Wood Repair Products

	0000 Wire wool Very fine grade wire wool for cleaning or preparing bare substrates.
	2 Component Filler An extremely hard filler for larger repairs or for where corners or edges have been broken. This product has excellent adhesion qualities, which combined with its’ hardness makes it particularly helpful for areas of severe use such as worktops or flooring at an entrance. It is available in white, transparent or wood colour and can be tinted with the high opacity Colourfix touch-up paints to give a good base to be working from.
	Brass Brush Brush with stiffer inner to aid cleaning away of excess waxes and will put a little bit of texture back into Hardwax when it is considered useful. (Woodgrain window profiles a good example)
	Cabinet scraper Traditional tool used extensively by French polishers, this tool is used to remove either very small slithers of Hardwax or, bent inwardly, large amounts of Hardwax and is a very useful aid in the creation of the grain marking.
	Cellulose thinners Can be used to thin out the paints in the Paintbox and Colourfix touch-ups. Also useful as a cleaner for the special applicator if wax has been left to harden on, brushes and sometimes surfaces. (Care not to soften too much)
	Clear Sealer A cellulose based sealer mainly used on bare substrate where the previous finish has been removed completely. It provides an ideal base for the finishing lacquer. Not to be confused with the repair lacquer, which is used to seal in your repairs. For interior use.
	Colourfix touch-up A range of touch-up paints, highly opaque which can be used in the same way as the paints in the Retouch paint box, but also may be added to the two-pack filler to create a useful base colour when working on bigger areas of repair. Available in single colours or as a set of wood colours. Can be colour matched at an additional cost.
	Dulling powder Used to bring down a sheen level that is too high or remove very fine scratches in lacquer. Very helpful if the edge of the repair lacquer is visible in light reflection.
	Dye PenS Contain wood colour dyes and have a hard chisel tip to enable the user to create very small spots, thin lines or thick lines by altering the angle of the tip. Mainly used on solid timber or any substrate that will absorb the dye (i.e. Not laminates or PVCu) A very useful product where some degree of translucency is required to produce a depth of colour. Available as a single pen or a box of 12 mixed wood colours. Can be colour matched at an additional cost. See also Flexi Pens.
	Felt Pads A felt block with an abrasive lining attached to give control whilst removing excess wax or paint.
	Fineline Pens These are pens containing highly opaque lacquers used mainly in the window industry for colouring mitre joints during manufacture. On site they can be more useful than lacquer pens because the tip is finer so it is possible to recreate grain marks on the woodgrain foils. Colours available specifically for the window industry are 402 Base Mahogany; 1342 Mahogany Grain; 1185 Oak/Cherry; Rosewood and of course white. On the woodfinishing side, because of their narrower tip, they can actually be used in pairs to re-create grain patterns on any substrate and, because of the high opacity of the lacquer, can be used to cover over darker marks.
	Finishing lacquer A high solids cellulose based lacquer used to provide a finish over the sealer where the previous coating has been removed. Available in gloss, satin, matt or dead matt. For interior use. See also Acrylic lacquer clear.
	Flexi Pens Contain wood colour dyes in a pen with a flexible tip to enable the user to ‘paint’ dye onto substrates that will absorb the colour such as solid wood or veneered m.d.f. Can be used to colour in very fine scratches that do not need a filler but have made white marks on the surface of a lacquer. Available as a single pen or a box of 12 mixed wood colours. Can be colour matched at an additional cost. See also Dye Pens
	Furniture Reviver/Cleaner A mild solvent cleaner used to remove surface discolouration due to the normal effects of daily handling. Particularly useful for cleaning off the marks left by years of fingerprints on handles and work surfaces. See also liquid sandpaper.
	Gas Heating Iron Essential tool for melting the Hardwax forming the basis of most repairs. It is imperative to have a tool which will melt Hardwax without over-heating it as this will cause the colour to change (Burning) and will also affect the viscosity of the melted wax (Will become too runny to keep enough wax on the blade to fill the hole). The heating Iron runs on normal butane gas (not supplied on delivery due to regulations regarding postage). Tips can be bought separately if they become blocked with wax or other workshop debris. To prevent this please do not stand the iron on its end and/or wipe excess wax off regularly before it has time to run in and block the air passageway.
