0.25L
Covers
70–90 sq ft
1 coat, oiled timber
Best For
A glass bottle, not a tin. For a worktop, a stair run or a patch test
INTERIOR FLOOR CARE · ART. 285
Floor care oil that skips the sanding.
LEINOS 285 is the cleaning-and-care oil for oiled and waxed floors indoors: timber, cork and linoleum. Worked in as an oil wash, it carries years of ground-in dirt out of the boards instead of sanding them off, dust-free and repeatable. Made in Germany by Reincke Naturfarben.
Colourless & whiteEN 71-3 testedDIN 53160Made in Germany
Two Variants
Colourless, or white.
The same care oil in two executions. Colourless renews the tone the floor already has. White carries fine mineral pigment, for limed, whitened and pale floors that a clear oil would deepen.
285.002
Colourless
285.202
White
Neither variant is a paint. Both are transparent care oils: the grain, the tone and the wear of the timber underneath keep showing through. What you see above is each variant worked into an oiled oak board — your own floor will read differently. Test on an offcut or in a corner first.
Choosing between them
On a floor finished with a clear or natural oil, take 285.002. On a limed, white-oiled or deliberately pale floor, take 285.202 — the clear oil would pull those boards warmer and darker. Not sure which your floor is? Send us a photograph and we will tell you.
Mechanism & Use
How LEINOS 285 Oil Refurbisher works.
A drying-oil care oil cut with mineral filler and micro-wax: it rebuilds the finish from inside the pore and carries the dirt out with it, instead of taking the surface off.
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The oil goes in, the dirt comes out
Spread at oil-wash rate, the fresh oil softens and floats the grime that has worked into an oiled floor over the years. A green pad breaks it loose, a squeegee draws it off, and the dirt leaves suspended in the oil — the boards are never abraded.
02
Nothing is taken off the floor
Sanding removes timber, and a floor can only be sanded so many times before the boards are spent. An oil wash removes soil. It can be repeated as often as the floor needs it, for as long as the floor lasts.
03
Linseed, tung and castor oil, cut with a mineral filler
The drying oils cure with atmospheric oxygen and rebuild the finish from inside the pore. Zinc oxide, kaolin, talc and micro-wax give the dry film its silk-matt, water-repellent, hard-wearing surface.
04
Open-pored, and no biocide in either variant
The finish stays open-pored: the oil cures inside the pore rather than as a skin over it, so there is nothing sitting on top to peel or craze at the edges. Because nothing in the formulation is biocidal, the DIN EN 71-3 element-migration and DIN 53160 saliva tests genuinely apply here.
Where It Lives
Where 285 lives
Oiled timber floors
The core case: plank, strip and parquet floors already finished with a penetrating oil.
Traffic lanes
The dark worn paths that form along the routes people actually walk — the reason this product exists.
Cork flooring
Same oiled-surface logic, same method, same rates.
Linoleum
Named explicitly in the TDS. An oiled care routine, not a polish.
Oiled staircases
Worked by hand throughout — treads and edges are never machine-worked.
Furniture and worktops
Small oiled surfaces where a full refinish would be disproportionate.
Compliance · DIN · EU
Lab-tested. Stated plainly.
Five anchors — including the one number we are not going to dress up.
Element migration
DIN EN 71-3
Tested for the migration of elements, the standard written for surfaces children touch.
Skin contact
DIN 53160
Resistant to saliva and perspiration once cured, so it does not release into skin contact.
Solvent content
VOC 660 / 600 g/l
Under the 700 g/l Category f limit, but high in absolute terms. This is a solvent-borne oil and it needs ventilation.
Ingredient disclosure
InVeNa member
Every ingredient is published, including the isoparaffin carrier that gives this oil its VOC figure.
Origin
Horneburg, Germany
Manufactured by Reincke Naturfarben in Horneburg, to the same formulation sold in Germany.
