Intensive Wood Cleaner is the key to good results | WOCA UK Blog

Remember to use Intensive Wood Cleaner when your wooden floors, furniture or interiors need treating with soap, oil or stain.

We can’t say this often enough. Thorough preparation is worth the effort. But we all know the feeling that time sometimes seems short, and we therefore use shorter processes every now and then to get a fast result.

But if you want to achieve the most beautiful and durable result for your precious wooden floor, your exclusive wooden furniture, your beautiful wooden countertop, or similar, do not skimp on quality.

WOCA Intensive Wood Cleaner is developed to help you achieve the best end result, and you do yourself a huge favor by prioritizing a thorough cleaning of your wooden floor and other wooden surfaces before treatment with soap, oil, or stain.

See here and learn more about the effect Wood Cleaner has on the end result:

✓ Wood Cleaner extends the durability of the wood

Wood Cleaner effectively removes dirt, grease, residues of sanding dust, as well as residues of the wood’s own production of sap and sugar. The cleaner opens the wood’s pores, allowing the subsequent soap, oil, or stain to penetrate better and more deeply into the wood. This way, the wood’s durability is extended as the wood becomes more saturated.

✓ Wood Cleaner speeds up drying times

Wood Cleaner thoroughly neutralizes the natural tannic acid present in the top layer of the wood. This provides the advantage that the subsequent soap, oil, and stain will dry faster, achieving the desired resistance much quicker than otherwise. Tannic acid actually hampers drying time.

✓ Wood Cleaner minimizes the risk of discoloration

Wood with a high tannic acid content, such as oak, is very sensitive to discoloration. By neutralizing the tannic acid using Wood Cleaner, it is possible to reduce the risk of discoloration in connection with the final result.

✓ Wood Cleaner contributes to intense color shades and even color distribution

Using Wood Cleaner makes it possible to achieve a more intense coloring of the surface, as the wood is more receptive to subsequent treatment. Since the wood’s pores are open, it becomes possible for pigmented stains, soaps, oils, and varnishes to penetrate deeply and more uniformly into the wood, creating a beautiful and even color distribution.

In the picture, a piece of wood oiled with WOCA Exterior Oil, black, is shown. The dark part of the wood has been treated with Wood Cleaner before the oil treatment, whereas the light part has NOT been cleaned before oiling.

The example with the wood sample clearly illustrates that the wood cleaner opens the pores of the wood, which, among other things, allows the color from color-pigmented products (whether it is oil, soap, or stain) to penetrate deeply and be better absorbed into the wood.