TREATEX Hardwax Oil Ultra Clear Satin 500ml

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Symmetry: One tried-and-tested formula is to place an accent piece in the middle of the mantel, and then flank it either side with smaller, matching items. The mirror image it creates will look neat and precise. Make sure to wrap a plastic bag around wet rollers and brushes to prevent them from drying out between coats. How Else Can I Personalise My Wood Mantelpiece? Hardwax oil usually dries within a few hours, meaning that multiple coats can be applied in a single day. This can make using it incredibly efficient and simple for a natural wood preserver. Protection The Blanchon Original Wood Environment whilst suiting its own individual purpose of providing a more natural unfinished look, it did fall a bit short when subjected to some of the tests. This product works best on unfinished timber. Exotic and pressure treated timbers should be allowed to weather for approximately 3 months before finishing. Previously porous finishes should be thoroughly cleaned or lightly sanded with all flaking and peeling removed before application. Ensure the surface is dry and free from any contaminants. Make sure you buy sufficient product to complete the whole project and mix multiple tins together before use to achieve the same finish.

If you’re using it as a top coat for surfaces treated with Spruce Colour Tone, make sure you have applied a coat within the last 24 hours and make sure the previous coat is fully dry and free of contaminants. After applying the first two coats and they have been given time to dry, the finish can be lightly sanded. This helps to take out any slight rougher patches, leaving a much smoother finish. Treatex was relatively easy to apply, however its runny nature meant that you had to be careful whilst doing so. As a base coat for lighter timbers: If you want the ability to protect a light coloured timber whilst also preserving its natural colour as much as possible, Treatex Hardwax Oil Ultra Natural can be applied as a base coat under Treatex Hardwax Oil Ultra Clear to neutralise the warming effect.

One of the main benefits of hardwax oil is how easy it is to apply - even for beginners. It can be applied using appropriate accessories such as brushes, rollers, or cloths, and then buffed to a shine with a soft cloth. Fast Drying After a second wash, the board was generally free from any marks, although there was still a slight orange patch on the Osmo and Treatex sections of the board. Short Test - Blanchon Original Wood Environment With the primer applied, the next step was to apply the top coat of Bona Traffic HD. For this process the Traffic HD was required to be mixed with the Traffic HD Hardener. This was done in separate container - 1 litre corresponds to one part of hardener. Suitable for all types of internal joinery such as flooring, worktops, stairs, doors and furniture (We have this on our own worktop and cannot recommend it enough)

The varnish finish also provided one of the roughest of those tested, only slightly smoother than the Blanchon Hard Waxoil. As specified by Bona the first step was to apply a primer to the unfinished oak board. The primer is one of the factors that gives the colour to the board. For our tests we decided to test the Bona White and Bona Natural Primers. The Osmo Polyx-Oil - Satin-matt and the Treatex Hardwax Oil Traditional - Clear Satin and Rubio Monocoat faired worst of the hard wax oils from this test with both of them being stained or marked by the washing up liquid.

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From the 48 hour test its easy to see that the Blanchon Hard Waxoil - Natural, Fiddes Hardwax Oil - Clear Satin and the Liberon Floor Varnish - Clear Satin were the clear winners. As the environment oil is a water based oil, the difference in texture is immediately obvious. The oil is very thin and milky in colour.