Staining stairs

Staining a wooden staircase? Use Osmo for long-lasting protection and a beautiful appearance. All Osmo products are based on a natural oil and wax combination.

Staining, varnishing, and painting are different treatments: stain colors the wood transparently, paint covers the wood, and varnish forms a closed layer on the wood. Osmo does not sell varnish, but oil-wax products that penetrate the wood. Staircases can be treated using various Osmo products. The products all provide a different look. Below, we describe the different options for treating staircases.

• Affordable price per square meter
• Only at Osmo: unique oil and wax combination
• Provides protection against moisture, dirt, and scratches
• Can be touched up locally without sanding
• Easy to clean & maintain

Wooden stairs can be treated with many different Osmo products. Below, we explain which products you can use to treat wooden stairs.

Hardwax-Olie Original

Osmo Hardwax-Olie Original Colorless is an oil and wax-based product that creates a protective surface after treatment. The appearance this gives the wooden stairs is very natural, as the product emphasizes the color of the wood. By wetting the untreated or bare sanded stairs, you can get an impression of the appearance after treatment with the Hardwax-Olie. Hardwax-Olie is suitable for almost all wood types, such as oak, beech, spruce, and pine.

Osmo Hardwax-Olie Natural 3041

Osmo Hardwax-Olie Effect Natural 3041 creates an untreated look on light woods, such as oak and spruce. When wood is sanded, it often has a lighter color than when it is treated. To preserve this light color, Osmo Hardwax-Olie 3041 was developed. The product contains a small proportion of white pigment. This ensures that the wood does not darken in color when treated with Effect Natural.

Osmo Hardwax-Olie Farbig

Osmo Hardwax-Olie Farbig is ideal for the evenly colored protection of wooden stairs made of, for example, oak, ash, and beech. Hardwax-Olie Farbig is a product based on natural oils and waxes, which provides a protective surface after treatment.

Osmo Olie-Beits

Osmo Olie-Beits is ideal for creating a (white) wash effect or an intensive color. It is also possible to use other colors besides white, such as a grey wash. This Olie-Beits can be used as a transparent or intensive color layer.

Hardwood stairs can also be treated with Osmo. Hardwood has the characteristic of being naturally oilier, which can sometimes make it difficult for it to absorb a treatment. For this reason, Osmo has developed a special product for tropical hardwoods: Osmo Blanke Was. This clear oil is thinner than Hardwax-Olie and therefore adheres better to hardwoods. The colorless Blanke Was deepens the color of the wood. The treatment colors the wood as if it had been wetted.

In addition to transparent colors, it is also possible to create an opaque look by painting the wooden staircase. Painting a wooden staircase can be done with Osmo Decorwas Creativ. Here, for example, you can choose an opaque black finish or an opaque white finish. Preferably use opaque color for risers and sides; treat the treads with Hardwax-Olie, with Hardwax-Olie Anti-Slip as a top coat.

Has your wooden staircase already been treated, but would you like to treat it with Osmo? Then it is advisable to sand the stairs down to bare wood first. Start with grit 40, then grit 80, and finish with grit 120. This ensures that the Osmo is properly absorbed into the wood, as it needs to bond with the wood. After sanding down to bare wood and removing the sanding dust with a vacuum cleaner, the stairs can be treated with an Osmo product of your choice.