dumbfounded by overnight metamorphosis

I am in the middle of a series of finishing experiments and this morning woke up to a big surprise:

One of the finishes is as follows:

Sanded down to 400 grit;
then polished up with EEE-ultrashine
then saturated with organoil hard burnishing oil
then wet sanded with 1200 grit and all excess wiped off
then polished over with ubeaut trad. wax.

Result was a superb quality sheen with a silky touch. The best result so far. However, this morning, (after a coldish and wet night,) the piece was completely matt! And last night it was still the silky satin.

On checking, I found: The surface was still as silky smooth as before, the matt patina was optical only. No risen woodgrain. Rubbing firmly with a finger would restore the satin sheen. A 100x magnification with a microscope did not reveal anything. I suspect the organoil has "done something."

Any ideas on what happened? How can I prevent this?

Just a guess, but...

EEE contains wax, some of which will remain in the surface. The Organoil I think needs bare wood to do it's thing. Using EEE on a turned object then Shellawax is fine because Shellawax is wax based. Try skipping the EEE and see what happens - or using it after the Organoil.

Avoid coldish wet nights and all will be well! :D

Mick

I suppose in Kuranda it would still be OK next morning. :D

In Melbourne I don't have any say in the matter.:mad: