Penetrating Wood Floor Finishes

Penetrating wood floor finishes have one assigned duty:  penetrate that wood and protect it.  Here are 5 major categories of penetrating wood floor finishes:

1. Sealers – Sealers are kind of like paint primers:  they provide a good, workable base for subsequent finish coats.
2. Linseed and Tung Oils – These oils also penetrate the wood, but they can act as a final finish coat.  These are not considered durable coatings, and they do need to revived occasionally by recoating.
3. Stains
4. Stain-Sealers
5. Waxes