Repair and Prepare

Repair and Prepare

Preparation is the key to a good finish; therefore it is important that the correct products are used and that sufficient time is spent achieving a good result. The choice of products will depend upon the existing finish of the item you are working on and the final finish you are looking to create.

This section includes products for removing old finishes, such as paint or wax as well as wood bleaches, wood fillers. Colouring and finishing is covered in Interior wood Finishes.

Wood Fillers

Wood fillers are required for filling in small and medium size holes and imperfections and are available in various sizes, colours. They can be used under most types of wood finishes, including paint, lacquers, varnishes, wax polishes and french polishes and when set can be sanded, drilled, nailed, screwed and stained just like wood.

They are manufactured in one part or two part (resin and hardener for rapid curing) for interior and exterior use.

Strippers and Removers

Products for removing old finisher from wood. Preparation is the key to the final finish, therefore it is important to ensure the correct products are used and that sufficient time is spent achieving a good result. The choice of product will depend upon the existing finish and the final finish you are looking to create. Be it old wax and polish or paint and lacquers to remove we have the right product for your project.

Paint strippers or chemical strippers are solvent based or water based mixtures designed to remove paint and other surface coatings. There has been lots of changes recently with regards to paint stripper containing DICHLOROMETHANE (DCM) and most manufactures in the UK now only produce water based strippers. European guidelines now prohibit the sale of paint strippers containing DCM to the general public. We stock both types of paint stripper and any request to supply DCM based products to the professional tradesman for use in an industrial installation will be required to complete a declaration form before DCM based stripper is shipped out.

Bleaches and Acids

Two types of bleaches are available from AG Woodcare. A & B bleach is a two part bleach, ineffective individually but when mixed together form a very strong oxidising bleach, effective in removing the natural colour of the wood.

Oxalic acid is supplied in a granulated form in various sizes or in liquid form ready for use, again in various sizes. This product is used to remove stains from timber.

Other Repair and Prepare Products

We have listed other items under this heading, products we use in the repair and preparation for finishing timber, such as knotting, pumice powder, stain blocker, wet rot wood hardeners etc.