{"id":4215,"date":"2016-03-08T17:31:56","date_gmt":"2016-03-08T16:31:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wood-finishes-direct.com\/blog\/?p=4215"},"modified":"2024-02-09T09:19:51","modified_gmt":"2024-02-09T09:19:51","slug":"should-you-use-an-oil-or-varnish-to-finish-your-floor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wood-finishes-direct.com\/blog\/should-you-use-an-oil-or-varnish-to-finish-your-floor\/","title":{"rendered":"Should You Use an Oil or Varnish to Finish Your Floor?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Should You Use Oil or Varnish to Finish Your Flooring?\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Umn0CgJpdSg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>What should you treat your hardwood floor with? How do you apply a \n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-finishes-direct.com\/product-type\/varnishes\" target=\"_blank\">\nVarnish<\/a> or a \n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-finishes-direct.com\/product-type\/oils\/hard-wax-oils\" target=\"_blank\">\nHard Wax Oil<\/a>? Which is better &#8211; a Varnish or Oil Floor Finish? Need answers? Then this video is for you!<\/p>\n<p>Know what you want? \n<a href=\"\/project\/floors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">\nView our range of wood finishing products for flooring.<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Floor Finishes Video Transcript<\/h2>\n<p>Hi I&#8217;m Ben O\u2019Reilly, \u00a0from Wood Finishes Direct in this video I will be discussing Floor Finishes &#8211; specifically water based Polyurethane Varnish and a Hard Wax Oils. I&#8217;m going to be discussing the best way to apply them, the pros\u2019 and cons\u2019 and hopefully help you decide what one is right for your floor.<\/p>\n<h3>Varnishes<\/h3>\n<p>Firstly let&#8217;s talk about Varnishes, specifically the \n<a title=\"Manns Extra Tough Floor Varnish\" href=\"\/product\/manns-extra-tough-floor-varnish\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">\nMann\u2019s Extra Tough Floor Varnish<\/a> and the \n<a title=\"Bona Mega Varnish\" href=\"\/product\/bona-mega\/ \" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">\nBona Mega<\/a>. Typically they look like this, a white fairly thick liquid.\u00a0Application is nice and easy, I have made up a few planks as a fake floor that I&#8217;m going to be applying to today and I have stained it with a\u00a0\n<a title=\"Manns Lightfast Stain\" href=\"\/product\/manns-trade-light-fast-wood-stain\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">\nManns Trade Light Fast Wood Stain<\/a> in Light Oak. It&#8217;s a really nice stain to work with, and it goes on nice and easy and it comes in a brilliant range of colours. When you are applying a varnish to wood it&#8217;s really important to make sure the wood is well sanded, to a p120 minimum.<\/p>\n<p>And for some application tips, the varnish I&#8217;m going to be using today is the Mann\u2019s Extra Tough Floor Varnish in Matt. The applicator I will be using is the Padco Snappy applicator, it&#8217;s a 6 inch disposable application tool that&#8217;s ideal for the application of varnishes or oils. Firstly you do need to make sure you stir the varnish and allow any bubbles to settle. And make sure you are wearing suitable protective equipment pour some into a paint tray and using your applicator apply it in long even strokes, work in manageable areas, to the full length of individual boards and avoid letting it pool as well.<\/p>\n<p>So I have let this dry for a few hours, \u00a0the next step is \u201cde-nibbing\u201d or giving the area a light sand, I&#8217;ll be doing it with a \n<a title=\"Mann's Finishing Pad\" href=\"\/product\/woodleys-finishing-pads\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">\nWoodleys Finishing Pad<\/a>, it&#8217;s kind of like a scotch pad. You can also do this with very fine sandpaper just don&#8217;t put too much pressure on you&#8217;ll undo a lot of your hard work, this step aids adhesion of further coats and helps it level out, you just do it by lightly rubbing it down like so, and wipe off any dust after this step.<\/p>\n<p>Regarding amount of coats, it&#8217;s best to follow the guidelines on the tin or bottle, if you have any worries about durability or want to improve the sheen adding an extra coat or two is a good idea.<\/p>\n<p>Varnishes offer increased durability and require less maintenance than oils, however it is more than likely need to re-sand the entire floor when it does eventually gets damaged and worn. The life of a varnish is typically between 5-10 years. It does depend on what varnish you use, the quality of the varnish, how busy your household gets and regularly you maintain and clean your floor.<\/p>\n<h3>Hard Wax Oils<\/h3>\n<p>Now Hard Wax Oils, specifically \n<a title=\"Osmo Polyx Oil\" href=\"\/product\/osmo-polyx-oil\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">\nOsmo Polyx Oil<\/a> and \n<a title=\"Fiddes Hard Wax Oil\" href=\"\/product\/hard-wax-oil\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">\nFiddes Hard Wax Oil<\/a>, Hard Wax Oils that have slight wax content, this improves durability and prevents them from soaking in too far, meaning whereas with traditional oil you would have to do 3-5 coats with the hard wax oils you only have to do 2-3 depending on what wood you are treating. Again for this i&#8217;ve mocked up a fake floor and just like varnishes the floor you are treating does have to be sanded to a P120 minimum.<\/p>\n<p>The Oil I will be using today is the Osmo Polyx Oil in Matt &#8211; and again the applicator is the Padco Snappy Applicator, and with it i&#8217;m going to be using these, it&#8217;s a \n<a title=\"Mann's Microfibre Cloth\" href=\"\/product\/woodleys-microfibre-cloths\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">\nWoodleys Microfibre Cloth<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>With the Oil it&#8217;s very important a good stir, make sure you get into the corners just in case there is any matting agent that has settled at the bottom, once you&#8217;ve done that all you need to do is pour it into your paint tray, and then using your applicator <b><i>sparingly apply <\/i><\/b> the oil working in long even strokes, try to work to the full length of the board as well.