Both Pallmann Magic Oil and Rubio Monocoat suggest the trowel-on method as an alternative for applying their hard-wax oil finishes.

You will still need a flooring buffer to remove the excess oil if you are doing a floor, but a hand trowel can give you more control and less waste for the initial application.

And if you are coating countertops, where you’ll be doing everything by hand anyway, this tool is ideal.

Nice flexible plastic hand trowel with a comfortable round grip.