Oiling My Go Stones: A Short Journey To The Smooth and Shiny

I've been focusing a lot on Go lately.  That includes watching lectures on Go theory on YouTube, playing at my University's (new) Go club and playing in an online tournament. 

And sometimes, to pass the time, I've been replaying professional games and studying patterns on my own in front of my personal Go board.  This is a calming, relaxing, evening-type activity that pairs well with some fresh warm tea. 
To further add to the experience, I decided to try my hand at oiling my Go stones.  The purpose of this process is to give the stones a softer, smoother feel and a shinier appearance.  These little details can make a big difference in the overall enjoyment of the game.

Anyway, I wanted to take things even a step further I decided to use a scented oil.  That way, not only would the stones look and feel better, but they would smell nice too.

I had this lying around.  Why, I don't remember.

"Ocean" scented oil with stick things. 

 It's some light scented oil use with the reeds to make rooms smell nice.  This one smells very nice.  But not like the ocean.  I've smelled the ocean.  It smells fishy and salty.  This smells like flowers and happy times.

A couple of notes on my oil choice:

1.  Some people oil their stones with olive oil or canola oil.  They work, but apparently the oil spoils after some time leaving your stones smelling like rot.  No.
2.  Sewing machine oil is recommended, but I don't know what that is.  I don't sew, nor do I machine.
3.  I had heard of using scented oils, seemed like a good idea.

To start, I a few drops (that's all it takes) in a ziplock and carefully dropped the stones in so as not to chip them (yunzi stones chip reasonably easily).

Then I massaged the stones with the oil in the bag until they were well coated and spilled them out of a paper towel.

My pebbly mound

 Finally, I spread them out, wiped off any excess oil, and let them dry overnight. 

The oil left a shiny coating and soft feel to the stones, but they didn't feel greasy.  And they smelled wonderful.  Not like an old lady who bathes in perfume.  Just a subtle calming scent.

You can see a before and after below.  Notice the shiny!

Left: Before oiling.  Right: SHINY!

 I did the white stones too.  They don't benefit as much in appearance as the black ones, but they do feel softer.  And the smell..

Overall, a success.