Woca wood lye is a mild non corrosive form of lye and the first step to whitewash or create a driftwood appearance on indoor wood.
Lye on wood floors.
Apply at least 1 l of lye per 10 m of wood.
Allow the finish 24 hours to cure.
Finish and protect the wood surface with woca master color oil or diamond oil active.
If there is any sign after that of oil seeping back to the surface particularly from joints then contact dane care immediately for further advice.
De nib standing fibres and remove excess pigments with a medium e g.
Mild non corrosive and easy to use for a professional woodworking enthusiast or diyer.
Floors are simply cleaned with a solution of white soap and a flat mop.
When softwood lye is used on larch wood an antique grey brownish finish is created.
Cleaning wood lye treated wood floors 1.
It also minimizes the natural occurrence of the wood turning yellow over time.
Apply an even coat of the lye with the woca applicator a nylon brush or roller lengthwise along the grain.
The unfinished woodwork must be well sanded clean and dry before application of lye.
Leave wood to dry for approx.
Green or bordeaux sanding polishing pad.
The final color will first be achieved after 1 2 months.
Woca wood lye is compatible with all wood species particularly white oak.
Woca wood lye is compatible with all wood species and is available in white and grey.
Note use of softwood lye may cause a greenish color initially which will disappear in the course of time and fade to grey.
8 12 hours at 20 c.
Wood lye bleeches solid wood floors and engineered floors of solid wood and is especially used for beech oak birch maple hevea and other types of softwood or light hardwood.