Equisol Vitalise
Rejuvenates, cleans and brightens exterior timber before coating
Equisol Vitalise removes dirt, surface contaminants, grease, rust, iron stains, water stains and old colour tones from existing oiled timber. Rejuvenates grey and weathered timber. Use to prepare exterior timber for recoat.
Equisol Vitalise will help remove:
- Old colour tones from existing oiled timber
- Inorganic deposits
- Pool chemical build up
- Iron oxide stains (rust), also known as black stains
- Efflorescence (salt-based deposits)
- Limescale (calcium-based deposits)
- Hard water (high mineral deposits)
- Salt, including coastal salt spray
- Starch-based stains
- Soap scum
Note, if you have a new deck then use Equisol Prime to remove tannins and mill glaze.
Exterior timber including decking, pergolas, garden furniture, fences, gates weather boards, trims and soffits. Not suitable for stripping paint or polyurethane film coatings from timber.
Timber Prep System |
New timber |
Mould present |
Paint or old film coating |
Grey & weathered with no coating |
Old oil coating in poor condition |
Re-coating Equisol |
Regular Cleaning |
Equisol Strip/Xcoat | Step 1 | ||||||
Equisol Null | Step 1 | ||||||
Equisol Prime | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 2 | Step 1 | Step 1 | Step 1 | |
Equisol Vitalise | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 3 | Step 2 | Step 2 | Step 2 | |
Equisol Retaine | Step 1 | ||||||
Timber is ready to coat with Equisol Pro E365 |
Sweep deck and wash down with water. Protect areas not to be cleaned. Mask painted areas, as Vitalise will damage paint. May also be corrosive to metals. For new timber use Equisol Prime. If mould is present use Equisol Null before using Equisol Vitalise.