Kamil Pachalko

Hi Jennifer. I finished my clay floor by applying 4 layers of heated raw linseed oil. Then melted Carnauba wax:beeswax in raw heated linseed oil. Started with ratio 1:1:4 but found it to solidify quickly on touching the cold floor making the application with a cloth difficult so moved to 1:1:6 ratio. That was a bit better. Then used a commercial buffer after around 7 days to get the sheen. The floor is hard and the lingering smell subsided after around 6 weeks. The picture shows the floor after some light use so less sheen but it looks nice in day light. It would have been better if I used the buffer after around 2 days as by day 7 the finish hardened mire but could not get to the hire shop. However it just meant giving the buffer more time to work its magic.

I used Carnauba and beeswax but most recipes I read used one or the other so its really a ratio of hard wax to oil of 1:3.

I imagine for bigger area applications with a brush for example you would have to increase the ratio of wax to oil maybe 1:5 or 1:6.

Would be interested how it went for you.

Czesc Marta

How did the application of the oil/carnuba wax go? I have just been learning to apply my mix beeswax:carnuba wax:lineseed oil (1:1:4), heated, liquified and found the wax in the mix to solidify on touching the cold floor so I imagine pouring it would create straigth away a thick wax layer which we want to avoid. I am not using any solvents so maybe there would be a difference at which speed it solidifies but for now I am using a cloth which I dab in the liquid and then rub hard to disperse the wax on the surface. I will use a hand held buffer in a 1-2 days to get more sheen and spreed the wax even further.

Good luck wiith your endevours.