Owatrol Aquadecks, Wood Protection For New And Weathered Wood

Product Description

AQUADECKS® is a penetrating and bonding wood finish providing a flexible, long-lasting rich, matt finish for all woods, including exotic hardwoods. AQUADECKS® saturates, penetrates and stabilises wood to minimise cracking, warping and other damage caused by moisture and sun.

Properties

• Saturates, penetrates and stabilises wood to minimise damage caused by moisture and sun.
• Can be applied on new or weathered wood.
• Provides a matt finish that accentuates the beauty of wood.
• Premium UV absorbing transoxide pigments.
• Provides a long lasting finish.
• Low odour; fast drying.
• Easy application and easy clean-up with soap and water.

Surface Preparation

General Directions

• Surfaces must be thoroughly clean, dry and free of dirt, grease, grime, mildew and previous coatings.
• Treat mildew with a 50/50 bleach/water solution. Scrub solution on to surface and allow to stand for 10-15 minutes; rinse thoroughly.
• After stripping and cleaning, allow wood to dry 2-3 good drying days or until it has reached a moisture content of 18% or less before applying finish.
• AQUADECKS® can only be applied to bare wood surfaces or a weathered wood surface that was previously finished with AQUADECKS®. ALL other finishes MUST be completely and thoroughly removed.
• If necessary sand surface after stripping and cleaning (80 grit paper).

New wood surfaces

• New wood surfaces have a hard shiny surface called mill glaze that prevents maximum penetration and bonding of any finish; this should be removed prior to application in order to ensure maximum performance of the finish.
• Treat surface with AQUANETT®*, neutralise with NET-TROL®*, alternatively mechanically or manually abrade surface with 80 grit paper. Clean off all loose wood particles. Test wood for absorbency by sprinkling water on the surface.
• If water is absorbed rapidly, the surface is ready for finishing.

Untreated weathered woods

Untreated wood surfaces that have weathered longer than 6 months should be thoroughly cleaned with undiluted NET-TROL®* to ensure that all loose wood fibres, dirt and other surface contaminants are removed.

Previously treated surfaces (oiled)

All oils or sealers must be completely and thoroughly removed with AQUANETT®* and the stripped surface neutralised with NET-TROL®* before applying AQUADECKS®.

Previously treated surfaces (paint, stain, varnish, waterproofers…)

• All previous coatings must be completely and thoroughly removed with DILUNETT®* and the stripped surface neutralised with NET-TROL®* before applying AQUADECKS®.
• Other finishes i.e. 2 pack epoxies, urethanes,…: Contact our technical department for additional information and advice.

Note: Hardwoods inc’ exotic hardwoods and woods rich in tannins i.e. Cedar, Douglas Fir, Teak, Ipe… may darken with AQUANETT®* and DILUNETT®*, neutralising with NET-TROL®* immediately after rinsing will lighten and restore the woods colour.Bamboo Surfaces: Contact our technical department for additional information and advice before starting the work.

Application

• Apply 2 even applications of AQUADECKS® ‘wet on wet’.
• Apply a 1st liberal application of AQUADECKS® and allow to penetrate into the wood.
• Apply 2nd application as soon as the wet look of the 1st application has disappeared (normally 15- 20 minutes) and allow to penetrate into the wood.
• For very porous surfaces a 3rd application may be needed.
• Brush out any puddles within 20 minutes of applying the last application to avoid AQUADECKS® drying as shiny spots on the surface.
• Do not allow AQUADECKS® to become Touch Dry or Dry between applications.
• AQUADECKS®’s place is in the wood not on the surface. Do not create a film on the surface, as this will affect the coatings performance.

Technical Data

• Finish: Matt
• Vehicle type: Acrylic-Alkyd
• Solvent type: Water
• Specific gravity: 1.01 ± 0.05
• Physical state: Liquid
• Solid content: 11% ± 2
• Flash point: Not classified as flammable.
• Shelf life: 1 year minimum in original unopened packaging.
• Container size: 1L, 2.5L, 10L.
• Colour: Honey, Movingui, Teak, Padouk, Weathered Grey, Graphite Grey, Ebony
• Dry time: 4 hours, depending on temperature and humidity. Up to 48 hours for decks depending on weather conditions.
• VOC: EU limit value for this product (cat. A/f) 130 g/L (2010). This product contains max. 47 g/L.