Oak Floor Oil Treatment

Spray or squirt directly on acrylic oil or wax finished oak hardwood flooring in an even coating.

Oak floor oil treatment. A highly popular as well as effective way of treating wood floors oils effectively penetrate into the wood and in some cases harden into the surface of the floor to stop damage and to maintain the wood in its optimum condition. Like other hand rubbed oil finishes linseed oil saturates deep into the wood grain to protect against scratches and changes in humidity. If it is recommended that a floor should always be sanded before oiling because it opens up a new surface layer and makes it a lot easier for the oil to seep into the grain. Preparing a floor for oiling 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.

Make sure you get proper hardwood floor wax. Allow the wax or oil to dry. There s a choice of wax types. Sweep away any dirt or dust and clean the floor with a wood floor cleaning spray and microfibre cloth.

Linseed oil also known as flaxseed oil is one of the most popular wood finishes in the world. However if your floor has been previously treated with varnish it will need sanding down to the bare wood before oil is applied. These household oils work well but in some cases dry too slowly for commercial applications. It is now in our conservatory with has a floor heating system.

If your hardwood floor has been previously oiled or is an unfinished floor it can be treated directly with oil. 1 oil to use on oak wood 1 1 i have initially used wood silk with bees wax and purest oils additionally the product claims to be the original non silicone. Buff the floor by rubbing a soft cloth or rag in a circular motion. Once all the dust is gone wipe down the floor with white spirit and leave it to dry before oiling.

Hardwood floor wax is free from silicone lemon oil ammonia bleach vinegar and tung oil all of which can stain the wood or discolour it. Almost any oil can be used to treat oak wood among the most common are linseed teak tung olive vegetable poppy and walnut. Paste wax tends to require more hard work while liquid wax needs a bit less elbow grease. Made from natural products they are micro porous which enables them to become part of the wood grain.

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