Best treatment for these doors

[chriselevate]

What is the best product to put on these doors to keep them looking natural rather than add a glossy varnish to them? They are oak veneered.

Thanks.

 

[chriselevate]

Just noticed on Wickes site it says...

Door requires finishing using a suitable Ronseal paint, stain or varnish found in your local branch. These doors are not suitable for treatment/finishing with any kind of oil, wax or polish which will cause the oak veneer to de-laminate

Any suggestions for the product you’d use?

 

[JohnD]

I'd use a satin or matt varnish.

Satin starts out looking natural, but if your put on three or four coats it starts to get a sheen.

Use a colourless varnish, not a tinted one. If you want to improve the colour, use a spirit-based wood dye such as colron (not the water based "refined" one) after light sanding and cleaning, and before you start to varnish.

 

[chriselevate]

Perfect, ronseal clear Matt varnish it is then. A light sand first and then a couple of coats should do it yeah

 

[aveatry]

Just noticed on Wickes site it says...

Door requires finishing using a suitable Ronseal paint, stain or varnish found in your local branch. These doors are not suitable for treatment/finishing with any kind of oil, wax or polish which will cause the oak veneer to de-laminate

Any suggestions for the product you’d use?

I wonder why that is I have 12 oak veneer doors from a few suppliers - ebay - insolvency stock - seconds from local manufactures and I have used carls hardwax on all of them and not seen any veneer pealing, never even thought it would of been a problem, maybe I have been lucky. The hard wax gives a lovely non varnished look and does not fill the grain, one coat of that with a nother coat of their hardwax reviver and a buff up - not polish. But it is not cheap so maybe not something you could buy to do a test with incase if if doesn't work out.
I would also sand in-between coats and even the lightest of touches with the finest grade for the final finish if you can feel any rough areas especially in the groves.

 

[Gerrydelasel]

This question comes up every week. Don't people search?

http://www.osmouk.com/sitechaptern.cfm?bookid=Products&chapter=82&page=274
Formulated for veneer doors.

However, all veneer doors say "don't use oil or wax" and it's an old wives tale. You can use oil and wax. They don't penetrate deep enough to reach the glue (well maybe if you left them in a bath of oil for a week!)