How To Hard Wax Oil Floor

Ideal for testing colour shades prior to application.

How to hard wax oil floor.

Ideal for testing colour shades prior to application. The modern hard wax oils dry very quickly as the last thing a client wants is to install a high quality wood floor that gets damaged by workmen only to have to have it sanded back and re finished. How hard wax oil should be applied depends on the brand of product but there are few standard procedures which always apply. After some research i ve decided to put down a polyurethane product.

The floor surface before work has to be dry and free of dirt grease dust and any old varnish or wax residue. Clear satin and matt are available in 250 ml 1 liter and 2 5 liter. My birch floor was finished with hard oil wax about 10 12 years ago and it is looking very worn. For this reason a final coat of wax often tops the oil for extra protection.

The best candidate for waxing is a hardwood floor that was previously treated with a penetrating wood sealer lacquer varnish shellac or oil as wax can bolster the protective properties of. Unfinished wood must never be cleaned with water. Always check colour before use and ensure contents are stirred regularly. A 5ml sachet is now available for all tinted hard wax oils.

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. Fill a separate bucket with clean water to rinse your mop between applications. 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. Applying hard wax oil.

Mix hard wax oil floor cleaner with the suggested amount of water in a bucket 2 capfuls per gallon for our duchâteau brand. With hard wax oil the actual finishing process is much easier and faster than traditional urethane finishes. Use a sponge mop to apply the cleaner making sure to rinse the mop and remove the excess water after each application. Hard wax oil finished floors can be spot repaired with.

A new 5ml sachet is now available for all tinted hard wax oils. Preparation of the substrate. Unlike most other hardwood floor finishes penetrating oils don t leave a hard shell on top of the wood. This means that the repair process is easier as well.