Manns Premier UV Decking Oil 5L - Natural Oak - A Multi-Purpose Decking Oil, That Protects Against Weathering & UV Damage

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Thank you for this incredibly helpful article and for your detailed responses. It’s awesome to see a business taking the time to provide customers with such helpful information.

Test areas are always recommended to ensure you like the look to be achieved and if you use a colour then this will also increase the UV protection to the wood and slow down the silvering process. Offers moderate shine and enhances the wood’s natural colour, making it more vibrant and attractive Protect interior and exterior wooden surfaces with the unrivalled durability of wood varnishes. A great range of clear and coloured formulations.As you have a dog I would recommend considering an oiled finish, this will be far easier to maintain over time, oils soak into the wood surface and so is less likely to be effected by claw marks, and even if it is, you can simply patch repair and the oil will blend well. Oils are also easy to maintain as they wear, simply ensure the surface is clean and dry and then you are able to apply a top up coat when needed, usually around 1 or 2 years down the line, depending on use. What would you recommend we do to the floorboards now? Should we treat them with an oil now, before laying vinyl? Or would that be a bad idea? Or is there a basic preservative that we should apply, to ensure that they don’t get damaged by damp or whatever? Or will they be fine, as long as the cabin is well enough put together? I stumbled upon your informative article so thank you but I do have a query that I hope you can help with. It would be one or the other as they are not compatible products. The Oils are designed to soak into the surface of the wood and protect. It gives a natural look and feel to the wood and is easy to apply and maintain over time, by simply re-coating when you feel the wood needs it. Different species of wood will absorb oils at a different rate and in turn the pigment and so you will get the same tone but perhaps with a slight variance in intensity of colour. Test areas will show what colours can be achieved.

My advice will be to get a preservative on the wood first, this will protect against mould, mildew and rot. A popular option is the Barrettine Premier Universal Preserver which is a clear finish. When you start adding a little colour, the factor increases, so a light or natural oak for example will bring you up to a 20 – 30 factor and then a dark oak, rosewood, or dark brown will bring you up to a factor 50. This is the best way to maintain the natural colour of the wood over time, but of course if you don’t want to add colour then a clear oil with UV stabalisers will require annual top up.If you do find there is any fading of the wood, then you could look at using a reviver product such as the Osmo Wood Reviver Gel this can restore the natural tones of the wood. This period is often around 10 – 12 weeks and can allow the wood to start to silver some, it depends very much on the time of year and level of exposure to the wood. You may find that it this time of year you may get away with minimal fading as we go through the winter. And the wood may then be ready for application come the Spring.

An oil soaks into the surface of the wood and will wear away over time. A stain, paint or varnish is a surface sealer and over time could peel and flake, exposing bare wood underneath. Paint, stains or varnishes can be removed with a stripper such as Paint Panther Paint and Varnish Remover. Oils unfortunately can not and if you can’t wait for them to wear away naturally the you can use a pressure washer to remove much of it, care must be taken not to damage the wood however. Would that make a difference to the appearance? Or does oiling effectively hide the grey on its own? I recently used this Furniture Clinic Danish Oil on a vintage table I got from a charity shop, and I was thoroughly impressed with the results. The table had some wear and tear, but after applying the Danish Oil, its natural beauty shone through. The oil’s natural blend of oils and resins penetrated deep into the wood, creating a hard and durable satin finish. I’m considering oiling it, but I’m not sure about whether to use an anti-greying reviver beforehand.

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I am sorry for the delay in response, it is a super busy time here at Wood Finishes Direct. A stain or paint is a surface sealer and is likely to, over time, peel and flake, if the treatment appears to be lifting it is likely that this is the finish you have and this can be removed with a pressure washer or stripper product such as the Paint Panther Paint and Varnish Remover For the best protection, apply an exterior wood preservative to protect against mould, algae, dry rot, woodworm and wood related diseases