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Application Information

Evolution Timber Colours, for interior use on all timber surfaces. The colours penetrate allowing the timber to keep the natural look and feel. The natural pigments, in which most are made of coloured clays, are reduced into a powder form and mixed with an oil base for easy application. When applied using the following application techniques, there should be no overlapping or applicator marks. The pigments, which are colour fast, will enhance the grain of the wood and strengthen the colours. They can also be used to mask or accentuate the characteristics of the timber.

We propose a game of ten base colours which are all intermixable, allowing you to create your own unique colour if you wish to do so.

The names are inspired from the owner of Whittle Waxes previous employment as a safari guide during in his youth in Zimbabwe. Bushbuck Brown, Impala Brown, Roan Brown, Kudu Brown, Lechwe Red, Eland Grey, Nyala Grey, Waterbuck Grey, Oryx White and Sable Black.

Tips:

The colours will appear different on various species of timber, always do a sample test first.

We always recommend to apply the timber colours first, followed by two protective coats of your choice of Evolution Hardwax Oil.

It is more difficult to repair a timber colour that is combined into the coating, than it is to repair and replenish the protective hardwax oil coating. When protective coatings are tinted they will wear unevenly and eventually need to re-sanded and completely redone, which is why the colour always should go on first. It is possible to mix the colours into the hardwax oil, this is fine in the case of low to no traffic areas, doors and cladding for instance. Always feel free to contact us for advice on colours or application techniques.

The correct order should be:

1. One coat of the Evolution Colour of your choice.

2. One coat of Hardwax Oil, lightly sand down with a 240 grit screen after this coat.

3. The final Coat of Hardwax Oil.

4. Do not get the surface wet during the 10 curing period, however after 24 hours you should be able to gently use the surface.

5. Maintain your Hardwax Oil regularly with our Furniture Care products.

Sanding tips

Colouring timber will change depending on sanding application and timber species. As the Evolution Colours tint the timber, but also let the grain and existing colour of the timber come through, you must always do a sample first,. Sanding the timber is one of the biggest factors in achieving a uniform colour, usually a 180 to 120 grit sand paper work the best, Remember to always sand in the direction of the grain of the timber, paying careful attention to the edges where we tend to sand unevenly.

Grain Popping or Water Popping

Another way of darkening and intensifying colours is a technique called grain popping or water popping. This technique is done by humidifying the timber first and opening the pours of the grain of the timber for the pigments dispersed in natural oils to seep into the timber. Spray the timber evenly with water in a spray bottle and assure you have covered the entire surface. Once the top layer of timber is dry to touch, it should be ready for the oils to adhere. As a rule of thumb, depending on the humidity in the air, usually you can apply the colours one hour after wetting and no longer than three hours after wetting the timber.

Having white pigment in Evolution Eland Grey is a beautiful benefit for pale and yellowish timbers. On darker, red and mixed grain timbers, you should always do a sample first as the white pigment in the grey could created an opaque or cloudy appearance.

Recommended timber species for Evolution Eland Grey

Pale timber

Stringy Gum, Swamp Gum, White Mountain Ash, Australian Oak, Tasmanian Oak, Victorian Ash, American Red Alder, Red Alder, Western Red Alder, Western Alder, Oregon Alder, Pacific Coast Alder, Brown Barrel, Cuttail, Black Mountain Ash, Whitetop, Woollybutt. Coast Grey, Bosisto's Box, Gippsland Green Box, White Birch, Silver Birch, English Birch, Finnish Birch, Swedish Birch, European Birch, Betula verrucosa, Betula maximowiczian, Balsa wood, Gum-topped Box, Eucalyptus Microcarpa, Eucalyptus Woollsiana, Eucalyptus Hemiphloia, Grey Box, Ribbon Gum, Shining Gum, White Mountain Gum, Kindlingbark, Mountain Gum, Eurabbie, Tasmanian Blue Gum, Maiden's Gum, Gippsland Blue Gum, Southern Blue Gum, Sugar Maple, Black Maple, Rock Maple, White Maple, Sap Maple, Red Maple, Silver Maple, Bigleaf Maple, Pacific Coast Maple, Acer rubrum, Acer saccharinum, Acer macrophyllum, Maple, Broad-leaved Maple, British Columbia Maple, Pacific Maple, Oregon Maple, East Asian Balsam Poplar, Korean Poplar, Canadian Poplar, Western Balsam, Black Cottonwood, Cottonwood, Populus spp., Populus koreana, Populus laurifolia, Populus maximowiczii, Populus simonii, Populus trichocarpa, Blackdown Stringybark, Watergu, Trumpet Satinash, Eugenia Gustavioides, Cleistocalyx Gustavioides, Acmenosperma Claviflorum, Syzygium Claviflorum, Eugenia Leptantha, Satinash Grey, Brown Tea-tree, Paperbark, Cajuput Tree, Weeping Tea Tree, Weeping Paperbark, Broad-leaved Paperbark, Melaleuca quinquenervia, Melaleuca viridiflora, Turpentine, Yellow Walnut, Canary Ash, Yellow Nut.

Yellowish to light brown timbers

 Coast Ash, Ironbark, Silvertop, Black Ash, Eucalyptus sieberiana, Crows Ash, Australian Teak, Flindosy, Nutwood, Colonial Tea, Alpine Ash, Mountain Ash, Victorian Ash, Beech Myrtle, Beech, Tasmanian Myrtle, Southern Myrtle, Myrtle, WA Blackbutt, Yarri, Swan River Blackbutt, Western Australian Blackbutt, Ribbon Gum, White Gum, Candlebark, Scented Satinwood, Tarwood, Coachwood, Grey Iron Gum, Eucalyptus punctata, Large-fruited Grey Gum, Small-fruited Grey Gum, Eucalyptus canaliculata, Eucalyptus major, Brown Grey Gum, Flooded Gum, Scrub Gum, Gum Rose, Blue Gum, White Ironbark, South Australian Blue Gum, