Intergrain DWD Questions & Answers

Posting again to see if anyone from Intergrain has a comment? I had a new deck installed about 9 months ago, and a light coat of Intergrain natural applied. Then in early December I had a professional painter come and we cleaned the deck with ultra-prep, after which he applied three (3) coats of DWD, leaving to dry for 24 hours between each coat. It’s now end of January and the deck is still tacky the same as Chris mentioned above.

I have since contacted the painter and a rep from Intergrain grain called to review the work, he saw no problem with how the varnish was applied (thickness, pre prep etc.). His only comment was that the specification on the product shows temperature limits and the deck does get up to 60°C in direct sunlight! However, it’s two months now since it was applied and feels wrong when you walk on the deck. To me I don’t understand how your product would soften in direct sunlight and how there seems to be no solution to the sticky issue.

Do you have any suggestions or remedies, or am I going to have to get the deck stripped down and seek a better product that will cope in the Australian sun?

Hi woundering where I can purchase Intergrain DWD from north Tasmania region what size tins and what coverage can I expect

Have a small stope that is exposed to constant weather which we pulled up to clean and sand. Have coated the boards with 2 coats of ultradeck by brush and will reassemble them. Can I coat with 2 more thin coats of intergrain after assembling, just to give extra protection.

Hi. I have a lot of exposed timber and have painted it with dwd. It is in good condition still. Is it possible to paint over with Ulta deck as i believe it lasts longer

I have put 3 coats of Intergrain Heavy Duty (previously DWD) two weeks ago and it picks up footprints very easily and looking at the deck from an angle in sunlight, deck looks dirty. Is this normal? Product still feels slightly tacky so wondering if this will go away with time. Deck looks beautiful in the shade.

Does this product come in a clear

I have a spotted gum deck that is highly exposed to weather over last 15 yrs. Have used Quantum Old Gold with a few recoats, it seems to show white discolouration when wet so sanded back 2 yrs ago and applied a tinted polyurethane that didn't last more than 12mths. About to sand back again and I am aware that nothing will last forever but thinking of trying DWD this time. If I have the timber back to raw and clean what is the right way to apply?

Looking to renovate a merbau deck that was done with Sikkens about 5 years ago, can I use Intergrain DWD over the sikkens product?

I have a very large decking area that is finished in DWD. A very large Eucalyptus overhangs a large portion of the deck and consequently the dropped eucalyptus oil has stained the DWD black. Other areas of the decking, in the sun, have worn, bare patches.
Q1/ Can the eucalyptus oil stains be removed with any of your products ( even Napisan...?? ) If no,
Q2/ For the sun-worn, bare patches and the oil stained section what is the recommended removal method for the existing DWD prior to recoating using your three step method: sanding with a belt sander, PowerPrep or Intergrain Timber Stripper ... ??

I’ve sanded deck back, used ultra prep timber cleaner and a flood coat of ultra primer and it has dried uneven particularly where brush strokes stop and start. Can I give it another coat to even it out?

I’ve already submitted but not sure it went through. Anyway, prepared my deck with deck wash as I have done before. Used this intergrain Ultra Deck Timber Stain Drift Wood. Applied at lunch time and looked great. This morning I’ve gone out to look and it’s all gone a weird mottled effect and looks awful. I’m not sure what has gone wrong overnight. What can be done? Really disappointed. Thanks. John

I’ve used Timber deck with driftwood tint. Prepared the deck with a deck wash and applied the timber deck driftwood at 2pm. It dried and looked great. I wake up and this morning it’s now got a sort of mottled effect and looks terrible. Why? What can I do? I’m really disappointed. Thanks. John

Are there test pots available for DWD? I only found 1L, which is a bit pricey for a test. Would like to see the look on my timber prior to committing.

Is this product ideal for a water jetty deck ?

I have numerous deck in the back yard, mostly in the shade. They were built about 12 years ago and professionally painted with Intergrain DWD. Some years ago I thought they needed refreshing and I belt sanded the surface and then applied DWD again. The result is patchy and not great. I now want to ry and fix it and want to ask how to go about it. Gerry

Will Dimension 4 seal cedar coated in Weatheroil? Or should it be removed somehow with a prep solution

Can I apply DWD straight onto bare cedar, say three coats? Why is the primer necessary?

What is the 3 stage process

my house is clad Western Red Cedar boards and I used DWD about 10 years ago and now wish to repaint. The coating is still in good condition except for patches. Can I just coat with DWD or do I still need to do the 3 phase system on the whole lot...very expensive. This area only gets morning sun

I have some external windows that are in fairly good condition with a previous coating of a stain varnish, is it ok to just scrub down with reviva, prime over the varnish with dimension 4 then coat with DWD or will I have to strip the previous coating off first? (I've tried it on a beam and looks ok just wondering if it will affect performance down the track)