Strip Linseed Oil Floor

By not coating the wood or giving it a shiny appearance linseed oil presents the wood in a natural way while still giving it the darkened appearance of staining.

Strip linseed oil floor.

When linseed oil is applied to a floor the floor first is sanded and the dust cleaned away. Most use linseed or tung oil or a combination of the two as a base but soy sunflower china wood safflower hemp and other oils are also used. As a thinner it improves the flow and gloss of oil based paints. The linseed oil then is warmed to help it penetrate more deeply into the wood.

As a coating it creates a beautiful hand rubbed finish on fine wood and antiques. It increases wood s resistance to watermarks scratches and warping. Linseed oil is a penetrating finish on hardwood floors that does not form a sealant on the wood like polyurethane but instead acts as a stain that enhances the look of your floors. Although linseed oil is useful if it is not applied correctly to wood it can become sticky and smudged making it necessary to remove it.

Linseed oil is a natural oil that has many uses including the preservation of wood. Though few people would choose a natural oil finished based on this factor many do appreciate that most oil sealed floors can be damp mopped a nice feature in food service environments or. The klean strip quart boiled linseed oil is both a thinner for oil based paints and a coating.