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Who has products for the preparation of indoor wooden/parquet floors i.e. for applying oil, lacquer, or hard wax?
SUCCESS IS OFTEN THE RESULT OF GOOD PREPARATION PREPARATORY PRODUCTS GIVE THE END RESULT AN EVEN MORE INTENSE LOOK
The same UN1CO (1-coat oil) Wenge used on these three oak planks. On the left is the pre-moistened plank, the middle one was sandpapered with grain 100, and the one on the right was brushed. The difference in the finish is so obviously clear. (Picture: Ciranova)
David Verrue from Ciranova Belgium explains: ‘The real preparation consists of sandpapering or brushing the wood. You do have to draw a distinction between either pre-colouring or the use of a coloured oil,’ replies David Verrue of Ciranova. ‘With pre-colouring, you’re not applying any extra protection, and this means that you should apply an oil or a varnish for the protection after the pre-colouring. By contrast, coloured oils provide both protection and colour in one and the same product. I would also point out here that pre-colouring usually gives the wood a more intense colour. The combination of pre-colouring finished with a coloured oil obviously also offers more options for colours. Using a coloured oil means you retain somewhat more transparency and you can see more of the wood through the oil.’
David Verrue, International Sales & Marketing Manager Ciranova (B)
‘The various elements of preparation provide various looks afterwards,’ David Verrue adds. ‘And so, you get other effects if you brush, sandpaper, or moisten. For instance, with that latter, you mop the wood lightly in order to open up the pores somewhat. The result is that the wood absorbs more oil and colour and thereby takes on a more intense colour.’
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