Sadly, it’s all too common to see what was once a beautiful wooden decking, transform into a cold, dark and grey decking due to an inferior product being used to finish it.
This customer’s decking was finished with a low quality oil which lasted only 3 months before turning their beautiful new deck into a sorry state of affairs.
Luckily, our good friend Roger at R&A Pressure Washing Services (visit his website via the link at the bottom of this post) knew exactly what to do to restore this balau decking back to its former glory.
So how exactly did Roger get this beautiful finished result?
Striping the previous coating
Before Roger could apply any finishing products, he first had to remove the previous coating that caused the damage in the first place.
To do this, he used Prepdeck, our wood stripper specially designed for the removing of old solid and semi transparent stains from wood.
Due to the balau decking being a tight grooved deck, he had to be sure to scrub the decking thoroughly. This is to be sure no previous coating would be left behind in between the grooves. A very important step when using Owatrol products as they need to penetrate into the surface. Products that sit on the surface of the wood will not give you long lasting results.
Neutralising and brightening the wood
After the wood has been thoroughly stripped and the previous coatings are a thing of the past, the wood then needs to be neutralised.
To do this, Roger used Net-Trol, our powerful wood cleaner and brightener. This restores greyed and weathered wood to its natural colour without damaging the wood’s fibres.
Net-Trol is fast acting and can restore the original colour of your wood surface in as little as 15 minutes.
Applying the finish to the decking
Finally, Roger applied the customers chosen finish, Textrol.
Textrol is available in 7 shades and the customer opted for Clear so they could fully appreciate the beautiful natural colour of the Balau wood. Roger applied 2 coats to get the desired finish.
Textrol enhances the natural beauty of the wood whilst providing a mildew-resistant finish. It offers exceptional and long-lasting protection from the effects of moisture, weathering and UV rays.
We think you’ll agree that the finished result is absolutely beautiful!
Using inferior products may seem like the most cost effective way to finish your decking, but unfortunately, these types of products simply do not last and will cost you more in the long run to get the wood to the way you want it.
Owatrol offers high quality, long lasting coatings which offer exceptional protection and a superior finish.
Find out more about Prepdeck, Net-Trol and Textrol by using the following links:
We hope you enjoyed this post on on how this Balau decking was restored thanks to Owatrol! If you have any other tips, tricks, or advice, please feel free to comment below and share!
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Good day.
I have been looking to revive my balau deck that has withered and started to crack. I have purchased Rystix timbercare (clour shade Rosewood) which is a water based stain but I would want to get it back to its original colour and have it oiled due to the hot weather in South Africa.
I have seen the below article on the internet and would like to know if I could purchase these products in South Africa
Sadly, it’s all too common to see what was once a beautiful wooden decking, transform into a cold, dark and grey decking due to an inferior product being used to finish it.
This customer’s decking was finished with a low quality oil which lasted only 3 months before turning their beautiful new deck into a sorry state of affairs.
Luckily, our good friend Roger at R&A Pressure Washing Services (visit his website via the link at the bottom of this post) knew exactly what to do to restore this balau decking back to its former glory.
balau decking before
Before
balau decking after Textrol
After
So how exactly did Roger get this beautiful finished result?
Striping the previous coating
Before Roger could apply any finishing products, he first had to remove the previous coating that caused the damage in the first place.
To do this, he used Prepdeck, our wood stripper specially designed for the removing of old solid and semi transparent stains from wood.
Due to the balau decking being a tight grooved deck, he had to be sure to scrub the decking thoroughly. This is to be sure no previous coating would be left behind in between the grooves. A very important step when using Owatrol products as they need to penetrate into the surface. Products that sit on the surface of the wood will not give you long lasting results.
Neutralising and brightening the wood
After the wood has been thoroughly stripped and the previous coatings are a thing of the past, the wood then needs to be neutralised.
To do this, Roger used Net-Trol, our powerful wood cleaner and brightener. This restores greyed and weathered wood to its natural colour without damaging the wood’s fibres.
Net-Trol is fast acting and can restore the original colour of your wood surface in as little as 15 minutes.
Applying the finish to the decking
Finally, Roger applied the customers chosen finish, Textrol.
Textrol is available in 7 shades and the customer opted for Clear so they could fully appreciate the beautiful natural colour of the Balau wood. Roger applied 2 coats to get the desired finish.
Textrol enhances the natural beauty of the wood whilst providing a mildew-resistant finish. It offers exceptional and long-lasting protection from the effects of moisture, weathering and UV rays.
balau decking before
Before
balau decking after Net-Trol
After Prepdeck & Net-Trol
Balau decking after Textrol
After Textrol
We think you’ll agree that the finished result is absolutely beautiful!
Using inferior products may seem like the most cost effective way to finish your decking, but unfortunately, these types of products simply do not last and will cost you more in the long run to get the wood to the way you want it.
Owatrol offers high quality, long lasting coatings which offer exceptional protection and a superior finish.
Find out more about Prepdeck, Net-Trol and Textrol by using the following links:
Prepdeck
Net-Trol
Textrol
Regards
Rodney Subbiah
+27832347352
Hi Rodney,
Thank you for your query.
We have a distributor in South Africa and their details are as follows:
Address:
LDM Imports
35 McCullum St
P.O. Box 316
Mtunzini 3867
KwaZulu Natal
Afrique du Sud
Tel:
27 (0) 35 340 1960 / 27 (0) 82 922 4351
Fax:
27 (0) 86 501 3477
Email:
Ldmimports@telkomsa.net / info@floodsa.co.za
Website:
http://www.floodsa.co.za
I hope this was helpful.
All the best,
The Owatrol Team
I’ve purchased a sample of your clear Textrol for Balau but on the restrictions section it says it’s not suitable on hardwood. Could you please advise?
Hi there McArthur,
Textrol is safe to apply to hardwood – the only restrictions are as follows:
Do not use on New Wood, Hardboard, Accoya and Thermally Heat Treated (THT) wood.
Plywood – Contact Us for further information.
I hope this is helpful, please feel free to contact us on: 01582 592707 or at: sales@owatroluk.com if you require any further assistance.
All the best,
The Owatrol Team