Bored Shopper Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 Our stairs is nothing fancy, a standard Stairbox product with oak treads and handrail (which I would prefer to leave unpainted) and softwood risers and balustrade (to be soon painted white). Can't decide on the treatment for the oak treads - they clearly need some sort of varnish (or oil?..) to be dirt-resistant but keep the natural wood look. Got 3x samples of some hardwax oil (??) from Stairbox, can't tell the difference between the samples we painted. Not sure it's the right product. Never before had any experience with natural wood treatment, so am at a loss. Help, please... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyshouse Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 Criminal painting white! Wax oil eg Osmo oil, incredibly hard wearing, 5 very thin coats on treads lightly wire wool and dust between coats then once every 10 years two coats 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe90 Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 +1 to the above, really nice look..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Temp Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 +2 to Osmo Hardwax Oil (Although its not like a wax or an oil). Ours has been down 13 years in a hallway with two kids that have just turned 18. Doesnt need recoating yet. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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