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3 new products

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 […]

Polytrol colour restorer

The Polytrol colour restorer case studies are coming in thick and fast now – word is getting out about how easy it is to use and the great results you can achieve. Today we’re sharing a moped makeover with some impressive results. To achieve this finish the customer first cleaned the surfaces with soap and water […]

before & after using Owatrol CIP

We have received some great before and after shots from the team at Owatrol International of a project in Sweden to protect a rusted barge ballast tank with Corrosion Inhibiting Primer (CIP) which is a rust inhibiting primer for single and 2-pack paints and finishes. CIP is perfect for marine and other harsh environments and can be used on […]

Polytrol colour restorer used on garden furniture

We love love love Polytrol colour restorer here at Owatrol but we think it’s such an undervalued product and we’d love you to try it out. It has so many possible uses and it’s beyond easy to use! What is Polytrol? Polytrol colour restorer revives the colour and appearance of many different types of surfaces including […]

Polytrol colour restorer

We love receiving your before and after photos of projects you’ve completed using Owatrol solutions and this latest one is great! A customer has used Owatrol’s Polytrol colour restorer to revive the plastic trims on their car and to great effect. What is Polytrol colour restorer? Polytrol restores the colour and appearance of dull and faded […]

before and after application on a composite deck

An 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 […]

wooden boat on lake finished in Deks Olje D1 and D2 by Jukka Kylmala

A Finnish Owatrol customer, Jukka Kylmälä, has sent us some great photographs of a project he recently completed using Deks Olje D1 saturating wood oil and Deks Olje D2 high gloss varnish which are both perfect for use in marine wood care applications. His salmon-fishing river boat was in need of some protection. Jukka chose Owatrol solutions […]

Car roof box

We love it when other companies recommend our products to compliment theirs! It’s great to know that Owatrol are providing solutions to more problems year on year. The latest addition comes from a Scandinavian company called SkiGuard who sell, among other things, a range of roof boxes. They have recognised that many of their customers have […]

Woodcare Solutions how to guide booklet

We had our great new Owatrol Wood Care Solutions How to Guide produced recently and we have been featuring expanded how-to guides based on it in our news section. Here you can find all of the how-to guides in one place! How to remove mill glaze This how-to guide walks you step-by-step through the process […]

Aquadecks on a garden deck

For the last in our wood care solutions series, we are focusing on a water-based wood treatment. Some people prefer to use a water-based finish rather than an oil-based finish as they are very environmentally-friendly. With Owatrol’s Aquadecks you don’t need to compromise on finish to use a water-based product. How to finish new softwood […]