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This post has been written by Exterior Solutions Ltd. who use Owatrol products on many of their timber projects. Check out their bio and link to their website at the bottom of the post for more information. Exterior Solutions Ltd has been using Owatrol products for many years due to the impressive results that can […]
We’re so excited to be launching our brand new product Shed and Fence Paint! We’ve been keeping it under wraps through development but now it’s here and ready to buy direct from Owatrol! What is Shed & Fence paint? Shed and Fence Paint is a long lasting, high performance opaque wood finish. It is suitable for […]
These great before and after shots show another way to use Solid Colour Stain. In this case, the customer has chosen Fairest Ivory. First they used our solvent free paint remover, Dilunett, to strip the old coating and then neutralised with Net-Trol. After leaving the furniture for a week to dry out completely, they then applied […]
This is a guest post written by the folks at Colourfence – for a little more information about them please see their author section at the end of the post. Maintaining your home and garden is like tuning up your car; a minor hassle, easy to forget, but remembering will pay dividends. Fencing is one […]
This customer has used Owatrol Deco multi-surface paint on a variety of garden furniture and with excellent results. In just a couple of simple steps they have transformed old, damaged and tired looking furniture into a real statement for the garden. What is Owatrol Deco? Owatrol Deco is a high gloss multi-surface paint which can […]
An Owatrol customer has sent us these pictures showing the impressive results that can be achieved with Owatrol solutions. This customer has a composite deck around their swimming pool. It had previously been treated with wood stains and was looking pretty ropey. The first step Firstly the customer had to remove the previous stains and this […]
We had our great new Owatrol Wood Care Solutions How to Guide produced recently and we have been featuring expanded how-to guides based on it in our news section. Here you can find all of the how-to guides in one place! How to remove mill glaze This how-to guide walks you step-by-step through the process […]
Is your decking new and has had time to weather? Or was it previously coated and has now been stripped? Then you are ready to protect it using a saturating finish! If your decking is hardwood then we would highly recommend using Deks Olje D1; a penetrative, wood oil that provides protection from within. It […]
When you are planning a new finish for your decking, or attempting a repair damage such as peeling or flaking, you will first need to strip any existing coatings from the surface. This is not as difficult or as laborious as you may expect and can be carried out quite quickly by using Prepdeck high […]
If your wood has been left untreated it will probably have turned a greyish colour and be covered in dirt and grime! Before attempting to apply any sort of finish to it you should definitely use a wood cleaner to remove all this dirt and restore the wood’s natural colour. This will also help the […]
