Special Colouring : oil or stain

WHY CHOOSE A STAIN WHEN THERE’S COLOUR OIL?

OR, BETTER STILL, WHY CHOOSE IT WHEN IT’S NOT NECESSARY?

In this connection it is important to realise that a stain does not in any way protect a wooden floor. You can use a stain to ‘pre-colour’ a floor and apply a finish after that. Those who wish to stick with parquet lacquer as an end protection and yet also want some colour are recommended to use a colour stain. Those who in any case prefer the look of an oil treatment can surely just as well opt immediately for a colour oil? Yet that’s not completely true since the combination of pre-colouring with colour oil can yield surprising effects.

Colouring? Why not? Some people still feel wooden floors should fully preserve the look which is typical of the wood sort. In other words, don’t tamper with wood. Some people see colouring parquet as a tacky violation of the ‘elegance’ of wood. Yet that’s a little surprising. After all, colouring wood takes nothing away from the look of the wood sort, in fact quite the contrary. Some sorts of wood are enriched by a dash of colour, and oak in particular, which oozes enough class on its own, takes on a touch of added value. According to many people, the wood with the most ‘elegance’ is still European oak and that is precisely the wood which has been coloured in various ways for several years now. The fact is that oak has the big asset of being suitable for various treatments. For instance, it is perfectly possible to give oak the look of a tropical wood, partly due to the fairly neutral wood grain.

Staining or oiling? As we’ve said, some ways of colouring wood relate to ‘pre-colouring’ and do not protect the wood at all. That applies, for instance, to treating in lye and smoking, but therefore also to staining, the most commonly applied method for colouring wood for many years. Staining parquet can give wood any colours as required, from black over blue-grey to white, anything is possible. A stain penetrates deep into the wood, makes a nice contrast, and thereby highlights the specific wood structure. It can be combined afterwards with oil, bees wax, or varnish. With a colour oil, we apply protection and colour in one finish product. This method is suitable for all new wooden floors or parquet in all wood sorts which have just been sandpapered. Colour oils include a wide range of modern and timeless colours. They are usually prepared by adding pigments to the natural oil. Moreover, you can still combine colour oils with other treatments such as lye, smoking, or staining to obtain highly individual results.

Conclusion A balanced view Oil requires only one work session Most techniques for pre-colouring wood still don’t offer any protection. And so, they need a supplementary finish. That can be wax, lacquer, or oil. In the case of colour oil the colouring and the protection is applied in one sweep. That obviously saves time. With all the well known advantages of oil Oil preserves the natural look of the wood like no other finish. The structure, the grains, the colour, everything still closely resembles the features of an untreated floor. Since the oil impregnates the wood (i.e. fills the pores of the wood), a floor treated with oil is waterproof and dirt-proof. Scratches can obviously still occur in an oiled floor, but they are less noticeable than scratches in a lacquered floor. Moreover, an oiled floor is easy to maintain and when it is due to be touched up, it doesn’t have to be sandpapered. The durability with a renovation The fact that oil penetrates deep into the wood is a blessing and a curse in the case of renovation; a blessing because the colour is preserved, but a curse because it’s not easy to change that colour.

What’s on the market ?

Blanchon

Colouring wooden floors has been a major trend in the parquet world for some years and all parties from producers to fitters have joined in. Oak is still the most popular wood and, moreover, lends itself best to a colour treatment. Blanchon has offered a full range of oils, wax oils, and hard wax oils for over 20 years. As of this year, the assortment in five ranges with 45 nuances now has the option of ordering no fewer than 90 shades which are supplied in a week. That immediately means a choice of over 135 colour shades, but in fact options are unlimited since the oil is often applied to a parquet floor already coloured in some way or other e.g. by some distressing techniques. The shades of white and grey have been the most striking for about the last 10 years, but with various derived shades. Experienced fitters even use a wet-in-wet technique to obtain special effects such as marbled or with shadows. Pigments are generally used to obtain colour because they are more resistant to light than colouring agents and also because there is no such thing as a white colouring agent. Moreover, pigments give deeper and more intense shades of colour. The addition of a UV filter, certainly with water-based oils, can give added value both decoratively and technically (durability).

DevoNatural®

DevoNatural® presents DevoNatural® Easy Colour, odourless and water-based colour stains with ‘character’. You can now colour a floor ecologically with DevoNatural® Colours, which are water-based! They can be finished with all DevoNatural® finish products. The combination of traditional wood colours and contemporary trend colours gives the DevoNatural® Colour assortment a great variety to satisfy contemporary demand. DevoNatural® Easy Colour is a vegetable colour stain for parquet and wooden floors. Easy Colour is easy to apply and is compatible with all DevoNatural® finish products. DevoNatural® Easy Colour is particularly recommended for easy and contemporary colouring of all types of parquet planks and wooden floors, furniture, interior doors, and such like, and for indoor use. The available colours are pure white, cream white, snow white, clay, pepper grey, old grey, pearl grey, basalt grey, walnut, dark oak, mahogany, ebony, river blue, caramel, forest green, aubergine, mustard, flamingo, canary, hydrangea, mint, mandarin, and customised colours.

