Clean all tools and equipment with white spirits while still wet. If allowed to dry, remove with paint stripper. Store and maintain equipment as directed by the manufacturer. Unlike damaging paint thinners or water, Floetrol does all this without affecting the inherent qualities of the paint or colour. When used in a paint sprayer, Floetrol allows up to 20% reduction in pressure without affecting the spray pattern or performance and helps to prevent clogging and wear and tear on tips. Technical Information: If you’re applying paint with a spray applicator, Floetrol will reduce the tip from clogging and the piston from freezing up when using a cupgun sprayer, helping to preserve the life of the sprayer. It will also produce a more even spray pattern. Wiggling the brush ever so slightly into tight corners and filling in missed areas is very helpful. Be careful not to wiggle the brush too hard though, we’re only really talking about a slight movement to the left and right to achieve excellent results. Use a high quality angled brush The pros may find using tape a thing of the past, but if you’re just starting out or are a casual DIY-er, using tape might help you cut in paint perfectly. If that’s the case, we recommend purchasing a specific painters tape and using a high quality one at that.

But that’s still not all! Owatrol Oil has many other purposes and can even be used for jobs such as sealing patio slabs and also allows you to paint directly onto rusted metal when used as a primer. Unlike damaging paint thinners or water, Floetrol does all this without affecting the inherent qualities of the paint and without affecting its colour. When used in a paint sprayer, Floetrol allows up to 20% reduction in pressure without affecting the spray pattern or performance and helps to prevent clogging and wear and tear on tips. Owatrol Oil allows you to achieve that ‘oily rag’ look, without the mess, while stopping rust and protecting the base metal from further rusting, eliminating moisture and penetrating down to the sound metal. When added as a paint conditioner to any oil or alkyd based coatings it will give increased wet edge time, improved flow and greater adhesion. Unlike damaging thinners, it will maintain the inherent quality of the paint without affecting its appearance or drying times, allowing you to achieve a more professional finish. Using Owatrol Oil as a rust inhibitor Owatrol Oil is colourless oil and is a somewhat complicated product which many customers find confusing; it can fulfil so many roles!A bonding film is left on all surfaces Owatrol Oil is used on which maintains the natural look of the surface but allows enhanced adhesion, making it perfect as a foundation for primers or finishing coats. It gives excellent adhesion including on galvanised steel, aluminium, zinc, wood and more. Paint can be applied directly to firm rust when Owatrol Oil is used and is heat resistant up to +175°C. Using Owatrol Oil as a paint conditioner Microfibre Roller Sleeves 2inch - 6.5inch Mini Rollers 7inch - 12inch Roller Sleeves 14inch - 18inch Roller Sleeves Jumbo Mini Rollers Roller Sets Roller Frames For lightly rusted surfaces use a mixture of 1 part OWATROL® OIL to 2 parts Metal Primer. Do not mix or overcoat OWATROL® OIL with paints containing «hot» solvents ie Xylene or two part coatings.

A paint conditioner also called an extender or an additive is a chemical that changes the way paint molecules are put together. That makes it easier to go on. NOTE: Any rags, steel wool etc soaked in Owatrol Oil may spontaneously catch fire if improperly discarded. Rags, steel wool etc must be saturated with water after use or placed in a sealed, water-filled metal container, before disposing with household waste. Restrictions Stops rust, stabilises & protects the base metal from further rusting by drivingout moisture and air and stabilises, whilst penetrating and protecting down to the sound metal. Unless you are a pro and have many years of experience, we recommend using a high quality angled brush to help you get professional looking results first time. The angle makes it especially easier to get into corners and you can fan out the tip to get a fine line. Paint conditioner for wooden surfaces – mix 1 part Owatrol oil to 2 parts primer and apply as normal.Paint conditioner for damaged wooden surfaces – apply 2 to 4 applications of Owatrol oil wet on wet, as fast as the wood will absorb it and do not allow Owatrol oil to dry between applications. When the wood cannot absorb any more wipe off any excess and allow to dry (overnight) then paint ontop as normal.To add Floetrol first shake the container well. Then add the Floetrol following the guidelines below and stir the mixture thoroughly. Now apply your paint and Floetrol mixture to your surface in the normal manner. Using Floetrol with a Brush or Roller He also took the time to rate (out of 5*) Owatrol Oil against some common indicators and here’s what he thought: Another common problem is the paper part of the tape might be very thin and constantly rip come when being removed. Have a damp rag on stand by