<\/p>\n<p>Once you&#8217;ve applied, you need to get your cloth and if you have any excess on the surface as I do it&#8217;s best to work that into the wood and wipe it off.<\/p>\n<p>So I have let this dry now it&#8217;s time to denib, I&#8217;m using again a Mann&#8217;s Finishing Pad, de-nibbing is really important helps the second coat soak into the wood, and regarding coats it is best to follow the guidelines on the back of the tin.<\/p>\n<p>Oils do require more maintenance normally every year or two but <b><i>only<\/i><\/b> the areas that have started to wear, Oils are great because they don\u2019t crack they don\u2019t peel and they don\u2019t flake, when they do start looking tired, they do maintain their look a lot better. And also they are so easy to patch repair, for example say you have a small area of damage or a small stain all you have to do is clean them with a \n<a title=\"Floor Surface Cleaners\" href=\"\/product-type\/cleaners\/project\/floors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">\nSuitable Cleaner<\/a> and apply a nice thin coat and you&#8217;re as good as new. any areas that are a little more damaged for example say a red wine stain or a big scratch, all you need to do is sand it back with fine sandpaper and again it&#8217;ll be as good as new,<\/p>\n<h3>Summary<\/h3>\n<p>What floor finish is right for you does depend on what look you want to achieve, how durable you require the finish to be and also how much time you want to devote maintenance. I&#8217;ve finished both these boards and both of them look fantastic. The Varnish feels strong and it looks great, the Oil feels and looks a lot more natural you can actually feel the grain as you touch it.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately as with any wood finish it is always best to do test areas, maybe decide what sheen level you like get a sample of the oil, get a sample of the varnish and try them out in different areas on your floor, see what one you like to apply and see what one works best in your home.<\/p>\n<p>A full list of all the products featured and used in this video is available in the description on YouTube, and also If you liked this video and want to see more unique content, simply subscribe to our \n<a title=\"Subscribe Here!\" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/woodfinishesdirect?sub_confirmation=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">\nYouTube channel<\/a>. Like and comment on any video\u2019s you like, and of course, always do a test area.<\/p>\n<p>Know what you want? \n<a href=\"\/project\/floors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">\nView our range of wood finishing products for flooring.<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Other Content You Will Love!<\/h3>\n<p>\n<a title=\"Everything You Need to Know About Pine Flooring\" href=\"\/blog\/everything-you-need-to-know-about-pine-flooring\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">\nBlog: Everything You Need to Know About Pine Flooring<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n<a title=\"Blog: Product Spotlight &#x2013; Fiddes Hard Wax Oil Finish\" href=\"\/blog\/everything-you-need-to-know-about-pine-flooring\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">\nBlog: Product Spotlight \u2013 Fiddes Hard Wax Oil Finish<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n<a title=\"Beautiful White Wood Finishes for Dreamy Interiors\" href=\"\/blog\/beautiful-interior-white-wood-finishes-for-dreamy-interiors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">\nBlog: Beautiful White Wood Finishes for Dreamy Interiors<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n<a title=\"How to Clean Wooden Floors\" href=\"\/blog\/clean-wooden-floors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">\nBlog: How to Clean Wooden Floors<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n<a title=\"Oak Floor Maintenance &#x2013; Top Tips for Finishing Oak\" href=\"\/blog\/oak-floor-maintenance-top-tips-stunning-finish\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">\nBlog: Oak Floor Maintenance \u2013 Top Tips for Finishing Oak<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n<a title=\"How to Varnish a Wooden Floor?\" href=\"\/blog\/how-to-varnish-a-wooden-floor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">\nBlog: How to Varnish a Wooden Floor?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n<a title=\"The Big Brush Issue &#x2013; Synthetic Vs Natural Paint Brushes &#x2013; What Brush To Use\" href=\"\/blog\/the-big-brush-issue-synthetic-vs-natural-paint-brushes-what-brush-to-use\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">\nBlog: The Big Brush Issue \u2013 Synthetic Vs Natural Paint Brushes \u2013 What Brush To Use.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n<a title=\"Secrets Of The Experts &#x2013; Denibbing Explained &#x2013; How to Finish Like a Pro\" href=\"\/blog\/secrets-of-the-pros-denibbing-explained-how-to-finish-like-a-pro\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">\nBlog: Secrets Of The Experts \u2013 Denibbing Explained \u2013 How to Finish Like a Pro.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n<a title=\"Hardwood Oil - Osmo Wood Wax Extra Thin 1101 Product Test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=lwnBKonuUGs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">\nVideo: Hardwood Oil &#8211; Osmo Wood Wax Extra Thin 1101 Product Test <\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n<a title=\"Floor Finishing With Wood Finishes Direct \" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QK_x4PFwLvY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">\nVideo: Floor Finishing With Wood Finishes Direct<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Disclaimer<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Always try a test area before beginning any project!<\/li>\n<li>Always use suitable protective equipment, and take due care while applying any of the products featured in these video\u2019s.<\/li>\n<li>All prices are accurate at time of the video going live.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What should you treat your hardwood floor with? 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