No biocide is used in either variant, which is why the EN 71-3 and DIN 53160 tests apply here at all. The VOC figure is high and we state it plainly: this is a solvent-borne care oil, not a water-based one, and it needs ventilation while it dries. The TDS is downloadable; the safety data sheet is issued on request — use Talk to LEINOS above.
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How to Apply
Clean and neutralise. The floor must be dry (wood moisture max. 14 %) and free of dirt and grease. Damp-wipe with LEINOS Vegetable Soap 930, rinse with clean water and let the floor dry through. Floor temperature at least 16 °C.
Stir the tin thoroughly, because the mineral filler settles. Ventilate the room throughout: this oil cures with atmospheric oxygen, and a fan helps in stagnant air, which also keeps the odour down.
Apply thin and evenly with a short-pile floor mop, at roughly 30–40 ml/m². Thin is the whole technique: this is a care coat that feeds the finish, not a build coat that sits on it.
After 15–20 minutes, lift every trace of surplus with a lint-free cloth. Oil left standing will stay tacky. Badly worn, faded and dry boards take a second pass.
Polish under a white pad to an even satin sheen. Dry, sandable and recoatable after 6–12 hours at 20 °C and 50–55 % humidity; walk on it with care after 1 day; full use after 7–14 days.
Or run the full oil wash. For a floor with years of grime in it: 100–200 ml/m², worked with a green pad and drawn off with a rubber squeegee. The same slurry does two to three adjacent sections before it is spent. Finish the whole room under a clean white pad until nothing stands, and after about 24 hours a drop-thin pass under a white polishing pad evens out the sheen.
Coats & Recoating
- One thin care coat is the norm. Heavily worn, faded and dry surfaces take a second pass. Floors worn back past what a care oil can carry are a job for Hardwax Oil 290, not for a second coat of 285.
Cleaning & Storage
- Clean tools with LEINOS Thinner 200 immediately after use.
- Store cool, dry and frost-free. Keep the container tightly closed. Unopened, it keeps for at least 2 years. Remove any skin that has formed before using again.
First time with Oil Refurbisher? Our technical team runs complimentary on-site walkthroughs for contractors — full application protocol, start to finish.
System & Substrates
Clean it, renew it, then keep it renewed.
A care oil has no primer. What it has is an order of work, and a machine that does the heavy part.
The Care System
Soap takes the surface dirt off. The oil wash takes out what the soap cannot reach. Floor Milk keeps it there between washes.
Renew285Oil Refurbisher
Long-term Care
Extends the life of the finish over the years.
Substrate Fit
285 works on — and what it doesn’t.
Suitable
Recommended substrates
- Oiled timber floors — plank, strip and parquet
- Waxed timber floors
- Cork flooring
- Linoleum
- Oiled stairs, worked by hand
- Oiled furniture and worktops
Honest Limits
Where to use a different product
- Lacquered, varnished or sealed floors — a film finish will not take the oil in. Floor Milk 920 is the product for those. LEINOS 920 Floor Milk
- Outdoors — this is an interior care oil. Exterior timber has its own care line.
- Floors worn back to bare, grey timber — there is no finish left for a care oil to renew. That is a refinishing job with Hardwax Oil 290. LEINOS 290 Interior Hardwax Oil
- Floors needing structural repair — an oil wash renews a finish. It will not level a floor or take out deep gouges.
- Never machine-work stairs or step edges. Treads and edges are hand work.
Use With Care
Working safely with 285
- Cloths, pads and mop heads soaked in this oil can self-ignite while the oil is still curing. Seal them in a metal container or submerge them in water before disposal.
- 285.002 Colourless carries a GHS-08 aspiration hazard: it may be fatal if swallowed and enters the airways. Do NOT induce vomiting — call a poison centre or doctor immediately. 285.202 White does not carry this classification.
- Harmful to aquatic life with long lasting effects. Avoid release to the environment.
- Repeated exposure may cause skin dryness or cracking. Keep out of reach of children.
- Wear approved respiratory protection when spraying and a fine-dust mask when sanding.
