We’re looking further afield with this case study to Madrid, Spain, where a former slaughterhouse has been beautifully and thoughtfully transformed into a multi-purpose cultural space as a venue for exhibitions, galleries and more. Something a little different and on a slightly different scale to our usual case studies. It might be a little more […]
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 […]
Exterior Solutions Ltd are delighted with Owatrol and are showcasing the consistent and effective results that can be achieved with Owatrol’s Deks Olje D1 hardwood saturating oil. A client of theirs has 240 square metres of Exterpark Ipe (Brazilian Walnut) deck. It needs to be best kept all year round, very much in keeping with […]
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. […]
We 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
In 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 […]
This 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 […]
