Wax vs Hard wax oil for oak floor

[Csquire]

We have just sanded down a 30 year old oak floor. It looks fabulous. I am considering using a hard wax to finish it as I like the lustre it gives and it seems more traditional. Has anyone experience of doing this?

I have done a section of HWO (2 coats) and it darkens the wood more than 5 coats of wax and has less lustre.

Is the wax a feasible option? I understand I would need to use 5 coats of the wax which on 50sq m is going to be an awful lot of work!

For maintenance I plan just to re-wax areas of traffic as needed.

Your thoughts are appreciated

 

[JoceAndChris]

I use wax, I love it. It isn't difficult - brush it on with a rag and buff it up by dancing around in socks for an hour. I love the Liberon wax for wooden floors, but there are lots available.

It needs doing at least twice a year.

( I started with 2 coats, after using Liberon oil sealer, and have just added with time)

 

[benmc]

We used Blanchon HarWax Oil on our original Parquet floor

http://www.blanchon.com/en/blanchon.html?#/oil/

http://www.woodyoulike.co.uk/Guides/guide-finishes.html

It is easy to apply. Wipe and buff one coat and then the same again 6-8 hours later.

They do a number of tints to lighten or darken the floor as you wish. We purchased samples from ebay before deciding the exact one

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Blanchon-HARD-WAX-OIL-Light-Oak-Finish-0-25-Litre-/260677188896?pt=UK_Flooring&hash=item3cb1923d20

It is not a gloss finish rather in between gloss and matt.

Hope this helps

Ben

 

[MdB]

A vote for Osmo polyx oil here..
http://www.osmouk.com/osmopolyx.cfm?chapter=29

 

[Csquire]

Ok, I'm currently using Lercol Power Wax. Not sure how similar all these products are.....