WoodCream - Protects the natural beauty of wood

› Preparation (only in case of heavily weathered wood)

Is your wood too weathered to start sanding right away? Then clean it first with either water or Exterior Wood Cleaner (see step 2 for instructions). By already removing a lot of dirt beforehand, your sandpaper won't get dirty right away when sanding.

› Application on new or untreated wood

STEP 1. Sand the surface with sandpaper up to grit 120 in the direction of the grain. Coarser sanding promotes better product adhesion and performance.

STEP 2. First wet the wood surface with a fine mist of water. Clean the surface with Exterior Wood Cleaner and a stiff bristled nylon scrubbing brush (wear gloves). Use a mixture of 10% Exterior Wood Cleaner and 90% water (depending on the soiling or weathering of the wood, a stronger ratio may be required). Do not allow the solution to dry and thoroughly rinse off the cleaning solution-residue with clean water. 

STEP 3. Allow the surface to dry completely.

STEP 4. Stir WoodCream thoroughly before use. Dilute it with WoodCream Softener if necessary* and stir again until a homogenous mixture is obtained.
 

* When to dilute with WoodCream Softener?

1. With roughsawn, very porous or dry wood (<14%): dilute with a ratio of max 1:1
2. To create an aged or a more transparent effect: dilute with a ratio of max 1:1
    

• Create an instant aged look by adding WoodCream Softener to one of the colours from the Grey colour collection.

STEP 5. Apply the product evenly to the vertical wood surface with a WoodCream Brush. Finish in the direction of the wood installation and work in zones of 3 to 4 boards wide.

• Maintain a wet edge to avoid lapmarks.

STEP 6. Allow the surface to dry 12 hours or apply a second application in case a more opaque result is desired. You may apply a second application after at least 3 hours of drying time and preferably within 24 hours. To avoid excessive build-up, dilute the WoodCream this time with 25%, or up to 50% WoodCream Softener. 

• Since the first layer is already water-repellent, the second application will not adhere to the first layer as easily. We recommend spreading the product with the WoodCream Brush on the first layer in one smooth movement and going over it several times.

› In case of renovation/refreshing WoodCream

Clean the surface with Exterior Wood Cleaner (ratio of 10% Exterior Wood Cleaner and 90% water). Reapply WoodCream in the original colour. Dilute the WoodCream with WoodCream Softener in a ratio of 9:1 up to a ratio of max 1:1 depending on the desired result.

› Renovation of older, non-Rubio Monocoat coatings

STEP 1. Remove any loose weathered coatings or wood fibres from previous treatments and sand the surface properly with sandpaper up to grit 120 in the direction of the grain. Coarser sanding promotes better product adhesion and performance.

• Precaution: When the existing coating system is in very poor shape remove the remaining coating system completely down to bare wood and treat it then as new wood.

STEP 2. Next, clean the surface with Exterior Wood Cleaner and a stiff bristle nylon scrubbing brush (wear gloves). First dampen the wood surface with a fine spray of water. Use a mixture of 20% Exterior Wood Cleaner and 80% water. Do not allow the solution to dry and thoroughly rinse off the cleaning solution residue of with clean water until all foaming is rinsed away.

STEP 3. Allow the surface to dry.

STEP 4. Stir WoodCream thoroughly before use and add 25 - 50% WoodCream Softener to the product. Apply a first layer with the WoodCream Brush. Work in zones of 3 to 4 boards in the direction of the wood installation. 

•  Maintain a wet edge to avoid lapmarks.

STEP 5. Apply a second application of WoodCream after at least 3 hours of drying time and preferably within 24 hours. This way, you can prevent gloss differences between raw wood and patches where the old coating was still present.

• Since the first layer is already water-repellent, the second layer will not adhere to the first layer as easily. We recommend spreading the product with the WoodCream Brush on the first layer in one smooth movement and going over it several times.

STEP 6. Allow the surface to dry 12 hours.

› Maintenance information

In general we recommend a yearly visual check-up just after winter season. Please check for the presence of the following three points:

• Dirt & green deposits; clean with low pressure water and soft brush
• Fading out of colours*
• Diminishing pearl effect*

* If necessary, apply a maintenance coat according to the instructions. The frequency of maintenance depends on the weather conditions:

• In normal weather conditions: every 5 years
• In extreme weather conditions: every 3 years
• In ideal circumstances, this can take significantly longer: up to 10 years

Normal climates: when the colour fades, apply a maintenance coat of WoodCream with WoodCream Softener in a ratio from 9 parts WoodCream and 1 part WoodCream Softener to max. 1 part WoodCream and 1 part WoodCream Softener to achieve the desired result.

Frequency depends on exposure, geographical situation, solar orientation of the treated wood, wood type, and desired shade. Waterfront, seaside, pilling, wetland, and marshland … sometimes require a more frequent maintenance.