Oiling/waxing internal doors

[Misty9]

I had all my upstairs internal doors dipped and stripped when I renovated at the end of last year, but now they need some sort of protection. They're plywood I think, so not solid wood, panel jobbies with lots of imperfections. What would be best - oil or wax? I've heard about Danish oil...?
Also, do I need to do the edges or can I just do the sides and not take them off?!

On composite doors I'd use a wax as oil might cause delamination.

Doors usually open so you can do the edges as well

@Surplus2requirements

On composite doors I'd use a wax as oil might cause delamination.

Doors usually open so you can do the edges as well

I more meant the underneath edge

I've seen Danish oil at screwfix which seems suitable... What is delamination?

I have used Danish Oil and it is good but it bloody stinks!

No need to worry about the bottom edge.

Oils soak into the wood and can cause glues to fail so there's a risk using them on anything built up in layers. You say they're ply but I suspect you might mean engineered or maybe solid frame with ply panels.
The issue is the same either way though.

Yes they're ply panels and solid (pine?) frames. The panels have gone a kind of taupe colour in the stripping process too.

What wax would you recommend? Preferably sold by screwfix

I would paint them again! That kind of door was never designed to be exposed wood. Sorry no help.

PS. If you oil be careful about what you do with your leftover oily rags. They have been known to spontaneously combust.

I've ordered this www.screwfix.com/p/liberon-hard-wax-oil-for-wooden-furniture-floors-matt-1ltr/4613f

@Sprig1

I would paint them again! That kind of door was never designed to be exposed wood. Sorry no help.

I wasn't sure when I first got them back, but they've grown on me

@Misty9 yes the black bison is good stuff

[quote Surplus2requirements]@Misty9 yes the black bison is good stuff[/quote]
Oops, I've gone for liberon...hopefully it'll be okay!

if they are pine, they will tend to go yellow over time.

If you want to add any colour, do it before oiling or waxing, using a sprit based (nor regined water) wood dye.

Wilko sell a surprisingly good range, it is probably made for them by Blackfriar, Rustins or one of the other big factories.

note that it is a dye, not a stain. You can apply it lightly along the grain with a soft brush, brushing away any excess that does not immediately soak in.

examples, on ply, see pics

For pine, use a fairly light colour.

"(nor regined water) "

I meant

"(not refined water)"

@PigletJohn thanks - that's dark! I hadn't thought of adding colour tbh.

I'll take a photo of them tomorrow in daylight and post here...

wood dyes are just various combinations of black, brown, red and yellow. If you go for a light brown, like "light teak" it will suppress the yellow tinge that pine gets. I don't think you'll want a walnut or mahogany sort of colour.

Here are a couple of the doors: the second photo shows what happened to some of the panels. I still quite like the colouring though!

Oops, the first photo in the order it posted...

ah yes, the clour of the ply does not match the stiles and rails timber. I was expecting birch-faced ply but it might be hardwood faced. If you wipe it with a damp cloth you will see the initial colour that oiling will bring (it will later go yellower)

dyes can be used to even out the appearance.