Angie Posted September 29, 2008 Share Posted September 29, 2008 Hi allHave a new light coloured hardwood staircase which looks lovely in his natural state but obviously it will get greasy and worn if we leave it like this. We bought some linseed oil which we thought would protect the wood and bring out the natural grain. However, we have tested this on an area out of sight and the colour is awful. It has gone very orange!! We have also tried using a clear, matt varnish but this gives a slightly yellowy effect. Does anyone have any suggestions? Would really prefer not to stain the wood (its a sort of light beech colour at the moment) - just something that would protect it and not change the colour significantly. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 What wood is the staircase made from?Danny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave&Olive Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 hi ok try Vitrificateur , get it in the gel form for the stairs . v33 do one it`s not cheap about € 80 for 2.5 ltrs pine looks like this [IMG]http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j311/daveolive/PDR_0004.jpg[/IMG]Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angie Posted October 1, 2008 Author Share Posted October 1, 2008 99% sure its beech! Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonzjob Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 For beech a neutral Danish Oil would probably look good. I haven't seen it over here, but Rustins in the U.K. do a nice one if either you are going over or you are having visitors. One of our forum members bought some over for me, good lass!![:D]I say neutral because they do various different shadings. It dries to a lovely sheen after a couple of coats... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerekJ Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 [quote user="Jonzjob"]For beech a neutral Danish Oil would probably look good. I haven't seen it over here, but Rustins in the U.K. do a nice one if either you are going over or you are having visitors. One of our forum members bought some over for me, good lass!![:D]I say neutral because they do various different shadings. It dries to a lovely sheen after a couple of coats...[/quote]Is that right? I've only seen a neutral version of Danish oil. I bought a big tin Liberon Danish oil which I'm bringing out with me for use on our new kitchen worktops. I experimented with it on some off cuts we brought back and the finish is great (on oak).I'm interested in the answers/suggestions as well as we have a new staircase that needs some treatment. It's hardwood but what exactly I don't know. I've been debating several different varnishes but I have some concern over whether the step treads would be too slippery. Not sure how Danish oil would perform in that respect? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patf Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 We have a new oak staircase which needs treatment. Do we need to sand it down first? That's the bit that I dread, so much dust. Pat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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