Oil Wax Floor Finish
Does anyone have experience with an oil and wax finish on a wood floor in a kitchen? I’m thinking about using AFM Safecoat Naturals Oil Wax Finish from Green Depot. It could look lovely. But would it stand up to the inevitable drips, drops and spills of water? Thanks.
Does anyone have experience with an oil and wax finish on a wood floor in a kitchen? I’m thinking about using AFM Safecoat Naturals Oil Wax Finish from Green Depot. It could look lovely. But would it stand up to the inevitable drips, drops and spills of water? Thanks.
Thanks to all of you for your thoughtful comments. The consensus: be wary of the wax. I will.
Hi,
AFM Safecoat Naturals Oil Wax Finish from Green Depot, is a very nice finish (and good for the environment) I use it commonly for furniture and even for table tops, I wouldn’t recommend it for floors but If you really want this finish for your kitchen you have to apply several coats until all the pores look sealed.
I highly recommend a water based product named “Enduro-var Water based Urethaneâ€. This is a relative new product; I’ve used it in restaurants (very high traffic) wood floors and other medium/high traffic floors. No fumes and recoat time is 4 hours under ideal conditions.
Remember you have to machine-sand the floor before applying any finish to take off any other product and hand-sand between coats.
Feel free to contact me if you have any question.
Juan Myerston
p. 646 248 2450
jmyerston@pinocchiowoodworks.com
http://pinocchiowoodworks.com/
I second Steve’s comments. I’m fine with oil poly in a kitchen, but wouldn’t go with any of the hard oils out there for the same situation. One thing that gets overlooked with many of the hard oils is that they need numerous coats initially, which most installers don’t want to do (I used one that called for five coats!) and the wax have to be periodically renewed, which we all have the best of intentions of doing, but……
Also, just because of the nature of a kitchen, you are going have some real high traffic areas (in front of the sink, stove, fridge). Because of this, I wouldn’t even use a water based poly, but would insist on two coats of oil and a sealer.
I would be very reluctant to use anything but poly on a kitchen floor. I am not familiar with the wax you are thinking about using, but as a woodworker who appreciates traditional methods, I know that wax just does not hold up as well as poly. I understand that the wax you are thinking about using has an oil element to it, but to be truthful, I have frequently told b’stoners about using wax over linseed oil for old wood panels and trim and would never suggest they use the same on a floor.
I speak from experience: Wanting to experiment with a traditional finish here in my own house, I put shellac on the new wood floor I’d put down in my kitchen. What I was looking for was somthing that would show wear in as though it had been down a long time while still being a sound finish. Was I ever sorry! Within months the wood underneath the shellac had shown water staining, particularly near the sink. I ended up removing the shellac and putting down oil poly, swearing the entire time that there are reasons why we no longer do what was done a hundred years ago.
steve