Mahogany Flooring Oil Finish

Gel stain on mahogany might not be the best choice but you decide.

Mahogany flooring oil finish.

Lacquer with only two coats of lacquer mahogany is sealed permanently. Danish oil is a mixture of tung oil and varnish which though considered a penetrating oil sealer has many different properties from natural and hard wax oil finishes. It finishes nicely with or without stain requiring only lacquer or penetrating oil to bring out the beauty. Sealing is an important step in finishing your mahogany floors if you haven t chosen an oil based finish.

I often use both honduras mahogany and philippine mahogany on the same job. Full discussion on our blog. Mahogany is a tight grained hardwood that is actually much softer than most other hardwoods. This rise in popularity has come about with the more rustic european style wood flooring movement and as it increases in availability it shows no signs of slowing down.

It works just fine with mahogany. It too provides a nice look that s subtle. More recently due to their natural aesthetics composition and low sheen. Oil finishes have long been popular in europe and are skyrocketing in popularity in the u s.

The danish oil finishes are basically a mix of an oil base varnish resin blo and mineral spirits. Ideal for unfinished wood furniture cabinets. It has open pores and a rich red color. Sealer is applied after you ve applied both the stain and grain filling.

You can make your own by adjusting the ratios with more than one third varnish for a harder finish. It stops your flooring from absorbing excessive amounts of stain preventing dark spotting. If you ve chosen an oil based stain this step is unnecessary. This is why they use factory finishes they eliminate a lot of finishing problems and you always end up with a uniform color and finish on your woods.

It can be a stand alone finish used as a wipe on. Minwax wood finish is a penetrating oil based stain that enhances wood grain with rich color in just one coat.