Hey everyone,
We are renovating our Victorian terraced house in London and have sanded the old pine boards on the ground floor. We have tried a multitude of varnishes, lacquers, oils and waxes to try and find a finish we like which hasn't been massively successful (want something very natural but not yellow which doesn't seem to be easy which is reasonable given it's pine). We have tried some Colron Finishing Wax (http://www.diy.com/nav/decor/paint/...s/Colron-Refined-Finishing-Wax-325gr-10317517) which actually gives a nice natural finish but doesn't seem that durable. I have read wax finishes need to be redone more than other finishes such as lacquers or oils so am dubious about using this but wanted to see what people's opinions were on this one (in comparison to an Osmo or Rustins floor oil for example, our second favourite is probably the Rustins floor oil)? I actually meant to get Beeswax rather than finishing wax as this was recommended to me by a friend, they just didn't have any beeswax so I thought i'd check out the durability first before going out and buying more!
Thanks so much, I would love to hear from someone that knows about these things as finding a nice floor finish is driving us nuts!
Dave
We are renovating our Victorian terraced house in London and have sanded the old pine boards on the ground floor. We have tried a multitude of varnishes, lacquers, oils and waxes to try and find a finish we like which hasn't been massively successful (want something very natural but not yellow which doesn't seem to be easy which is reasonable given it's pine). We have tried some Colron Finishing Wax (http://www.diy.com/nav/decor/paint/...s/Colron-Refined-Finishing-Wax-325gr-10317517) which actually gives a nice natural finish but doesn't seem that durable. I have read wax finishes need to be redone more than other finishes such as lacquers or oils so am dubious about using this but wanted to see what people's opinions were on this one (in comparison to an Osmo or Rustins floor oil for example, our second favourite is probably the Rustins floor oil)? I actually meant to get Beeswax rather than finishing wax as this was recommended to me by a friend, they just didn't have any beeswax so I thought i'd check out the durability first before going out and buying more!
Thanks so much, I would love to hear from someone that knows about these things as finding a nice floor finish is driving us nuts!
Dave