Deks Olje 1 & 2 and Maintenance

Deks Olje 1

Deks Olje 1

Prepare wood:

The surface must be clean, dust free and DRY

Deks Olje 1 is a hard drying, deep penetrating oil that will protect your wood against water ingress and the harsh effects of the sun. It will bring out the grain and natural colour of the wood and the finish will be MATT.

*NB Even though Deks Olje 1 is hard drying, Deks Olje 1 is an OIL it is not a varnish so please read the suggested maintenance sections carefully

 

Work in small areas:

Coat the surface using a brush or roller with Deks Olje 1

As soon as the oil has soaked into the wood (the glossy wet look will start to disappear – we are talking about one to ten minutes time span) apply another coat of Deks Olje 11 over the area.

Continue applying coats of Deks Olje 1 until you have completely saturated the wood.

How many coats you have to apply before full penetration is achieved depends on the woods porosity and the fineness of the finished surface.

COMPLETE SATURATION: You will know that the wood is fully saturated when after 10 to 15 minutes after having coated the surface, the wood is still glossy wet looking.

IMPORTANT:  NOW YOU MUST TAKE A LINT-FREE DRY CLOTH AND WIPE THE SURFACE YOU HAVE BEEN SATURATING.

WIPE OFF ALL EXCESS OIL.

DO NOT LEAVE ANY AREA WET LOOKING.

Move onto the next small area for saturating and repeat the process until the entire surface you wish to saturate has been covered.

NB Deks Olje #1 IS AN OIL and is NOT  “NO MAINTENANCE” it is a “LOW MAINTENANCE” product

FOR EASY TROUBLE FREE MAINTENANCE. (Every One, two or three months depending on your situation **See notes on Criteria**)

Before your surface starts to become dull, clean the surface (a normal wash rinse and dry). This will remove any surface dirt and grease. Then with a lint free cloth dampened down with Deks Olje 1 wipe down the cleaned surface. After about 5-10 minutes go back and buff the surface with a dry lint free cloth. This will remove any excess oil and bring back a natural lustre to the wood

When your woodwork begins to look a little bit dull

Clean the surface well as above and rub down lightly with an AllBright 3M pot scourer over the area to be touched up. Apply another coat of Deks Olje 1 with a brush over the area that has gone dull allow the oil to saturate for 5-10 minutes then wipe off any excess oil and allow to dry. Then Buff. Your wood will be back to it’s beautiful self.  

If your woodwork is starting to go grey and or looking very dry and dull in places.

This means that while there will still be some oil deep in the wood your surface wood is now back to bare wood. You will need to clean the surface with Dekswood Cleaner to remove any grey, oxidised wood and bring back the original brightness and colour back to your wood. Rinse well and then allow the wood to thoroughly dry and then follow the Deks Olje 1 Re-Saturation process over the whole area making certain that the exposed areas are properly saturated. Once you have completed the saturation process wipe off the excess oil with a dry, lint free cloth and buff

Deks Olje #2

Deks Olje #2 will give you a HIGH GLOSS, hard drying oil finish, that once applied and maintained properly will not crack, peel or flake & should never require sanding again.

**REMEMBER Even though Deks Olje #2 is hard drying and looks like a gloss varnish, Deks Olje #2 is an OIL it is important that you read the suggested mainDeks Olje #2tenance sections carefully so as to get the best short and long term results

To prepare the wood

FIRST: THE WOOD MUST BE FULLY SATURATED WITH Deks Olje #2

Apply  Deks Olje 1 as above and allow to completely dry before applying Deks Olje #2 (about 48 hours)

Remove all traces of dust or dirt with a lint free cloth.

Apply the first coat of Deks Olje #2 over the entire surface to be coated. Leave to dry for at least 24- hours

Once dry and before applying the next coat make sure that the surface is free of any dust or dirt.

