Sealing a floor after oiling

[russa]

Hi,

I have just sanded our Birch floor (hall & lounge) and applied a hard wax oil.

As the sanding job was a nightmare I really want to make sure that I don't have to do it again.

Is there anything I can apply to the floor after the hard wax oil has cured? I have been searching the fourm and Traffic Wax has been mentioned a couple of times.

Has anyone got any experience of using this?

Cheers

Russ

 

[WoodYouLike]

Have you applied two coats of hardwaxoil???

which brand have you used? On Blanchon you can easily use leha/lecol maintenance products, like StepStop or PowerWax.

 

[russa]

Hi,

Thanks for taking the time to reply. I have applied two coats of osmo polyx oil. But have to admit that we are using rugs after 2 days to try and protect the floor.

Before I sanded the floor it was covered with a varnish so we could just mop the floor when dirty.

Cheers

Russ

 

[WoodYouLike]

Remove the rugs! HardWaxOil needs 10 days to cure completely, it will stay soft and sticky now: ruining the floor you are trying to protect!

You can use cleaning soap every one or two weeks (well wrung out cloth) and apply a maintenance product every 5 -6 months.

 

[russa]

many thanks again,

could you recommend a maintenance product?

 

[WoodYouLike]

Wax-Care from Saicos or PowerWax from leha/lecol - we and our clients use them all the time