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LUMBERSIDER -solid timber colours... exterior / interior

Resene Lumbersider all-purpose acrylic is a 100% acrylic low sheen finish specifically designed to withstand the rigours of the New Zealand environment while enhancing and protecting your exterior timber.

Timber is a beautiful natural product that will give years of useful life if properly protected. It is also a dimensionally unstable material that expands and contracts with changing moisture content. The timber surface is eroded by ultra violet light, normally changing to a grey colour, leaving cellulose fibres exposed on the surface. Timber also provides a source of nutrients for mould growth.

A protective system for timber needs to combat these three sources of aggression, viz. Water, ultra violet light and mould. Some timbers contain resins and oils that can affect the performance of paint, such as resin pockets in pine that can soften and bleed through paints, oils in teak than can prevent penetration and adhesion of paint, and antioxidants in totara and matai that will inhibit the drying of oil based paints. Sharp edges on timber are very difficult to paint as paint tends to flow away from edges leaving weak spots. For best results these sharp edges should be sanded to a rounded profile prior to painting. Rough sawn timber can demand up to twice the amount of paint as dressed timber, especially for the first coat.

WHERE TO USE LUMBERSIDER

Lumbersider is an ideal all purpose acrylic paint for all exterior timber surfaces, new or weathered, rough sawn or dressed as well as many other substrates. Some surfaces will require a primer.

“SEE” THE FINISH

Virtual painting with Resene EzyPaint allows you to visualise the entire colour scheme before the redecorating even starts. Resene EzyPaint can be downloaded free from the Resene website www.resene.co.nz or purchases on CD-ROM from your local Resene Colour Shop.

PUT YOUR COLOUR TO THE TEST

No matter how you select your colours, always use testpots to confirm your choices in the area you are planning to paint. Resene testpots are available from your local Resene Colour Shop.

CHOOSE TO HELP THE ENVIRONMENT.

You can minimise the effect your next decorating project has on the environment by choosing one of the Resene range of Environmental Choice approved products.

SURFACE PREPARATION

REMOVE ALL MOSS AND MOULD

Thoroughly clean down to remove all loosely adhered material. Treat area of moss or would infestation with Resene Moss and Mould Killer (D80), correctly diluted with clean water. Leave for up to forty-eight hours to achieve full kill. For heavy infestations further applications may be needed. Wash thoroughly with clean water to remove all residue.

CLEAN SURFACES

Thoroughly wash down with detergent and water to remove all dirt, dust, grease, moss and mould residue, cobwebs and other contaminants. Rinse thoroughly with clean water. Allow to dry.

SAND SURFACES

Thoroughly sand (always along the grain) to remove minor imperfections and any loose surface fibres. Loose fibres can be assumed to be present if the timber is left exposed to the weather for more than one week.

PRE-TREATMENT OF TIMBER

Resene TimberLock (D48) improves the dimensional stability of the timber, as well as improving its fungal, water and ultra violet light resistance.

The use of Resene TimberLock improves the durability of subsequently applied topcoats. It is especially recommended on cedar that is to be painted; on old weathered timber and on timber that needs to remain dimensionally stable.

Always coat any end grain prior to erection.
Never coat timber when its moisture content is higher than 17%.
Always carry out filling procedures after priming.

APPLICATION – DECKS

Apply at least two full coats of Lumbersider allowing at least two hours drying between coats. Decks will benefit from a third coat applied after the first summer season.

NB. Dark colours absorb the sun’s rays and can significantly raise the surface temperature. This can subsequently stress and possibly damage unstable substrates such as imperfectly dried timber, certain plastics such as PVC and old, embrittled paint systems.
With a range of 72 carefully chosen colours in warm, earthy tones, Lumbersider solid timber colours will greatly enhance any project.

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CAUTION: Sanding dust from some hardwoods is considered carcinogenic and all timber sanding dusts should be considered potentially harmful. Always wear an efficient dust mask.