Carpenter advide required........furniture varnish

Hi all (read ADVICE in the title )

No metal today, i'm looking for a way to make this wood look lighter, i think it's made out of coffin wood as we say here (pine), it's at leat 60 years old and well dry.

I stripped the paint with a metal brush, then buffed it with scotch brite pads, the surface is very smooth and now i need to make it lighter in color.

If i use normal transparent varnish it'll go darker i guess ?
I've seen some with a hint of white mixed in, will it achive what i'm looking for ?

 

Just mentioned in the other thread. If it were I, beeswax.

 

Dont Dont bother with varnish

 

You can get Polyx Oil with a hint of white.....I think its what they call RAW......its not obvious until youve put about 3 coats on

 

Calling @The_Yellow_Ardvark ?

How about a weak bleach solution, try this at your own risk obviously.

 

You can tone it down using a wood bleach or a liming wax.

Or French polish.

 

https://www.wood-finishes-direct.com/product/osmo-polyx-oil-raw-3044

 

This was never my best subject, but from memory oxalic acid bleahes pine



Wood treatment and chemicals is a minefield what works on one might have a reverse affect on another

 

That's what the back of the cupboards for.

 

Liberon do a white wax which works quite well.
+1 for not varnishing.
The Liberon product is called " Cire à Céruser".

ATB,
Daniel

 

I've seen that in LeroyMerlin, never used it and i might buy some tomorrow

I'm going to venture on all the solutions givin, on the backside

 

@Jay1st
https://www.uktoolcentre.co.uk/decorating-and-wood-care/


This place is good for wood care and wax.

 

bleach it

 

I got mine there too