The new front door is white oak which we'll protect using Osmo's UV protection oil, a natural product that we picked up on our last visit to the GreenShop. We couldn't afford a white oak frame to go with the door, neither could we afford a hardwood backdoor. Both are softwood as a result. Rather than have a huge palette of wood on display we want to ensure that the softwood door frame and backdoor look as similar as possible to the oak front door. So we've been looking at woodstains.
We thought B&Q and other DIY stores may have suitable water based and naturally made products but it's no big suprise to find they don't. Instead they stock Ronseal and Colron 'extremely damaging to the environment' products. We didn't bother buying them even though being evironmentally friendly has (once again) made life more awkward for us.
Instead we've visited Footprint building in Bristol, as they stock eco-fiendly wood stains and treatment. We've bought two glass jars of Nutshell pigment that Footprint reckon is perfect for mixing with the Auro oil to create the shade of stain we require for the softwood. So we'll try a little eco-paint alchemy tomorrow.
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So what was wrong with Sadolin Quick Drying Woodstain? It is a high performance, water-bourne, translucent woodstain. And it is available from the Crown Decorator Centre in Fishponds.
Hmm - it contains Hydroxyphenyl-benzotriazole derivatives, may product an allergic reaction, and it toxic to aquatic life. Other than than it looks okay! Think we'll stick with the lovely Osmo oil that is ever so non-toxic!
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