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Garapa oil v stain

8 years ago

Hey there. We are building in New Zealand and have chosen garapa as our outside decking material. We like the look/colour of the photo on your site and would like to know what is best to use to attain this honey look.

Regards Rhys

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Paul Newman Landscapes
8 years ago
Hi Rhys, We prefer to oil our hardwood timber to retain its natural colour and show off the grain pattern. The oil also protects & nourishes the timber as it penetrates deep into the pores of the wood. For this you need to use a saturating oil applied in two coats - wet on wet. Level to penetrate deep into the timber then wipe off the remaining excess. You will know when the timber is saturated & the pores can't take any more oil. We use Owatrol Decks Olje D1 saturating oil.

Hope this helps,

best regards,

Paul.
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