okay, since we're getting in deep - BillH 06:15:38 03/30/03 (1)
- Re: Okay, since we're getting in deep - Peter Gunn 12:57:49 03/30/03 (0)
Top of Page ]
[ Contact Us ]
[ Support/Wish List ]
[ Copyright © 2025, Audio Asylum, all rights reserved ]
