Over the weekend I tested about a dozen finishing schedules for some white oak.
No matter what the finish (BLO, tung oil, danish oil, transtint dye (w/DNA), oil pigment stain, seal-a-cell, arm-r-seal,...) I end up with some 'whitish' areas deep in the pores that are only visible at a certain angle.
I sanded 100, 120, and 150 for final sand.
Are these 'white streaks' avoidable?
White OAk white stripes.jpg
For completeness, the sample on the left is 2 coats of Watco Danish Oil (Med Walnut) and the right is 1 coat of Formsby Tung Oil. NO top coats on these samples. The Danish Oil gave me closest finish to what I am looking for (darken the pores but only slightly tint the rest).