Getting a perfect, professional finish when you paint a wall or fixture is key. Most of us nowadays take these kinds of jobs on ourselves rather than pay someone to do it for us. At first sight, it seems the easiest thing in the world to slap on some paint. However, getting it wrong could […]
The recent surge in popularity of wood cladding is not only to do with the opportunity of great effects it gives us to create. But, timber cladding is also extremely easy to maintain and if properly looked after, can last for many years. So, what exactly is involved in protecting your wood cladding? Step 1. […]
Polytrol colour restoring oil is arguably our flagship product here at Owatrol and we couldn’t be more proud of it. With more than 325 5-star reviews and thousands of happy customers we’re not surprised how popular it is. Polytrol is such a unique product that can be used for a huge range of projects. We’re […]
We recently received an email with some photos from a very satisfied customer who used Polytrol colour restorer to revive her badly faded powder coated aluminium garage doors. They are of the roller shutter variety and installed in 1991, but due to being South facing, had become badly faded. Not only that, they also had […]
We’re excited to be launching something which we’ve been working on for months – our product finder! We get feedback from some customers saying that the product range can be a little confusing and that they find it difficult to figure out which product is right for them. Taking this feedback on board we decided […]
This customer’s IPE garden deck (20 square metres) was in need of some TLC and Roger from R & A Pressure Washing Services Ltd. was brought in as the man for the job. He did an amazing job and we think you will agree, the deck looks stunning. However, don’t be deterred into thinking that […]
High quality wooden gates can make a real statement at the entrance to your home. That is, as long as they are protected with a high quality finish and looking great! These Iroko gates are making the right kind of statement with some top quality TLC and a beautiful finish provided by D1 Pro and […]
We love seeing our customers projects! Today we are showing you how one of our customers, Scott, used Owatrol products to give his garden fence a new lease of life. The project uses Textrol HES single coat saturating oil to protect a redwood spruce softwood fence and the results are great. Here’s how to recreate this […]
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. […]
In 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 […]
