Protective BASE OIL
Drying oil that makes wood water-repellent, rot-resistant, dimensionally stable, and enhances its flexural strength. Contains no solvents.
Packed in 0.25 liter, 1 liter, and 5 liter metal cans as well as in 200 and 1000 liter drums.
BASE OIL is linseed oil from which the non-drying components have been removed using our unique refining method. It penetrates into the substrate and dries quickly through a reaction with the oxygen in the air to form linoxin, a natural polymer with good adhesion. It is biologically non-biodegradable, water-repellent, and resists fats, petroleum products, salts, and household acids, such as lemon, wine, and vinegar.
At 20 °C and good ventilation, BASE OIL dries within one 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 tests and tests in rot chambers show that SELDER BASE OIL protects wood in the ground against rot for at least 24 years.
How to use BASE OIL
The dimensional stability and the enhanced, doubled flexural strength of wood deeply impregnated with BASE OIL result from the wood forming a natural composite with linoxin.
In sunlight, the surface greys. The color can be 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 the very best results with Selder & Company’s 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.