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