Owatrol PrimaFloor

• Primafloor is perfect for all soft and hardwood floors including exotic hardwoods, parquet flooring, veneered flooring and staircases.
• Primafloor’s range of colours can be intermixed or added to the finishing product to achieve the desired look.
• Compatible with all types of waterborne floor varnish (1pk and 2pk).
• Colours can be mixed with Oleofloor and Vegafloor.

Surface Preparation

General directions:

• Surfaces must be dry, clean, free of dirt, grease and other surface contamination including previous coatings.
• Primafloor can only be applied to bare wood surfaces.
• ALL other finishes MUST be completely and thoroughly removed.
• Always clean meticulously with a vacuum cleaner after each sanding, including any dust traps (skirting, radiators, pipes, window sills, etc).
• Sand wooden floor using appropriate system and abrasive grades, depending on condition of surface and wood species.
• Use an edge sander for edges, a mechanical hand sander, chisel or scraper for corners.
• Cracks of 2 mm wide or less should be filled with Lianfloor and sanding resumed with 80 or 100 grit paper depending on the last grit used.
• Finish with finishing grade up to grit No. 120 or 150 depending on the wood species and thickness of wear layer.

Sanding grades

(change only one sanding grade at a time):

• Course Grades: 24, 30, 36
• Medium Grades: 40, 50, 60
• Finishing Grades: 80, 100, 120, 150

New Wood Surfaces:

• Degrease the surface with denatured alcohol, acetone or similar solvent based product.
• Prepare and sand surface as instructed in “General Directions” above.

Previously treated surfaces (oiled or polished):

• Previously oiled or polished surfaces should be dry stripped with DSP 800.
• After stripping degrease surface with with denatured alcohol, acetone, white (mineral) spirit or similar solvent based product.
• Prepare and sand surface as instructed in “General Directions” above.

Previously coated surfaces (varnish, paint, stain):

• Remove existing finish by sanding or stripping with DSP 800.
• After stripping degrease surface with with denatured alcohol, acetone, white (mineral) spirit or similar solvent based product.
• Prepare and sand surface as instructed in “General Directions” above.

Application

• Facing the light and starting opposite the door so as to work towards it. Apply an even and generous coat of Primafloor ensuring a uniform level of timber saturation to avoid colour variation. Always maintain a wet edge to avoid overlaps.
• Start with a brush at the edges, then do the remaining surface working in areas of 2 metres by 2 metres.
• Allow to dry for 2 hours depending on the ambient conditions.
• For exotic hardwoods or woods high in tannins a 2nd coat of Primafloor may be applied. This provides a greater seal against tannin staining and bleed.
• To accentuate a colour a 2nd coat may be applied 2-8 hours after the 1st coat.

Clean up

All that is required for clean up is water.

Things to remember

• Protect everything that does not have to be coated.
• Remove all furniture and furnishings.
• Remove plants and flowers. Remove or cover fish tanks.
• Mix carefully before application. Do not shake.
• Use as is. Do not dilute.
• Do not apply at ambient air and wood temperature of less than 10°C or greater than 25°C.
• Only apply Primafloor to wood surfaces whose moisture content is 15% or less.
• Never sand primed or stained wood prior to applying the finishing coat.
• In all cases, comply with the applicable standards.
• To avoid product drying too fast do not open windows during application of Primafloor.
• Primafloor colours may be mixed with a maximum of 10% Primafloor colourless or water to create a translucent stain.
• Do not mix with solvent based stains or sealers.
• Note: If product is shaken, allow to stand for 2 hours before using.

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