Porter’s Palm Beach Black is a water-based, colourfast black stain suitable for most timber types. Palm Beach Black will produce a transparent effect to enhance the grain of timber.
Touch Dry
1 hour ( at 25 Deg C and 50% relative Humidity)
Cleaning materials
Water
Application Tools
Air Spray, Airless Spray, Brush, Roller
Do not apply in high humidity, below 10°c or above 30°c.
Not suitable for decking or treated timber. This product, being water-based, requires an absorbent non-oily substrate. Natural oils in timbers can cause lack of adhesion.
The substrate should be sanded to expose clean bare timber free from paint, grease, oil, mould and previous coatings. Timber should be dry and free of contaminants.
On previously painted surfaces all paint must be removed and surface stripped bare and thoroughly sanded before application. When using Palm Beach Black over timbers that are oily in nature, such as brush box, blackbutt, jarrah, spotted gum, teak and other hardwoods that have a natural oiliness or waxiness (often used for decks for this reason) we recommend allowing the timber to weather for at least 3 months to dry out the surface to allow the Palm Beach Black to penetrate, otherwise the natural oils in the timber will repel the water-based Palm Beach Black causing lack of adhesion, resulting in peeling and delamination.
Prior to application on all exterior timber, clean the surface with a high strength timber cleaner, such as Intergrain Reviva, to remove contaminants or residual oils. Follow manufacturer's instructions and dry times.
If in doubt as to whether to proceed, apply a water bead test. If water beads on the timber surface the substrate may require further weathering or cleaning. If moisture is absorbed into the surface, then proceed with product application.
Do not apply paint if Relative Humidity is above 85% or temperature is within 3°C of Dew Point.
Do not apply if the surface temperature is greater than 30°C or below 10°C, or likely to fall below 10°C during the application or drying period. Stir thoroughly prior to use.
For a translucent effect:
Apply 1 coat by brush, roller or spray, following the grain and ensuring even coverage. No longer than 3 minutes after application, wipe off excess paint with a soft, absorbent cloth so that the crevices and grain of the timber hold the colour. If required apply a second coat to deepen the colour, using the same method. Touch dry 30 minutes (using this method). Allow 4 hours dry time before applying second coat. Allow to dry 24 hours.
Do not try to achieve greater opacity or depth of colour by the addition of further coats, as a build up of product can cause cracking and flaking of the finish.
For interior use, Porter’s Palm Beach Black can be sealed and protected with Porter’s Clearcote. Allow 72 hours dry time before applying Clearcote.
