Overhead application is possible but make.
Lye wood floor finish.
Ensure that the woodwork is freshly sanded dry and free from dust before applying the lye.
Wood lye for a lighter finish reduces yellowing process of the wood requires subsequent treatment with oil lacquer or soap suitable for any type of wood.
Rinse tools in clean water.
After the floors are sanded if they are to be lightened they are treated with a wood lye solution.
We have lye for pre treatment of wood surfaces antique lye for pre treatment to darken many kinds of wood and driftwood lye as a color pre treatment for untreated wood.
When the wood is dry remove any visible lime pigments from the surface.
After extensive sanding the floors are bleached with lye which takes out the natural yellow and generally creates a raw whitewashed effect.
The wood lye minimizes the yellowing of wood and enhances the natural wood grain with white pigment wood lye white or grey pigment wood lye grey.
The wood must be allowed to dry overnight.
Stage 1 involves soaking the wood with wood lye then after an hour washing off the excess.
After the lye process has been completed the floors are mopped with a mixture of soap flakes hot water.
Basically it acts as a bleach and it also stops the wood yellowing in the future.
Wood lye may be used on all types of wood flooring walls furniture cabinets shelving tables etc.
Apply at least one liter of lye for every 100 sq ft.
Of floor or woodwork.
Start applying lengthwise an even coat of lye using a nylon paint brush.
Apply the lye undiluted with a brush or paint roller in an even coat on the floor following the wood grain.
Woca wood lye is for priming unfinished or freshly sanded interior woodwork.
Apply 1 liter to approx.
Probably this will be a white oil either master oil white which has 5 pigment mix or extra white 118 which has 13 mix.
Stage 2 involves application of your choice of oil.
While it is true that with a penetrating finish wear does occur directly to the wood modern oil finishes are much more resistant to wear than those originally used to condition hardwood.
Hardwood enthusiasts accustomed to urethane finishes often express concern that a natural oil finish may leave wood vulnerable to greater wear and tear.
The floors can then be finished with a white oil or natural soap.
You need our pre cleaner to prepare wood for lye treatment oil finishing re oiling and or the removal of stubborn stains.
On vertical wood surfaces apply from top to bottom.