Decking Oils (natural finish) are designed to protect the timber without dramatically changing the colour. The oil enriches the timber to protect it from warping and cracking, ideal for use on hardwood timber. ECODEX and TIMBRE PLUS Decking are decking oils with relatively short drying times (recoat 6 hours). . Decking Oil (tinted with a
Traditionally timber should always be left to weather for 4-6 weeks before coating. This allows time for the tannins and oils in the timber to leach out. If the extractives aren’t removed from the timber it can result in a patchy appearance and will compromise the long term performance of the coating. Fortunately the weathering
DEX PREP cleans grey, weathered (older than 12 months) and dirty timber in preparation for coating. SAP-STRIP removes tannins, oils and extractives from new timber (under 12 months). It allows the weathering process to be skipped and stops the coating being contaminated by extractives that can cause drying problems and early adhesion failure.
Yes, old timber where the surface has begun to deteriorate and collect dirt (greying) can be restored by removing the top surface layer of the timber. Use DEX PREP, an oxalic based timber brightener to clean the timber. If the timber shows signs of cracking it may be necessary to sand the surface.
It is uncommon for oils to stay tacky for longer than a few days but there are some circumstances that can cause this: Application in high humidity can prolong drying time. Decking oil applied in a very thick film will increase drying time. Dense timbers may cause the decking oil to take longer to dry.
Yes. Quantum products are designed to penetrate the timber, if the timber has been previously coated with an oil based coating, another coating will continue to penetrate the timber. However decking oils cannot be applied over water based surface coating products. Quantum products are designed to penetrate the timber and they cannot do this over an acyclic
Ideally a rain / dew free period of 48 hours is recommended after coating a deck, however this is not always possible. If it does rain you may see milkiness or white spots on the uncured coating, this is not permanent and will disappear as the coating cures.
This happens when the uncured water based coating comes into contact with moisture. These are not permanent and will disappear once the deck is fully cured (usually a few days of good weather).
There comes a time when the deck will need to be sanded. When using Quantum coatings this will be after about 7 – 10 years, due to the build-up of old coating over time which can cause the coating to lose some of the transparency. If using acrylics, sanding every few years may be necessary.