Fiddes Satin Finish Hard Wax Oil 250 ml, Clear

Super quality. Great finish on the tester I tried. It just gave the paleness of the pine a touch more colour without giving it that horrible pine yellow colour so many stains and varnishes do. The finish is just slippery enough to allow your hand to slide over as you use it but has a slight sheen to it that gives your hand a bit more purchase when you need it. I was going to apply it using a brush but decided to use a lint free cloth. I'm glad I did. The 2 pictures are of my test pieces. The long one is plain bare pine and the short one is the treated one. I can't say how the colour looks on here but hopefully it will be near enough for you to see the subtle change in colour. The only negative is the price, ouch!

I was considering this as an alternative to Osmo 3033 as its much cheaper - glad I did. The finish looks to me as identical. Fiddes Matt Finish Hard Wax Oil (250 ml) delivers a gorgeous, understated aesthetic and solid protection in a compact size. It’s fast to work with, safe, and keeps wood looking naturally elegant. Perfect for small jobs and premium finishes alike. Highly recommended!

Used this to wax my new bare pine floors. I used one coat of colour with a coat of clear on top. It’s easy enough to put on, albeit a bit messy (wear plastic gloves!) once you get the hang of brushing it on and wiping off the excess, and the finish is good. It also seems to have good water repellency as I’ve spilt water on it when watering plants etc and another time the dehumidifier overflowed, and the water just sits on the surface and doesn’t seem to soak through the wax, which is very good news for me, as my (old) house is damp enough as it is! It’s been down for about a year now and I can’t see any deterioration in quality of the finish yet. Very pleased with this product, it’s worth the money!

Applied to a wood kitchen worktop. Unlike a lot of similar products that I have used where one has to remove surplus whilst wet before applying a second coat, with this one there is no need. Very smooth to apply and is dry in 4-6 hours when you can apply the second coat . Brush marks disappear, but if you find that you have missed a bit, you will have to correct it very quickly otherwise the brush will drag on the surrounding surface and these results will not go away. Lovely sheen on the finish but despite claims of the finish being hard wearing, minor scratch marks are easy to see. Nevertheless, it is a product I can recommend,

Refurbishing my solid worktops I had used varnish before as I thought it would be harder wearing, but it was flaking off. I striped back all the vanish sanding thoroughly and applied this. I'm very pleased with the result it's brought out the different shades of wood beautifully, it's waterproof. I would say follow the instructions exactly. Also coverage is very good

I watched a video on YouTube as my 30 year old worktops needed completely taking back and I wanted hard wearing, good quality seal. This was recommended on the video and decided to go with it. It is easy to apply with a good quality paintbrush and dried quickly. I needed to do 3 coats but that was because I wanted to fully protect it after all the hard work of sanding back to bare wood.. It is clear and dried to a soft waterproof sheen. I love it. It's expensive for the 250ml it's well worth it and it goes a long way. No more Danish or tung oil. Will be buying more for my dining room table and chairs.

I have a wooden worktop in the utility room which looked tired. It is about 2mts by 600mm with a Belfast sink at one end. I bought two tester pots and only needed to just over half a pot to evenly cover the surface. It dried very evenly overnight and looks good. Applied with a 25mm paint brush. I can tell that the finish is hard and will be durable. Only needed one coat after a light sanding to get the walnut colour.

I'll bore you, but here goes... I chose a solid beech worktop many years ago, which when came was extremely light in colour, and not the dark wood I'd chosen. Wickes told me that's how it comes and you have to apply linseed oil to darken it... and like an idiot I believed them. Many years and coats of linseed oil later... it was exactly the same. I've tried numerous other products which didn't work either and I actually varnished it a dark colour in the end, which wore off. I was going to replace it but then came across a review for the Fiddes Hard Wax Oil. I watched numerous videos etc and ended up buying the rustic oak colour. It has totally transformed my worktop, which I now love and am wishing like mad I'd found this product years ago! In a nutshell I did the first coat, left it too long to wipe off the excess so went over it with a sponge and turps. It took most of the colour back out, but left me with a blank canvas again. After drying overnight I repeated the process but wiped off the excess immediately, which was sticky and messy... so I used the sponge and turps again, but only lightly. By the third coat (which I used the sponge and turps on again because I found it the best way) it was the perfect colour. Remember to lightly sand between coats and finish with Fiddes clear Hard Wax Oil on top. The result is a beautiful rustic brown, which feels like glass to the touch and repels water. It is unbelievably good and I'm now looking around the house for my next project. As a guide I bought the 250ml and did 3 coats on about 12ft of worktop. There's still a good half left in the tin.

I love our new floors!

3 stars because the product is good but the label instructions can be followed leading to a poor result. Using this product as described only works if you use your brush to push a wet edge down the length of only a few boards at a time. The product cures quickly and any wet edge left for any period of time will make a noticable blemish on the floor. So the lesson here is if applying with a brush, push your wet edge from wall to wall along the boards length.