Special Who has colour stains?

THE FINAL GOAL IS STILL A LONG WAY OFF

MAKING WOOD CHANGE COLOUR IS A STORY WHICH IS CENTURIES OLD

The quest to make wood change its colour is something Europese fabrikant van hoog- which has occupied woodworkers for centuries. Since time immemorial, they have used all sorts of specimens to change the shade of used wood, not only on the floor, but also with furniture. Inform consumers waardig afwerkingen voor

The amount of substances which they’ve applied is well nigh endless. Think, for instance, of extracts of walnut stain or annatto, carminic acid, or common madder, which furniture makers still use. The market has changed considerably over the past thirty years under the influence of growing chemical insights, and water-based stains or pigments were developed after petrol and alcohol stains. Moreover, water-based stains are usually more resistant to light, so that’s obviously an asset.

Colouring parquet floors is always delicate. And so, for the sake of completeness, we mention briefly that you should always tell clients clearly and in advance what colours to expect after a treatment. It’s handy here to use samples made on exactly the same wood as the new veerkrachtige en houten vloeren or renovated floor. With a renovation floor, it’s advisable to make a specimen in advance in a corner of the room or under the sofa. When you make this sample, the wood should be sanded in exactly the same way and, if necessary, pre-treated as it will be done later on the floor. To avoid any arguments later, you could, if necessary, ask the client to sign for that sample. Moreover, never forget to mention that wood is a natural product and this means that there is always a chance of a deviation in colour.

Pros and cons

What do we say about colour stains? If we look at the main pros and cons, we say firstly that they are very flexible to use. They are easy to apply in almost any way. Whether you use a brush, roller, spray, micro-fibre, mop, or sponge, they dry rapidly and give an endless list of decorative options. Sadly, colour stains do not evade the principle that every asset usually has a drawback. The main drawback is the nature of their bearer, namely water. Water makes them sensitive to contamination if the coat in which they are covered is in the watery phase and if any mechanical pressure is put on the surface. The fact is that the latter often arises with the use of a roller, whereby the colouring agents can ‘run’. Sources: Blanchon Group and Lecol.

What’s on the market ?

Blanchon

Future is assured

The assets allow us to suppose that colour stains still have a nice future in the parquet industry. We also notice that they are reacting very well to a current trend towards the application of decorated parquet floors, which are everywhere nowadays, both with residential and commercial applications. For the latter, think particularly of catering, where shop owners, for instance, certainly want to create a special atmosphere. This means that the development of colour stains will surely continue for a while and manufacturers are certainly investing considerable time and trouble in the research and development of these products. Each year, new effects come onto the market or someone presents new simple or combined shades firstly to professionals and then to the general public.

Where do you use them?

One question not (fully) answered in the past is where and when to use colour stains. If you mean shaded or coloured stains (i.e. oil), you note that you can use them easily to get deep shades of high intensity, yet the application is fairly simple. Moreover, they also offer vast possibilities in the field of patina effects, the creation of distressed looks, the application of contrasts, and such like.

Blanchon offers a full range of colour, decorative, and distressing products for parquet and woodwork, with two ranges of colouring agents, one range of distressing products, and various reagents for specific effects on parquet. The range includes Aquateinte 2K, a water-based 2-component stain which is perfectly stable in the light and has been created and developed specially for parquet floors. In addition, there is a fast-drying and odourless wood stain (Teinte à bois), which is ideal for small rooms, and a wood distressing agent (Vieillisseur Bois), which yields an exceptionally aged-wood effect by highlighting the grain of all wood sorts. Blanchon also offers reagents and patinas. These are complex shades which react to the natural tannins of the wood (oak, chestnut, etc.) to obtain a clearly polished effect or a ‘dusty’ effect which reminds us of wagon floors or a white patina, which gives relief on unbrushed wood.

Bona

Bona Nordic Tone and Bona Rich Tone (Grey) are primers for Bona Craft Oil (mono and dual-component). The colours Bona Nordic Tone and Bona Rich Tone (Grey) can be changed or reinforced by the addition of Bona Mix Colour in order to achieve the widest possible spectrum of colours and shades. Combine the newly made colour with a Bona Craft Oil colour or a newly made contrasting colour for spectacular twodimensional effects. BONA NORDIC TONE is a primer for Bona Craft Oil (mono and dual component) for a Scandinavian look. It gives intense white highlights and prevents any ageing of the surface. BONA RICH TONE (GREY) is a primer for Bona Craft Oil (mono and dual component). It gives the floor a smoked look; with the Grey version you get a rich, dark grey colouring to give the floor a touch of refinement. BONA MIX COLOUR is a concentrated pigment paste for waterborne systems, especially for Bona Nordic Tone and Bona Rich Tone (Grey). In terms of percentage, you can adapt the colour yourself.

Chimiver

LIOS B 100 DESCRIPTION: LIOS B 100 is a natural oil treatment for wooden floors, it has 100% solid content so it can be considered Volatile Organic Compound free. LIOS B 100 provides very high resistance, enhancing at the same time the softness and the natural look of the wood. The product is available in two versions: - NATURAL, a transparent treatment to keep the natural color of the wood; - COLORATO, a colored treatment to stain the wood, available in all the different colors DevoNatural®

DevoNatural® presents DevoNatural® Easy Colour, odourless and waterbased colour stains with ‘character’. You can now colour a floor ecologically with DevoNatural ®Colours, which are water-based! They can be finished with all DevoNatural® finish products. The combination of traditional wood colours and contemporary trend colours gives the DevoNatural® Colour assortment a great variety to satisfy contemporary demand. DevoNatural® Easy Colour is a vegetable colour stain for parquet and wooden floors. Easy Colour is easy to apply and is compatible with all DevoNatural® finish products. DevoNatural® Easy Colour is particularly recommended for easy and contemporary colouring of all types of parquet planks and wooden floors, furniture, interior doors, and such like, and for indoor use. The available colours are pure white, cream white, snow white, clay, pepper grey, old grey, pearl grey, basalt grey, walnut, dark oak, mahogany, ebony, river blue, caramel, forest green, aubergine, mustard, flamingo, canary, hydrangea, mint, mandarin, and customised colours.

Osmo

Greying stain for Oak in three different intensities! Specifically developed for professionals, Osmo Reactive Stain is used for staining furniture, stairs, flooring and other building elements made of Oak. Osmo Reactive Stain works by reacting to the tannin in Oak. Depending on the amount applied and the natural tannin content, this creates the greying effect. For optimum wood protection, Osmo recommends treating the surface with a clear or transparent coloured Osmo coating for interior use.