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Wood protection: your wood needs to be treated well too

Madeleine Bello
14.3.2017
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Spring is just around the corner and you want to make your garden and wooden furniture shine again? A wood treatment is just the thing to freshen up garden furniture, garden fences and garden sheds made of wood.

Wood is subject to a lot of wear and tear, especially outdoors: be it from sun, rain, wind or frost. Mould and mildew attack the wood of your beloved garden bench day and night. You can only sit on your beloved garden bench for many years to come with the help of a wood preservative.

The right preparation

We explain step by step what you need to do

Finishing coat

  1. First shake the container or stir it well .2. Then apply the first and second coat with a brush in the direction of the grain. You must wait 12 hours between the two coats, which may vary depending on the product, temperature and humidity.

Tip 1 from our colour expert:

Directly weathered wood should never be painted with "Colourless" alone. The motto here is: the darker the colour, the better the UV protection.

Tip 2 from our colour expert:

When painting, the outside temperature should be above 15 degrees, but no more than 25 degrees. To avoid consequential damage such as cracking, wood pests and fungal infestation, the wood moisture content must not exceed 15% when painting. The wood must therefore be dry. The measurement works wonderfully with a wood moisture meter.

Products that you can use for wood treatment

All glazes, waxes and oils can be found here.

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Madeleine Bello
Senior Brand Communications Manager
Madeleine.Bello@digitecgalaxus.ch

I draw inspiration and energy from nature – whether I'm hiking, skiing in the mountains or travelling to new places. I also have a passion for photography, music, TV series and good food.


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