OsmoPolyx®-Oil Effect- Hard Wax Oil 3044C, Raw Matt, 750ml - Durable Wood Oil for Wooden Furniture, Water-Resistant Floor Wax, Wood Treatment & Wood Finish - Ideal for Oak, Pine, Spruce, Beech & More

Despite the associated price tag, this product delivered exactly what my research online claimed. So the colour or finish is described as “raw” and it is probably as close to that, wi try out darkening the wood, but still giving a smooth silky finish, without just leaving the wood bare.I used a cloth to apply it, it does say 24 hours drying time before applying a second coat quickly, so so far I have the first coat on. I tried a roller and a brush before settling on the cloth as to apply thinly the first two applicators just gave me too much of a varied result, with the cloth it wa easy then to wipe off the excess product to give what I feel is a perfect coverage. The tin says it (750ml) will do 30 metres squared. I have done a 12 metre squared area of spruce floor boards and used maybe 2/5 of the tin so I am confident the cloth application method has enabled me to achieve the optimum application rate. So coverage estimation was pretty accurate. The smell of the product is pretty congenial as well… it sort of combines with the freshly sanded wood smellSo overall ease of application and product quality were great. It would have been better though if I had been able to obtain a sample sachet as fast as I could obtain a large tin as this is a very expensive product and I would have liked to have been able to test it first. Having used the clear satin before which does affect the colour as per again, internet research which backs up my personal findings, if you want to keep the natural colour, this does it.The photos show it going on in the guest photo, and the finished look in the second photo. The third photo compares it to a polyurethane varnish in satin finish showing how much darker the wood could go if I did not get it right. The wood is spruce. The finish when dry is Matt and does not look wet.

If used according to instructions it’s a fantastic product. Stir well and as you work . I used this on my oak staircase. Rubbed down with medium sandpaper then using a brush I applied the oil very thinly spreading it out evenly. after just about 5 mins I wiped the surface with a cloth . I only did small sections at a time .After 24 hours I rubbed gently with a fine sandpaper then applied a second coat .Leaves an odour that last a good week . I used the product in December but would probably want to use again in the warmer months when I could leave windows open more frequently.

a very good product, once this has been applied as instructed you wouldnt know it had a a protective coat, this was used on an 6 ft pine table that had turned orange over time, after sanding with an orbital sander i took it back to original timber, after applying 3 coats there is no colour change,no sheen , totally transparent, and protects against all liquids including wine, for no sheen at all make sure its "Osmo 3044" my wholesaler never stocked it, i hope this helps ( 40 years decorator )

I have never stained a table before, nor actually owned a real wood dining table. So was naturally quite anxious about applying this stuff to my brand new table. I actually loved the 'raw' wood look of my table and was worried about staining it a darker colour, or adding a shine I didn't want. I needn't have worried. This stuff was excellent. I read that some used a paintbrush and others a cloth. I ended up just rubbing it in with a cloth. The stuff spreads amazingly far and you needed very, very little. I just rubbed it in, you can see the in progress pictures, it didn't look 'white', as some reviewers had a problem with, as I used small amounts on my cloth and rubbed it in thoroughly as I went. It didn't take too much elbow grease, the smell wasn't too unpleasant and overall the task ended up being far less bothersome than I thought it would be - doesn't happen that way so often! Ended up with about half a tin remaining, after applying two coats to my table and sideboard. (I left 24 hours between coats as it says on the tin).Please note, I read one seller saying you needed to buy Osmo clear to put on top. You DO NOT need to do this, it states this nowhere in the instructions on the tin - don't make the same mistake I did, I bought both tins on this recommendation. Once I had read the back of the 'raw' tin, I realised I didn't need a coat of Matt on the top, and promptly sent back to the seller - at my own expense :(

The media could not be loaded. This looks amazing both on our sanded pine floors and used on an oak chest of drawers. It cures to a rock hard, matte sheen and is a nightmare to sand back off, so I guess it’s pretty hard wearing.HOWEVER - it contains a bit of white pigment to give its natural look so it is totally unforgiving if applied a bit thicker, or if any brush marks, or pools within dips. This is also more obvious on darker bits of the wood. We first applied to part of our floor using a brush and it was far too thick, and most of it needed sanded back.You therefore should apply very thinly. Use a microfibre cloth, and coat wood fully but leave no streaks. After 18-24 hours, sand very lightly by hand using fine sandpaper. Wipe away dust, and re-coat thinly again using the cloth.To finish, give the lightest of sands using a fine sandpaper after at least another 18 hours, just to smooth. Or you can use a non-scratch dish scourer. And I guarantee you’ll be happy.Coverage is better than advertised. 2.5 litres did us two coats of about 40 square metres, freshly sanded pine.