Has anyone used wax, or walnut oil or nothing on stone counters?
sheila0
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Therese N
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has anyone put down oiled wood floors?
Comments (137)Tung-oiled pine flooring update. It's been a year since my last post in this thread, and a year and a half from the floor install, so I thought I would post an update. Some backstory: These pine wide-boards were sawn at a local mill, kiln dried and I think indoors for abt a year before we got it. The boards sat in our house for 6 months before actual install. During that time, I sanded each board and applied and buffed in 4 coats of Hope's Pure Tung Oil. They were installed on our second floor, all bedrooms. Once installed, I buffed in one more coat of tung oil. Today. I am very pleased with how the tung-oil is protecting the floor, and how the floor is holding up. Not seeing much gap between boards, and any accidental spills are not leaving any stains, but I do get to them fairly fast. For clean up, we vacuum and when needed, use damp rag and elbow grease for any scuffs, or marks (dog paws), etc. I occasionally buff out scratches with tung oil (we have a dog and 11yo boy). Since the floor has gone thru one dry winter, this summer I plan buff in another coat of tung oil for more durability. Because it is pine, we do not allow shoe traffic on the second floor or food, but that rule was same when the flooring was carpeted. I love this floor! The patina is becoming quite lovely, it has been really easy to keep. I expect the floor to age gracefully and develop more character as the years go on. I do not regret going the all-natural route with using only the tung oil....See MoreWalnut top-oil & waterlox compared/pics/color difference?
Comments (41)One of the woodworkers that was mentioned on another thread uses this Sherwin Williams Lacquer... Thoughts? It comes in dull rub. Here's part of an email he sent to me. (This surface is not for cutting on) "" It is used for restaurant tables, counter tops and islands where the primary use is for service purposes and not for direct cutting. It is available in matt or what sherwin calls dull rub, semi gloss and gloss. 99% of all our blocks using a hard surface finish use the dull rub laquer. The catalyst adds hardness. It is water and stain resistant like waterlox but unlike waterlox it is hard and clear. Waterlox yellows the block. Most people who have hard surface finishes use a cutting matt or block and store it under the top or in a drawer. " Sounds good. I wonder how it wears and also if you can do small repairs by sanding and refinished or if you'd have to do the whole top. I'll call again next week. Maybe I can get a sample piece. I like that it comes in dull rub and supposedly doesn't yellow the block. Here is a link that might be useful: Sher-WOOD Catalyzed Lacquer...See MoreSOAPSTONE HELP - Waxing/Oiling
Comments (25)Much has changed in the market with soapstone. There are more "varieties", which have more or less talc in them, and not to mention some "soapstones" are not even really considered soapstone. This all adds to how oil and wax products interact with the stone you choose. Typically I recommend products that breath and do not form a film that is terrible to get off. . . These products limit how you will interact with soapstone over a longer period. Bee's wax and mineral oil wear off the stone allowing you to form a patina over time. Sealers and other products tend to build up a film over a period of time, and trust me I've had to refinish tons of countertops because of this. In my humble opinion, soapstone is soapstone, enjoy the process of the patina, stick with mineral oil and bee's wax products. . . Do this and you will have a much easier time fixing any problem areas....See MoreWalnut Oil/Wax mix or other drying oil to seal Honed Granite
Comments (8)Well, it's confusing since soapstone DOES NOT need to be sealed. Soapstone does not stain and SHOULD NOT be sealed. So already it's odd that this product is called "soapstone sealer". However, soapstone is most frequently waxed with Carnauba wax (which is in the OP product) or beeswax, or oiled with mineral oil or some oil (like the walnut oil in the OP product). The purpose of those waxes and oils is to bring out the dark color and sheen of the soapstone. There are no stain protection properties in those ingredients. Consequently, I believe the product you are looking at is meant to oil and darken soapstone, and the word "sealer" is a misnomer. If you use this on your honed granite, it will likely darken the stone color, and not provide the stain protection that you want from a sealer. You know, some granites need no sealant at all, ever. It depends on the granite. You may want to test your granite by dropping some water drops on it. Wait 15 minutes. If the water is sitting on top, and not darkened the stone (temporarily, since it's water), your stone does not need to be sealed. If the water has absorbed, and darkened the stone, your granite would benefit from sealer. The bottom line is if you are reluctant to use sealer, you should have chosen a stone like soapstone, or the many granites available that do not need any sealer at all....See MoreVerbo
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