Protective BASE OIL
Drying oil that makes wood water-repellent, rot-resistant, dimensionally stable, and enhances its bending strength. Contains no solvents.
Available in 0.25 liters, 1 liter, and 5 liters tin cans, as well as in 200 and 1000 liters drums.
BASE OIL is linseed oil from which the non-drying components have been removed using our unique refining method. It penetrates the substrate and dries quickly through a reaction with the oxygen in the air to linoxin, a natural polymer with good adhesion. It is biologically non-degradable, water-repellent, and resistant to fats, petroleum products, salts, and household acids, such as lemon, wine, and vinegar.
At 20 °C and good ventilation, BASE OIL dries within a day.
BASE OIL makes wood rot-resistant by making it water-repellent – rot fungi cannot grow in dry wood. Moreover, no organism can extract nutrients from the oil.
Field trials and tests in rot chambers show that SELDER BASE OIL protects wood in soil from rot for at least 24 years.
How to Use BASE OIL
The dimensional stability and the increased bending strength of wood deeply impregnated with BASE OIL, which was doubled in our trials, are due to the wood forming a natural composite with linoxin.
In sunlight, the surface grays. The color is easily restored by rubbing in a small amount of BASE OIL.
Wood treated with BASE OIL can be glued, polished with LINSEED OIL VARNISH, or painted – for best results with linseed oil paints.
Wood can be protected with BASE OIL in several ways: simpler treatments provide surface protection, while more demanding methods allow the oil to penetrate deeper.