Exotic hardwood has always been a challenge. One TIME is our product of choice for exotic hardwood. It does bring out the natural beauty of the wood like an oil, darkening and enhancing. One TIME addresses and overcomes almost every disadvantage and performance shortcomings of traditional oils, new acrylics, and other products (drying issues, film-building, lap-marks, peeling, short-life, poor appearance). One Time cures in the sunlight and becomes part of the wood structure. There is no film building even with repeat applications. There are no lap marks, and there is no solvent hazard. It is environmentally friendly for use around water, and does not require harsh chemicals or strippers for later maintenance (also a plus around water). One TIME uses transoxide pigments which are premium UV blockers, but also very translucent and natural looking.
A huge advantage of One TIME Wood Protector is the ease of application, and lack of lap marking. Backside and end grain can be sealed prior to construction, and any bleed or runover to the front side blends in when we coat the topside after construction. It is very critical that low to ground decking, and porch flooring be backside sealed prior to installation. You still want to minimize run-over, but most products are very tedious and difficult to precoat with when trying to coat the back without getting coating on the board face. One Time is very forgiving of frontside overrun.
Below is is a client's deck finished with One TIME Golden Honey on Garapa Gold:
On new exotic hardwood, like Mahogany, Cumaru, Ipe, etc., I like to see the wood dry and weather 2-3 months to lose a little of the surface oils, and draw in the sealer. Acetone wipe can be used for quicker application, but weathering a little is always best. After weathering, we consider preparing the wood with an oxalic acid brightener. If wood is coated quickly when new, we may see a little shorter life on the first application if we are unable to deliver enough product into the surface. I like clients to understand the nature of hardwood. We normally get about 250-300 sq ft / gal on most wood, but we see more like 400 sq ft / gal on hardwood, so obviously we are getting about half the amount of product on the surface of the hardwood. We sometimes see greater longevity of the color after the second application in a couple of years, after the wood is a little seasoned. While One TME can protect most softer wood like treated pine for a few years, color rejuvenation on hardwood could be desired for cosmetics after a couple of summers, and even when pigment is faded, the One TIME resin is still protecting the wood from moisture and fungal attachment.
Bottom line, few products we have tested go beyond 1 year on hardwood, and many last less than a year. Many other products (especially oils) have drying and buildup issues after 1 or 2 maintenance coats. One Time never builds to a point of needing strippers or harsh chemistry. You will get a couple of great years with One TIME in the darker colors on Ipe, Mahogany, and other exotic Hardwood. Simply clean and reapply when color refreshing is desired, and certainly by the 3d -4th year. Just use the color fade as a gauge for rejuvenation. Maintenance and touchup is very easy with this product. The only limitation of the One TIME is that it does require UV to cure, so completely covered areas more than 10 feet deep undercover may experience drying issues, so test a small sample board in any deeply covered area that gets no sunlight.
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One other option (if a more finished look is desired) on Hardwood Decking or Porches, is to use 1- 2 coats Waterlox Marine Sealer , and two coats of Waterlox Marrine Satin Finish, with expected maintenance at 18-24 months on fully exposed wood . You can add a conventional oil stain at up to a 1 to 4 ratio in the first couple of coats for added UV resistance and color enhancement. This is an elegant finished look that we have experienced excellent results with as well.
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All the best until the next.
Doug
