Flooring Wax Oil

In fact oiled floors are easier to maintain and repair than lacquered floors with modern maintenance methods and kits.

Flooring wax oil.

Unlike urethane finishes natural oil and hard wax oil finishes often come in a variety of tints eliminating the need for a stain. New oak lightening hard wax oil a lightly tinted hard wax oil that once applied maintains the natural colour of the timber extremely popular on oak and lighter woods such as ash sycamore and maple. For peace of mind we suggest applying a hard wax maintenance oil every 6 10 months. As you would with any flooring sand down your wood using 120 grit sandpaper with a floor sander let the dust settle before vacuuming it up.

In high traffic areas oiled floors should be the preferred option for the following r. Once all the dust is gone wipe down the floor with white spirit and leave it to dry before oiling. The main one is maintenance. Oil finishes are great for commercial applications as well including restaurants hotels and convention centers.

With penetrating oils most hardwood floor repairs simply require an application of a cleaning solution and simply re oil the problem area. The finish will tend to be a matte to satin. A gloss finish can be achieved by applying a coating of wax to an oil finished floor but we do not recommend this course. Hard wax oil finished floors can be spot repaired with just a light sanding of the affected area followed by a topical coat of oil.

Clear satin and matt are available in 250 ml 1 liter and 2 5 liter. Penetrating oil lends the wood a more natural appearance than polyurethane. As we all know it is natural wood and even very hard wood floors can ding and dent however with uv oil finish the floor can look like new in short order. There is a big misconception about wood floors finished with oils and hard wax oils.

This means that the repair process is easier as well. Liquid floor wax helps to seal and protect beautiful hardwood floors by protecting them from scratches nicks spill stains and other marks. With hard wax oil the actual finishing process is much easier and faster than traditional urethane finishes. How frequently the floor requires cleaning will ultimately determine the regularity that re oiling or oil refreshing process is required.

Easy to apply without any need for sanding in between coats this oil can be buffed up to have a higher level of sheen or left to retain its natural. A new 5ml sachet is now available for all tinted hard wax oils. Ideal for testing colour shades prior to application. Click here to browse our selection of penetrating oils including european hardening oil tung oil and wax.