UV Protection Oil – Editorial  

Sustainable modern architecture has evolved into the industry standard for construction projects, generating a flood of designs incorporating natural materials, such as wood. Pervasive across sectors, this trend can be seen in the construction of houses, flats, offices, and public buildings, amongst others.

However, by nature such materials are perishable and without maintenance will rapidly deteriorate.

UV Protection Oil is the latest high-performance addition to the specialist range of ArmourFlex coatings from Barrettine, offering an efficient solution to protect exterior wood facades and vertical surfaces. Armourflex UV Protection Oil has been formulated with a careful balance of UV absorbers and antioxidants, designed to capture the damaging UV rays from the sun and dissipate them safely away as heat. In turn, this averts greying and hinders swelling, shrinkage, splitting, and warping of wooden surfaces. With performance-tested resins the product also resists water and dirt, thereby reducing potential discolouration from fungal attack. This gives an overall picture of healthy timber, with an extended service life and reduced maintenance expenses.

Wooden facades will regress to grey and warp if left unprotected, even for relatively short periods of time. This necessitates the expense of re-cladding and reduces the eco- credentials of the design. UV Protection Oil retains the cladding as a protected investment, looking new for longer and maintaining its structural integrity. The product will not crack, peel or flake when subjected to the intense variety of our annual weather cycle.

The product is not limited to wide expanses of cladding, it is equally suitable for exterior doors, window frames and joinery, to protect the wood against UV damage and weathering.

Application is easy, the product glides onto the wood with a brush or roller. Both coats can be applied within one working day and cured by morning.

Barrettine are a Bristol-based, UK manufacturer with over 140 years history, specialising in high-quality protective wood coatings for Professionals. With access to esteemed global chemical suppliers, Barrettine select the best raw materials for their products to achieve the first-class durability expected from Trade- performance products. Through diligent product development, this allows them to answer modern construction challenges with innovative new solutions.

Contact us for all enquiries: Email: sales@barrettine.co.uk