Osmo oils advice

[Tadge]

Hi all. I'm looking to finish bare birch ply predominantly and a couple of worktops, oak cabinet tops etc and I was planning to use satin polyx

https://www.wood-finishes-direct.com/product/osmo-polyx-oil
for these tasks but noticed worktop specific oil

https://www.wood-finishes-direct.com/product/osmo-top-oil
Would the polyx do the job or should i get both. Just wondering what the differences are? Is the polyx tougher?

Any experiences welcome.
Thanks
Ian

 

[Rorton]

Managed to find a post I read from another forum on the same topic as I had similar questions a while back....

from other forum:

Just received a reply from the OSMO rep.... Top Oil only comes in a .5 liter container, and is very close to the Polyx formulation. The main difference is that OSMO has made the investment to get a third party “food safe” certification for Top Oil. In actual use, it’s unlikely that you would notice a difference between TopOil and Polyx.

 

[Tadge]

Bingo. Cheers i was wondering if it was just the food safe elememt. Thank you

 

[Redbeard]

I had the same dilemma when I did my worktops last year. Ended up going with the polyx and have become a fan.

The polyx has a toy safe label on, so I figured if it's safe for children to gnaw on then it should be good for a worktop.

 

[robgul]

I built a bare Birch ply table last year and finished it with 3, may have been 4, coats of OSMO Top Oil - no complaints so far. We also have the special OSMO spray cleaner which is formulated for the finish - in a few months I'll use the OSMO cleaner (not the spray) and re-apply some Top Oil. Some other plywood furniture has had the same treatment ... and all looks good.

 

[Tadge]

I built a bare Birch ply table last year and finished it with 3, may have been 4, coats of OSMO Top Oil - no complaints so far. We also have the special OSMO spray cleaner which is formulated for the finish - in a few months I'll use the OSMO cleaner (not the spray) and re-apply some Top Oil. Some other plywood furniture has had the same treatment ... and all looks good.

Thank you