Aren t water-based products more environmentally correct?
Environmentally correct isn t, necessarily, what works or lasts. What we have focused on with exterior wood finishing is proven to last longer and require less maintenance, replacement, and expense. Our experience and testing has revealed that exterior water-based products are unable to be absorbed deep enough in the wood to stand up to wide fluctuations in temperature. Within 12 to 18 months exterior water borne finishes begin to loose adhesion. The inability of exterior water-based finishes to penetrate deeply into the wood result in the wood not being replenished with vital resin it needs to be structurally sound. We believe that wood, being a porous and absorbant material, must be finished from the inside out. Wood Iron Exterior Wood Finish was designed to penetrate deep within the wood in order to replace the lignin that has weathered away. Application directions further emphasize the importance of saturating the wood. When the wood fibers are saturated the finish becomes “anchore
