Need to Treat New Oak Staircase

Matty0682

Hi Folks,

I had a custom Oak (American White) Staircase fitted a few months ago and I was hoping for some advice on what to treat it with. Do I vanish/oil/wax? Please could you anyone recommend a specific product?

Unfortunately the staircase has been exposed to dust and has dirt scuff marks where our shoes have scuffed against the risers. Do I need to re-rand the staircase to remove these marks or will the treatment cover this?

Thanks for your help

Metalwrath

I'd sand with a decent/fast/trade orbital sander on a fine grade paper (150 grit or so) to remove any scuffs or marks then finish with something like fiddes hard wax oil (great stuff IMO - east to apply and very hard wearing)

http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=fiddes+hard+wax+oil&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-GB:official&client=firefox-a#q=fiddes+hard+wax+oil&hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=A0f&rls=org.mozilla:en-GB:official&prmd=imvns&source=univ&tbm=shop&tbo=u&sa=X&ei=Ei7MTvmRLZKAhQeyrODDDQ&ved=0CHgQrQQ&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.,cf.osb&fp=6dd22e009c9246cd&biw=1280&bih=809

davemorton

I fitted one of these last year, I waxed it with some soft wax from B&Q, result was lovely. I def would not varnish it, takes away the nice natural look (although some satin ones are nice)

Matty0682

Thanks for the replies. I will order a few samples

Will a wax finish make the stairs slippery though?