Chimiver LIOS BIOIL Colorato is a colored natural oil treatment for wooden floors with easy application, very durable and soft effect on the surface. LIOS BIOIL Colorato is available in 20 different colors, miscible together to make a wide range of new colors.

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LIOS BIOIL 2K is a two-component natural oil treatment for wooden floors in only one single coat. It has very high chemical and physical resistance, high coverage and it is very easy to be maintained; it gives to the wooden floor a warm and soft effect. LIOS BIOIL 2K is formulated with natural oils and it is VOC free.

Osmo

Colour and protect wooden flooring The wide product range from Osmo offers numerous possibilities to colour wooden flooring. First Osmo Oil Stain offers the choice between transparent or intense colour. The treated wood is protected optimally with two coats of a clear Osmo Polyx®-Oil. As a second possibility, one of seven colours from the Osmo Polyx®-Oil Tints range can be chosen. For this two coats are necessary. As another option, Osmo Wood Wax Finish can be selected – it is absolutely essential to apply a second coat with clear Polyx®-Oil, which is available in various sheens. Starting from this year, Osmo Reactive Stain, creates various greying effects on Oak flooring, is new to product range.

Pallmann

Colouring and individualization of wood floors is a huge trend and becomes an element to express individuality and uniqueness. It is also helpful for wood types whose natural pigments are not UV-stable and whose colour change intensively or become optically unattractive over time. With the Pallmann Color Collection Pallmann provides a wide range of coloured oil primers. A spectrum of 24 colours encourages every opportunity for creativity and individual interior design. The surfaces created with the Pallmann Color Collection can Since 1832

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then be protected with the 2 component water-based wood floor coatings Pall-X 98 Gold, Pall-X Zero, Pall-X Pure as well as with the 2-component wood floor oil Magic Oil 2K Original. Best sellers are all different shapes of white and light grey followed by classical brown tones and black. In comparison to a colour stain an oil has the advantage of a homogeneous appearance and a wide range of finishing options.

RIGO Verffabriek A wooden floor lends a timeless, natural foundation to an interior. By experimenting with the type of wood, laying method and finish, any desired style can be achieved on oak, but also on many other wood varieties. The ROYL-OIL from RIGO Verffabriek penetrates deep into the pores of the wood and gives the wood a matt natural look. The oil can also include colour pigments so that the floor can be coloured and protected in a single process. The finish is so strong that a single layer is sufficient. RIGO Verffabriek displays the standard colours in two colour swatches with a letter/number combination. The letter refers to the base, the number to the colour pigment (W10 Livid = base White + colour pigment 10). The ROYL Wood Tone Range features 24 colours from Basis Clear. The ROYL Greyscale Range contains 18 colours from Basis Clear, White, or Black. As the bases and colour pigments can be blended with one another, the colour possibilities are endless. The most popular colours are also available ready-mixed in a half-litre container. Convenient for furniture craftsmen and interior designers. With ROYL Reactieve beits, you can create your own unique finish. With this stain, you can apply an aged effect to the wood.

Depending on your preferences, you can achieve a greyscale, smoked, burned black or whitewashed look. The stain must be fin ished with oil. Would you like the appearance of an oil floor, but with the power of a varnish? Use SKYLT oil which can be lacquered. The colour options are identical to the ROYL-OIL line. SKYLT oil which can be lacquered, can be varnished directly with SKYLT after it has been wiped dry.

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Williams & Koch

The combination of this “Fumicolor smoke-stain” with 6 especially developed colorants makes a quasi-endless vari ety of antique effect colors possible. For special effects like the appearance of tropical wood species, the 2 component version is used. (Branton C2). Application with polishing machine and white pad is efficient and fast, but can also be done with brush, spraygun and/or roller. In 2011, Linochrom changed the whole concept of reactive stains. The built-in retarder and reaction buffer guarantee an equal result without overlaps. Application with polishing machine and white pad is efficient and fast, but can also be done with brush, spraygun and/or roller.

Rubio Monocoat

Tastes differ, also when it comes to the finish of wood and the choice of parquet. At Rubio Monocoat we can easily respond to almost all market trends through our extensive range of colours. We are therefore known as the King of Colours! Our top product, Rubio Monocoat Oil Plus 2C colours and protects your wood in one single layer and is available in 40 standard colours. The colours can be mixed together and preserve the natural look and feel of the wood. Which is important, because we notice that customers often choose natural colours that enrich the beauty of the wood even more. With the introduction of the Rubio Monocoat Colour Trends, 13 trend colours were added to the collection, based on the colour trends for interior design. What do you think of the colours “Touch of Gold” with real gold pigment, “Winter Blush” or “Pomegranate Pink”? With our Rubio Monocoat oil, almost all wood types can be coloured and protected. We offer the customer a range of unlimited creative possibilities, making Rubio Monocoat the ideal partner for the project market.

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