Osmo PolyX Video Review

[Stone Message]

Hello Everyone

I have just done a video review of the Osmo Oils PolyX interior wood finish. Many of you know that I was impressed by some of their exterior wood oils and their Door Oil and Top Oil which featured in a previous video. I was contacted by Osmo UK and asked if I would review PolyX. They sent a sample pot and here is the result...



Peter

 

[luke1984]

Hi Peter looks really good and also easy to apply thinking of getting some for the two oak cabinets I've got to get made for Xmas. Writes the best place to buy from    Luke

 

[nehardwoodfloors]

We have used quite a few of Osmo's finishes, on flooring. Polyx gives the wood some really nice color. Thanks for the review!

What is your experience with Rubio Monocoat? Im having a ball with their Fume and colored oils. Really gives you a HUGE pallette of options.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ecooptions/sets/72157629016963769/

 

[Deansocial]

We have used quite a few of Osmo's finishes, on flooring. Polyx gives the wood some really nice color. Thanks for the review!

What is your experience with Rubio Monocoat? Im having a ball with their Fume and colored oils. Really gives you a HUGE pallette of options.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ecooptions/sets/72157629016963769/

Not 100% but i think jmb use rubio monocoat pn that cedar decking

 

[mouppe]

Peter,

I wonder if Vlies pads are available for the RO90 as they would replace your scotch pad handily?

I wish I could get Osmo and Chestnut finishing products in Canada. Generally I have found the finishing products to be much better in the UK than in North America.

I enjoyed the video, thanks.

P.S. I just found out you CAN get Osmo stuff here! But not Chestnut yet alas.

 

[Stone Message]

Peter,

I wonder if Vlies pads are available for the RO90 as they would replace your scotch pad handily?

I wish I could get Osmo and Chestnut finishing products in Canada. Generally I have found the finishing products to be much better in the UK than in North America.

I enjoyed the video, thanks.

P.S. I just found out you CAN get Osmo stuff here! But not Chestnut yet alas.

Hi Richard

Yes, I was aware that Osmo was available at your end as I had read it on the FOG not more than 4 months ago.

Festool do a couple of Scotch pad type things for the RO90 but they are not like the propper Vlies - that is why I used the Scotch Brite. Actually, using the Scotch Brite as I did is easy enough. I used to cut them into a circle but now I don't bother. It would be useful to have the full Vlies range for the RO90 though.

Cheers

Peter

 

[Stone Message]

I am in the middle of doing a project to build some side tables for my woodworking magazine and decided to use PolyX to finish them. I have done two of the four tables and the finish on the oak is excellent. I devised the project to show off some of the tools that I have bought and owned for several years and to help people new to woodworking to have a go at something straight forward. I remembered that I had some PolyX left over from this review and decided to use it.

I am very pleased with the finish. I will do a video sometime in the next couple of weeks.

Peter

 

[Tinker]

Peter, Once again, a great review. I like to use oil finishes as they have a good shelf life once open and are versital in that they look good on almost any wood, whether hard or soft.  They also show off interesting imperfections such as a crazy grain or knots.  They are just about fool (that's me) proof for application.

I do not like to have a whole lot of brushes and to have the chore of cleaning them.  As you showed towards the end of your demo, I like to use wrags for applications.  I have found that as long as i don't try to go too thin with my application, i can just use paper towels.  If I try to apply too thin, the paper towel will scruff off in little lint-like pieces.  When using the paper towels, i let them dry out before throwing into an outside trash can that is located far away from anything that is combustible.  I dry by hanging over a nail or on a saw horse under the cellar hatchway for overnite, or to end of day, or however long it takes to get really dry. I never toss any rag or paper into a pile any where before completly dry.  The only pile i put any of that is into the trash can as mentioned above.  I seem to have promoted arguements with my remarks about this on several occasions as some WW'ers tell me that not everything oily or paint or thinner will combust in a pile or bucket.  I continue to warn as I have been to too many fires, (VFD for 27 years) and witnessed too many fire where oily wrags have combusted when air hits them.
Tinker

 

[Stone Message]

Hi Tinker

I am following you around today!

Yes Osmo PolyX is brilliant (and the rest of their oils that I have tried). I put my oily rags in a glass jar at the end of the day and my paper in a tin (I copied this idea from Surfix) - both jar and tin have tight fitting lids.

Peter

 

[Tinker]

I started the habit of hanging the wrags when i had crew of workers.  They would just toss into a corner and there they would lay until i discovered and ranted.
i finally insisted that after working on any machinery, i wanted to see every wrag hanging in very open air.  I told them i did not care how sloppy it looked with rags hanging from anywhere, it was a lot less of an eyesore than having my barn and equipment burning to the ground.
Tinker

 

[Timtool]

I picked up some osmo when i saw some after seeing your reviews peter, i don't see a notable difference in the finish besides having the satin be somewhat too matte for my taste. But the difference is in the application ease, it dries slower and your not fighting against time to wipe it at the right moment before it starts to harden and leave traces like my other oil did.
About the rags, i don't take risks. once im done i take them outside and burn em ( i use paper rags to wipe the excess)