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Brightening technique

A fresh makeover for wooden surfaces

It’s time for a facade renovation. The mission: to make everything brighter and more friendly. If only there weren’t the dark glazed window frames and the weathered balcony railings. The customer’s wish: to preserve the appearance of the wood. A typical, solid coating is therefore not an option. There’s only one solution: brightening! No problem!

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Impredur Primer 835 and Lignodur UltraGuard 580

Renovating wooden components

Renovate and visually match wooden components with the brightening technique – this is how it works!

    A hand sanding a brown wooden wall
    Your mission:
    to make the dark glazed wood surface lighter. While retaining the wooden appearance. It’s easy with our brightening technique.
    A hand applying a glaze to a brown wooden wall
    1st step
    The dark glazed substrate is covered with Impredur Primer 835 in the specified color shade.
    A hand applying gray to an already glazed wood surface in beige
    2nd step
    The intermediate and top coat of Lignodur UltraGuard 580 is applied with a slightly streaky finish.
    A finished wooden wall with gray paint
    The result:
    A perfect combination of solid prime coat and translucent top coat.
    Recommended base color shades for the brightening technique
    Recommended base color shades for the brightening technique(PDF, 1.4 MB)
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    Endless combination options

    No matter the color shade, material or whether it’s for walls, floors or facades: you’ll find all the color shades available in our Material Library. Let’s go!