Coverage & Pack Sizes
A litre of care oil goes a long way. An oil wash does not.
Two modes, two rates. Routine care runs at 30–40 ml/m²; the oil wash needs 100–200 ml/m², depending on how absorbent and how dirty the floor is. Budget three to five times the maintenance figure for a first deep clean, and remember the slurry is reused across two or three sections before it is spent.
0.75L
Covers
205–270 sq ft
1 coat, oiled timber
Best For
One room’s traffic lanes
2.5L
Covers
675–900 sq ft
1 coat, oiled timber
Best For
A flat’s worth of routine care
10L
Covers
2700–3600 sq ft
1 coat, oiled timber
Best For
A full oil wash, or a contractor working several floors
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Composition
Every ingredient declared on the label. The Trust Hub explains what each one does and the standards behind it.
- Linseed Oil
The drying-oil base, pressed from flax. It penetrates into the pore and cures by taking up atmospheric oxygen, which is why this system needs ventilation rather than heat to dry.
Wood Oil (Tung)
Tung oil, from the nut of the tung tree. It cures harder and more water-repellent than linseed alone, which is what lets a care coat stand up to foot traffic instead of remaining soft.
Castor Oil
A co-binder that keeps the cured film flexible. A floor moves with the seasons, and a brittle care coat would powder out of the pore within a year.
Natural Resin Ester
Rosin ester, from pine. It cross-links with the drying oils and gives the finish its body and its resistance to marking.
Isoparaffins
The carrier that makes the oil thin enough to spread at 30–40 ml/m² and to be worked with a pad. It flashes off as the oil cures, and it is the reason the VOC figure is 660 g/l, which we publish rather than bury.
Mineral Fillers & Micro-Wax
Zinc oxide, alumina, kaolin, talc, silica and micro-wax. Together they give the dry surface its silk-matt sheen, its water repellency and its resistance to wear. In 285.202 White, mineral pigments join them.
Driers
Catalysts that bring the oxidative cure into a working timescale: dry in 6–12 hours rather than weeks. No biocide is used anywhere in either variant.
Got Questions?
Frequently Asked
Quick answers on formulation, application and Indian-climate suitability. Pulled from our full FAQ and TDS library.
- Frequency depends on wear. High-traffic floors may need care every 6-12 months, while furniture typically needs annual maintenance.
- Avoid harsh chemical cleaners on natural oil finishes: they wash the oil out of the pore. LEINOS Vegetable Soap 930 is made for them, used weak, at most 30–50 ml in 10 litres of water, and followed by Floor Milk 920 every few washes.
- Light scratches can often be repaired by applying a thin coat of the original oil or care product. Deep damage may require local sanding and recoating.
- No — and this is the most common mistake made with this product. A lacquer or varnish is a film sitting on top of the timber, so a care oil has nowhere to go and will simply stay on the surface. LEINOS 920 Floor Milk is the product for lacquered floors. If you are not sure which finish you have, put a drop of water on a worn area: on an oiled floor it darkens the timber within a few minutes, on a lacquered floor it beads and sits.
- It depends on traffic, not on the calendar — which is exactly why the dark worn paths appear along the routes people walk and nowhere else. A home usually wants a maintenance coat on the traffic lanes once or twice a year, and a full oil wash only every few years. A shop floor or an office reception can want the lanes done quarterly. Treat the lanes when they start to look dry and grey rather than working to a schedule, and run the full oil wash when the whole floor has gone flat.
For Architects & Specifiers
Downloads
Technical and safety documents — citable in project specifications.
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Documents
TDS / SDS
Per-product datasheets and safety sheets, downloadable in English.
Specification
NCS Match
Custom colour briefs and material samples mixed at our Delhi lab.
Trade
Direct Pricing
Volume tiers, project quoting and stock allocation through our trade desk.
Written by the LEINOS India technical team, in collaboration with
Reincke Naturfarben R&D, Lower Saxony.
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