Metallic finish on the start line WOCA and Triboard combine for a designer result

When Design Denmark introduced WOCA Diamond Oil to the New Zealand market eight years ago, it was an instant game-changer; now the latest version - Diamond Oil Active – the world’s first 1K plant-based oil that performs like a 2K, is set to bring a fresh shift in perspective.

Joiners and interior designers have long appreciated the functional characteristics of a single-coat, quick-drying system that is free of nasty isocyanates. And the ability of a penetrating oil to preserve the natural beauty of wood on floors, cabinetry, walls, ceilings and furniture is a given. But now there’s an extra reason to choose the new-generation WOCA Diamond Oil Active.

A few months before the country was plunged into lockdown,

Design Denmark began collaborating with local woodproduct manufacturer Juken (JNL) to develop a single-coat system for their Triboard panels. As the name suggests Triboard is a three-layered panel with a woodstrand core sandwiched between an MDF skin. The result of this innovative technology is a strong wall panel that has structural and non-structural applications with a smooth surface that is easy to paint.

Imagine our shared excitement at the serendipitous discovery that when the unique composition that is Triboard is coated with WOCA Diamond Oil Active, it transforms that surface into a metallic-look finish. Metals are an on-trend favourite among kitchen and spatial designers who like to incorporate the raw appeal of materials such as steel, brass and bronze in kitchens, bathrooms, feature walls or even floors.

With nine different colours of the oil available, a world of possibility opens up in metallic finishes that range from light neutrals to industrial greys and brown-based tones. “By applying a pre-colour to the panel you can achieve the look of galvanised steel all the way across the spectrum to the coppery red of weathered steel,” says Bill Carrig of Design Denmark.

Triboard and Diamond Oil Active are both environmentally responsible products so this was a natural pairing but one that has had a surprising effect. As Chris Maskell of Juken (JNL) puts it, “The addition of WOCA Diamond Oil Active has elevated Triboard from a cost-effective commodity to a designer item.”

Furthering this collaboration, the two companies have also developed a process for Juken’s J Panel, engineered timber panels made of pine, typically used in interior joinery and cabinetry. The concern with pine is that it can yellow over time. To ensure the pale Scandi-style look stays put, a coat of WOCA Softwood Lye and Diamond Oil Active White seals the deal beautifully.

Diamond Oil Active

• Fully-penetrating plant based.

• Fast-drying, single coat application.

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• First 1K oil that performs like a 2K.

• Coverage 20-25 sqm per litre.

• Low VOC.

• No isocyanates.

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