1st post- Linseed Oil Finish

Greetings everyone. This is my first post. I've enjoyed reading all the great info here.

I'm really interested in the linseed finish. I just can't warm up to the idea of epoxy, Racedeck, VCT, rolled mats, ceramic, or acid stain. It seems that good old concrete is the best way to go, but I need a finish that looks half decent and will repel oil and coolant. Concrete stain seems like a good alternative.

I just read a previous post about linseed oil. I was telling my co-worker a few weeks ago that I was tempted to dump 80w gear oil on the floor and call it good (I wasn't serious). It seems like linseed is the correct solution and its been used for a number of years.

Here's some links I've found. There's not much info, but I'll look into it some more and post anything I find.

Does anyone have picture of the mineral spirit/kerosene with linseed oil on concrete?



http://www.wbdg.org/ccb/DOD/UFGS/UFGS 09 97 23.16.pdf

http://www.springerlink.com/content/l5n734205v323775/

http://www.flaxcouncil.ca/english/index.php?p=industrial4&mp=industrial

http://www.paintquality.com/faq/Interior/boiledlinseedoil.html

Here's a pic of linseed finish. I don't know how they added the color.


http://www.concretebydesigntexas.com/gallery/album01/IMG_0652



I wonder how Behr semi-transparent stain would do under linseed/mineral spirits?

See bottom of page:

http://www.mightyseal.com/concrete_sealer_types.html

The other advantage of linseed oil is that you can easily wipe on another coat when it gets worn...

just be careful with that stuff and ventilate well. Jack London's dream home burnt to the foundation becuase the last coat of the linseed oil finish caught fire as it was drying.