REMEMBER: any dust or dirt left on the surface will be trapped there as each layer of oil dries to a hard durable finish

Apply each further coat as above allowing GOOD drying time between each coat

2 Coats should give a Deep high gloss finish 3-4 Coats will give you an extra deep HIGH GLOSS FINISH

NB Deks Olje #2 is an OIL and is NOT  “NO MAINTENANCE” it is a “LOW MAINTENANCE” product

For EASY TROUBLE FREE MAINTENANCE. (Every One, two or three months depending on your situation **See notes on Criteria**)

Before your surface starts to become dull

Clean the surface (a normal wash rinse and dry). This will remove any surface dirt and grease. Then with a lint free cloth dampened down with Deks Olje #2 wipe down the cleaned surface. Allow to dry

When your woodwork begins to look a little bit dull

Clean the surface well and rub down lightly with a soft cloth over the area to be touched up. With a brush apply another coat of Deks Olje #2 over the area that has gone dull and allow to dry. The touched up area will blend in Perfectly & your wood will be back to it’s beautiful self. 

If your woodwork is starting to go grey and or looking very dry and dull in places.

This means that while there will still be some  Deks Olje 1 oil deep in the wood your surface wood is now back to bare wood. You will need to Clean the surface with Dekswood Cleaner  and an Allbright 3M scourer this will remove any grey oxidised wood and any loose, damaged Deks Olje #2. It will also bring back the original brightness and colour back to your wood. Rinse well and thDeks Olje #2en allow the wood to thoroughly dry and then follow the  Deks Olje 1 Re-Saturation process over the exposed bare wood areas making certain that the exposed areas are properly saturated. Once you have completed the saturation process wipe off the excess oil with dry lint free cloth. Allow to dry for at least 24hrs and then re-apply

Deks Olje #2 over the whole area with 2,3 or 4 coats as needed.

Deks Olje- Choice & Preparation

DEKS OLJE The Choice and the Preparation of your surface

THE KEY TO THE EFFECTIVE USE AND MAINTENANCE OF DEKS OLJE IS TO REMEMBER THAT DEKS OLJE IS AN OIL AND AS SUCH NEEDS TO BE TREATED AS AN OIL. IT IS NOT A VARNISH ALTHOUGH THE END RESULT MAY LOOK LIKE A VARNISH

It is very important to understand this fact if you are to get the best from the short and long term results of your application of Deks Olje.

Because Deks Olje is an OIL your maintenance will be more frequent than the maintenance say on a good marine varnish BUT it will also be a whole lot more simple and easy and with a whole lot less elbow grease required, indeed it can be so simple so as to be included as one of your not so often cleaning routines. IT IS THAT EASY.

CRITERIA that will effect the durability of the coating and maintenance requirements

• The prevailing climatic conditions.

An exterior coating on a boat or deck in the Mediterranean will fare far better than an exterior coating on a boat or deck say in Thailand, New Zeal-and or South Africa.

• What sort of use the surface gets subjected to.

A foot tread for instance would take much more of a beating than your overall deck area because of the increase in traffic.

• What sort of protection does the surface get?
• Is it an interior surface or an exterior surface?
• If it is exterior does the area get some sort of protection or is the surface exposed to the elements?  

Preparing the wood surface.

For Deks Olje to work your starting surface must be bare, raw wood

If wood has been previously coated with another product this must be removed.

PREVIOUSLY VARNISHED WOOD

If wood was coated with varnish:

Remove all traces of varnish with a good paint remover like Citri Strip or sand down to bare wood

PREVIOUSLY OILED, LINSEED OILED OR WAXED WOOD

If wood has been coated with other oils, linseed based oils or a wax based oil products

Remove with PowerLift (this, while cleaning the wood may darken it so it is best to brighten the wood once you have used the PowerLift with Dekswood Cleaner).

Wash wood down well after cleaning with PowerLift and or Dekswood Cleaner.

Use fresh water and a strong pressurized garden hose nossel or high-pressure washer.

NB** Allow the wood to dry before applying any further finish (about 2-3 days)  

GREY WEATHERED WOOD

If wood is bare but turned a weathered grey

Clean with Dekswood Cleaner, this will brighten and clean the wood and bring it back to its natural colour

Wash wood down well after cleaning with Dekswood Cleaner

Use fresh water and a strong pressurized garden hose nossle or high-pressure washer.

NB** Allow the wood to dry before applying any further finish (about 2-3 days)

TIP: When cleaning your wood use a soft nylon brush and NEVER brush with the grain but ALWAYS brush against the grain.

REMEMBER: The smoother the surface of whatever wood you have chosen the better the coverage you will achieve

  DEKS OLJE

See following pages for application and mainteneace

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