Eggasperated Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 I decided to oil my slate hearth today round the wood burner. I bought some Hotspot slate oil from a local shop for £6.99 for 100ml and it seems to have worked ok, however looking on-line I see Stovax make a slate dressing which is about £7.50 for 500ml; I'm a bit confused as to why the one I bought was 5 times dearer, they didn't have the Stovax one in the shop so I didn't know about it until I got home. I don't think I was conned as the Hotspot one is the same price on line. Can anyone enlighten me as to what is the difference Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patricia W Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 marketing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yvonne Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 WD40 works fine ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purple hen Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 The man who installed ours recommended baby oil, which seems to work well and is very cheap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eggasperated Posted September 1, 2013 Author Share Posted September 1, 2013 Hmm interesting. Think I favour the baby oil over the WD40 just because of the smell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ali-s Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 The man who installed our wood burner recommended Olive oil. I bought a cheap bottle from Aldi. Just a few drops needed and an old cleaning cloth to spread it about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
