How to work out your touch time to strip garden furniture Before you start stripping the entire area you should first perform a touch test (this is the same regardless of the stripper you are planning to use). To do this you apply to the stripper to a small area and leave it to work. […]
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With such a wide variety of wood care products; from strippers to cleaners and finishings to paints, we’re confident Owatrol will have the perfect product for your next project.
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Protecting a pool house with Solid Colour Stain
Posted on in Before & After, Case Studies, For the Garden, Wood CareWe love having pictures sent to us by customers of their Owatrol projects. It’s really great to see the different uses people have for our products. Michael has kindly shared with us some pictures of a recent renovation he has completed. He used Net-Trol to clean the wood and restore its original colour before protecting […]
Owatrol Wood Stripping Guide: Stripping Your Fencing and Cladding
Posted on in For the Garden, How To Guides, Wood CareIn all cases, we’d recommend trying a sample to test for the touch time (this means working out how long it is going to take for the coatings to lift) before embarking on the whole job. Stripping wood oils from fencing and cladding If your fence or cladding is coated with wood oils, we definitely recommend […]
We’re all starting to believe now that summer really just might be on its way! With the bank holiday weekend just around the corner we’ve got an extra day to relax (or get some jobs done) in the garden. Now is the perfect time to get the garden looking great! Follow our guide to figure […]
Owatrol Wood Stripping Guide: Stripping Your Decking
Posted on in For the Garden, How To Guides, Wood CareIn all cases, we’d recommend trying a sample to test for the touch time before embarking on the whole job. This means working out how long it is going to take for the coatings to lift. Stripping wood oils from decking If your wood is coated with wood oils, whether that be teak oil, linseed […]
Exterior Solutions use Aquatrol for teak decking
Posted on in Case Studies, Expert Opinions, For the Garden, Wood CareThis post has been written by Exterior Solutions Ltd. who use Owatrol products on many of their timber projects. Check out their bio and link to their website at the bottom of the post for more information. Exterior Solutions Ltd has been using Owatrol products for many years due to the impressive results that can […]
We’re so excited to be launching our brand new product Shed and Fence Paint! We’ve been keeping it under wraps through development but now it’s here and ready to buy direct from Owatrol! What is Shed & Fence paint? Shed and Fence Paint is a long lasting, high performance opaque wood finish. It is suitable for […]
Garden Furniture protected with Solid Colour Stain
Posted on in Case Studies, For the Garden, Wood CareThese great before and after shots show another way to use Solid Colour Stain. In this case, the customer has chosen Fairest Ivory. First they used our solvent free paint remover, Dilunett, to strip the old coating and then neutralised with Net-Trol. After leaving the furniture for a week to dry out completely, they then applied […]
We’re super excited to be launching 3 new products, all available direct from us! To celebrate their launch we’re offering our email subscribers an exclusive offer! If you’re not signed up yet and you’d like to be, the form is at the bottom of this page. Introducing… Textrol HES is a one-coat, penetrating oil finish […]
Composite Deck revived with Prepdeck & Compoxell (formally Compo-care)
Posted on in Case Studies, For the Garden, Wood CareAn Owatrol customer has sent us these pictures showing the impressive results that can be achieved with Owatrol solutions. This customer has a composite deck around their swimming pool. It had previously been treated with wood stains and was looking pretty ropey. The first step Firstly the customer had to remove the previous stains and this […]