sanded old pine floor boards - what product to protect/finish with

[intexasatthe moment]

Asking for a friend .She wants something that sinks in rather than a paint or varnish that goes on top .

Some kind of oil ? Have had a quick google and there's an awful lot to choose from - any recommendations ?

Floors are in kitchen and bathroom ,no small children or toys or pets .

[ultraburner]

I used Dulux diamond glaze on the last two floors I did. Looks far less varnish-ey than all the others I've used.

Very hard wearing but pricey. Water based and dries really quick too.

[red devil]

I've used Osmo Polyx-Oil (Satin) http://www.osmouk.com/sitechapter.cfm?chapter=82&page=247#PolyxOil, looks great and hardwearing.

You'll need to buy a special brush cleaner and you can also get an application brush, all of which I bought from this place on Oglander Road...http://www.isouthwark.co.uk/profile/painting-and-decorating-supplies/15753/Marrs-Cross-and-Wilfrid-Fairbairns-Ltd.html

Worth having a chat with them as they specialise in hardwood flooring protection...

[intexasatthe moment]

Lovely ,I knew I'd get help on here !

Friend says she wants to keep them looking natural but "sort of enriched " .So I'm thinking she wants to achieve some kind of patina ( but not shiny ) added back .If that makes any sense .

Ultra - does that give a glossy finish ?

red devil - interesting .That was one of the ones that stood out for me when I googled .

[red devil]

This place in Catford also sells Osmo, and Bona which is another good product... http://www.floorsanderrental.co.uk/lacquers.html

[ultraburner]

I used satin finish but it's not that reflective. Goes on very thin i.e. You don't need much of it to be protective as it seems to soak into the wood rather than sit on top.

I did some floors at work with yacht varnish and that really is like a layer sitting on top of the wood and they look pretty bad in comparison to the diamond glaze ones.

[Elphinstone's Army]

what you need is beeswax, tins from France via Frenchclick at Mikwood Road, it is o'Cedar, applied to a clean dry surface with a paintbrush, left overnight, then old cloths on the feet and skate about to polish it off the next day, or any other floor beeswax if you know anyone returning from France.

[Seabag]

Bonachem Mega acrylic matt or eggshell. It's super durable , odour free and easy to use, it's like a professional version of Dulux Diamond Glaze. Stir don't shake, apply with a paint pad not a brush (pads available at most good trade decorating shops, and B&Q on Old Kent Road). It dries in about 2 hrs, so easy to get a couple of coats on in 1 day.

Leave the 3rd coat until the next day or way towards the end of the first.

If you shake acrylic it makes bubbles, and when the bubbles dry they break into little dirt trapping craters. Pad finish eliminates micro peaks and troughs.

Don't wax them, as eventually the wax draws the dirt into the soft part of the woodgrain.

You can mop the floor as you would vinyl, once done

[malumbu]

You can make your own - get some proper turpentine and then heat in in a pan, in a second pan filled with water, and add lumps of bees wax.

You can seal first with acrylic and rub down with some fine sandpaper if you don't want to get dirt into the grain - I think it adds character though.

Mylands in West Norwood do a good range of wood finishes. www.mylands.co.uk

Or Whitten Timber in Peckahm stocks Osmo, although Catford may have better advice.

[intexasatthe moment]

Thank you guys . I'm tending towards Osmo .

[Carrie]

Just to let you know the shop on Oglander Road closed some years ago - didn't want you to make a wasted journey!

[intexasatthe moment]

Oh ,thanks for mentioning that!

[Sue]

I got Osmo online. At the time, I couldn't find anybody who sold it round here.

I didn't use it on the floor but on oak kitchen work surfaces. I'm very happy with it.

[intexasatthe moment]

Thanks Sue .I was asking for a friend in Bristol who's doing her floorboards . But not doing the internet ,or only doing it through me !

[bobbsy]

I've put Osmo on floorboards in two different apartments. It's expensive, but great stuff. Application is straight forward, coverage is pretty much as it says on the tin. Needs to be re-done perhaps every two years. Also used it on kitchen worktop.

[alice]

anyone know where I could hire a sander tomorrow - need it for Monday ta

[red devil]

See my earlier post, flooring place in Catford...

[Sue]

alice Wrote:

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> anyone know where I could hire a sander tomorrow -

> need it for Monday ta

There's a hire place in Peckham.

[alice]

thanks but everywhere shut till Tuesday-anyone with sander for hire?

[ultraburner]

Hss old Kent road is open monday

[alice]

website says no. grr

[intexasatthe moment]

maybe ultraburner knows something that the website doesn't ?

worth a phone call tomorrow ?

Though might be a sign from above that you are not to carry out work on Monday ?

[alice]

yea so ultraburner Do you have insider knowledge?

[ultraburner]

No I just stuck it in google and that said it was open.

Actual website does say it's shut though

[alice]

many many thanks I've now got u sorted for Tuesday.