WoCa Softwood Lye

Softwood Lye

for the lye priming of softwood

Softwood Lye may be used anywhere indoors for new or freshly sanded softwood (pine, spruce, pitch pine) to stop the natural yellowing process of the wood.

Available Pot Sizes:
Softwood Lye is available in container sizes of
1, 2,5 and 5 litre.

Tools:
Acid-proof brush, plastic bucket and stick for stirring.
Wear suitable protective clothing, gloves and
eye/face protection. Clean tools in water.

How to do...

Softwood Lye contains white pigments to give the floor an even, light colour from the beginning.

1. The unfinished woodwork must be well sanded, clean and dry before application of lye. Clean with 125 ml Wood Cleaner mixed with 5 l water. Shake the container well and pour the lye into a plastic bucket and stir regularly during application to get a uniform finish. It is important that no white pigments are left back in the container. Stir the lye regularly during the work.

2 . Apply an even coat of the lye with a nylon brush lengthwise the wood grain. Use at least 1 l of lye per 10 m². On vertical woodwork, apply the lye from top to bottom. Tools may be cleaned in water.

Lye primed wood floors may after approx. 1 hour be cleaned with Wood Cleaner. Alternatively the lye primed surface may after approx. 8 hours be polished with a green or black pad under the polishing machine and finally vacuum cleaned. After a drying time of 8 hours at 20° C (the wood must be completely dry) the wood floor may be oiled with Wood Floor Oil, Master Oil, Colour Oil or High Solid Master Oil or soaped with Natural Soap. The surface may also be finished with Oil Lacquer.

Please notice:
Causes burns! Keep locked up and out of the
reach of children. Avoid contact with skin and eyes.