	Hardwax The beginning of most repairs, Hardwaxes are melted using a special heating tool to create a colour close enough to that of the substrate that will be a sound base from which to work with the other products to complete a repair. Hardwax can be used for quite large holes or scratches due to it’s durability but should normally be used in conjunction with Softwax on woodgrain finishes. There are 69 colours in this range with regular additions. Colour matching can be done at an additional cost.
	Kit No 1 Starter kit useful for many basic repairs to various different substrates. Contains the essential heating iron and enough waxes to be able to do many a basic repair. Could be ideal for a floor fitter, shopfitter, in any workshop or for general repairs around the house.
	Kit No 2 A more advanced kit than Kit No 1 containing extra products such as the extremely useful bloom eliminator and a lacquer to seal in and protect the repair. The additional tools should also help to achieve better results in a more professional manner. This kit could be ideal for people going out ‘on site’ for their company where a more professional appearance is important and the need to go a little further on the repair front is essential.
	Kit No 3 The most advanced kit, containing enough products to do almost any repair necessary to most substrates. This kit is ideal for the complete professional and could be used to start a small business, offering on-site repairs to the general public, building firms, shopfitters, furniture delivery companies, furniture importers flooring fitters etc, as it has a wide range of possible repairs. The training course is highly recommended with the purchase of this kit to fully appreciate its flexibility.
	Lacquer Pens These are pens containing highly opaque lacquers used extensively in the window industry for colouring in the mitre joints on window frames and on site for speedy repairs where mistakes are made whilst fitting. There are special colours for the window industry which are 402 Base mahogany; 1342 Mahogany grain; 1185 Oak/Cherry; Rosewood and of course White. In the woodfinishing side they can be used to colour the edge of a laminate panel or for touching-up small areas. Available as single colours or a box of 12. See also Fineline pens.
	Liquid sandpaper A solvent abrasive used to remove fine scratches in lacquer by effectively softening the surface. Care must be taken not to use too much solvent or rub too hard as this may cause the lacquer surface to degenerate. See also Furniture Reviver/Cleaner.
	Moisture & bloom eliminator A blend of solvents in a can designed to remove water marks such as cup rings, white,cloudy areas in lacquer and light scratch marks. Very useful to have in any spray booth due to the possibility of blooming being caused by moisture in the atmosphere or actually contained in the substrate.
	Paint palette Palette used to blend waxes or paints on. Also used for mixing the 2 component filler onto.
	Pigmented lacquer A highly pigmented lacquer used to completely cover any repair with colour. Available in Red, Blue and Green as standard and special colours on demand subject to a minimum quantity of 60 x 400ml tins. See also acrylic lacquer pigmented for window profiles.
	Quickfiller Used as a ‘quickfix’ filler for minor scratches, small holes or filling in joints that don’t quite meet. Available in single colours or a mixed box of 10 wood colours.
	Repair lacquer A low solids, cellulose based product designed to seal in repairs without leaving enough at the edge of the coating that can be seen by light refection. The edge should be ‘feathered’ to facilitate this. This product also has the ability to bind to most substrates without the need for an etch primer. Available in gloss,satin,matt or dead matt. Interior use. See also acrylic lacquer clear.
	Retouch paint box A range of traditional wood colours thinnable with cellulose thinners used to create grain, marble or other patterns. Can be used with the hard or soft wax to aid disguising.
	Softwax Used for small repairs or ‘pinholing’, Softwax can be blended without the need for heat if necessary. It is normally used in conjunction with Hardwax to create grain marks in laminates; foils; MFC’s; PVCu, or solid wood. There are 65 colours in this range with regular additions. Colour matching can be done at an additional cost.
	Special Applicator A very useful tool used to remove excess hard wax easily whilst providing a level surface with which to begin grain patterning. Also contains 2 abrasive patches to aid cleaning. Used also to apply Softwax as grain markings to small dents made in Hardwax.
	Toning lacquer A tinted lacquer used to blend in the whiter part of natural oak to match the rest of the grain colour. Special colours can be made subject to a minimum order quantity of 60 x 400ml tins.