- 5 stars: 18 (78%)
- 4 stars: 4 (17%)
- 3 stars: 0 (0%)
- 2 stars: 0 (0%)
- 1 star: 1 (4%)
Did what it said on the tin. Quite expensive for a trade varnish but treated 9 doors with 2 coats.
Used on wooden floors both hard and softwood, when I moved into the house ten years ago. Have re- varnished occasionally, but my first 5 litre tin ran out towards the end of the winter lockdown, so purchased more.
Needed a tough varnish, this was the one.
Excellent product with good covering proprieties. I have also used coloured versions.
Easy to apply to previously varnished soft wood floor boards which I sanded to give a key for the new coating. I hope it is a long lasting finish. Just slightly concerned that it tends to go milky if water spilt on it but it clears afterwards. I used this same product years ago and don’t remember this happening but I do remember it lasting extremely well. However, it’s been in use on the kitchen floor for a couple of months now and so far so good. Looking good!
Does exactly what it says on the tin. We have bought this product multiple times and works perfectly for us.
This product was recommended to me by a professional painter & decorator. Whilst on the expensive side it is really worth it. I used it to varnish eight doors and staircase balustrade. Easy to apply and satisfactorily covered in one coat.
Lovely, it's been on since september and no marks yet. Glad I spent the money.
This is a great varnish that leaves a tough excellent finish. It really makes the most of any wood and brings out the grain well.
The product was excellent, the price was good and the service was great. I would use the prduct and supplier again.
We have beautiful Iroko worktops in our kitchen. Having seen these worktops with a sheen rather than our Matt finish we searched the web and asked for advice as to suitability and arrived at this product. We followed the instructions giving our worktops a robust sanding. We applied three thin coats to our worktops over a twelve hour period ensuring the previous coat was touch dry before commencing again. Going to bed that night the finish looked superb, we were delighted. However the following lunchtime I spilt some water on the worktop which went cloudy. Trying to mop up the water the varnish surface started lifting off in sheets. Thinking it might have just been this one area we dripped a small amount of water on another section of the wood and exactly the same thing happened when mopping up the water. What followed was nearly twelve hours working into the early hours of the night scrapping and sanding to remove the remaining varnish. The process almost destroyed the appearance of our Iroko worktops. Now some four months on from the disaster we are still in the process of sanding and oiling the wood to bring it back to its previous good condition. We might have been unlucky but we would never use this product again and have returned to our previous product.
Good Afternoon, Thank you for taking the time review the product. I am sorry to hear that your project did not turn out as expected, I suspect this may be due to the high oil content in dense hardwoods such as Iroko. Whilst the he Dulux Diamon Glaze varnish is a very popular product, Iroko tends to be naturally high in oil which in turn can cause adhesion issues if varnishes are applied. We recommend to degrease the wood with methylated spirits to allow varnish to adhere or oil to absorb. Additionally, if the varnish has not yet cured, if moisture gets in between the finish, this can cause a milky bloom to appear and it can take a while for the trapped moisture to evaporate. After degreasing the wood, we often recommend application of very thin oils such as Osmo Wood Wax Finish Extra Thin 1101 which are especially designed for wood types such as iroko to penetrate into the grain and protect the wood without adhesion issues. Test areas also help ascertain the absorption of the product. If you require any further advice, feel free to get in touch either by phoning us on our advice line 01303 213 838 or email us at wood@finishes.direct. Kind Regards, Ida
Expensive, but easy to apply dries quickly for over coating. Durability remains to be seen but looks good and has resisted a few knocks already
Found it to be so much tougher than the normal 'high quality domestic' type varnish around. Good finish for tables.
We are really delighted with the finish this product has produced. Tough but really good looking.
Expensive varnish but has an excellent finish. Communication & delivery great1
I was advised to use this product on our new oak doors by both the carpenter and our painter/decorator, and also to apply three coats. The first coat went on easily and looked good, but after lightly rubbing down and applying the second coat, the doors looked even better. I can understand why a third coat was recommended as it gave such a fantastic depth to the doors and a superb finish.
Very easy to use and good finish
Dulux Diamond Glaze is a superb product - I've used it before. .
Excellent coverage, so works out to be good value for money.
Very pleased with results at the moment
Our carpenter recommended we use this product on the three oak veneer doors he had hung. Product not available in any of our local DIY stores so appreciated the fast despatch from this online company. Glad finished result looks as good as it does after x3 coats x3 doors x2 sides, which equals 18 coats in all!!
Excellent product, fair price and gives an amazing finish to oak doors
The varnish was recommended by our builder for new oak doors, very impressed, goes on easily, no smell and doesn't change the appearance of the wood but does bring out the grain, I would definitely recommend this product, worth the money.