New Oak Stairs Oil type

RJC · 17-11-2010 1:25pm #1

Hi,

I normally post on the athletics tread but I need a bit of non-running advice.

I have a new oak stairs that has just been installed. I don't want to varnish it but would rather oil it - so it comes up a satin or dull sheen.

I - from no experience but just a bit of common sense - would reckon I should either teak oil it or danish oil it. I think that danish oil will deliver a higher gloss finish - my only expeirnece of this is a pine table my wife had danish oiled 15 years ago and now it has that sealed look.

Any comments?

Am I spot on on the teak oil being duller (less gloss, not darker) than danish oil or wide of the mark?

I don't really want to change the colour of the wood but I accept that any treatment will darken the wood. But the less darkening the better.

jack of all · 24-11-2010 5:54pm

You could try danish oil, thinned with a little white spirits and applied with a nylon scourer, with the grain. Apply several thin coats and denib if required with fine steel wool. It will darken the wood for sure but it is an attractive finish.

Hell Toupee · 24-11-2010 9:27pm

I would use Liberon Finishing oil on the Stairs - I use it on turned wood and it gives an attrative and durable finish - follow the instrucions on the packaging and you can chose the finish you require from matt right up to high gloss.
Liberon is not stocked everywhere but is availible from Lenehans.

RJC · 26-11-2010 1:02pm

Thanks lads.

What does denib mean?

I know what my iliotibial bands are (running) but I don't have any woodwork jargon.

thanks

Alun · 26-11-2010 1:17pm

RJC wrote: »

What does denib mean?

It's means to remove the small 'nibs' or slightly rough raised areas caused by the fibres in different parts of the wood absorbing the oil to different degrees.

RJC · 26-11-2010 1:25pm

Thanks for that.

What I did in the end was to take 3 off-cuts to the local paint shop and get them to put 3 finishes on the pieces - Danish, Tung and some other one that escapes me (a trade branded product). They coated each in 2 coats of oil. The branded product was the winner. - same colour as the dainish oil but duller.

Now, to buy, apply and enjoy!

jack of all · 26-11-2010 8:22pm

Just to expand on the "de-nib" term- I would also take it to mean removing (by light sanding with glass paper or steel wool) the inevitable dust, dirt, drips and runs that will otherwise spoil a hand applied finish. Use a clean lint free cotton rag, dampened with a little white spirits, to act as a tack cloth to remove any dust or residue after sanding and before applying the next coat.

New Oak Stairs Oil type

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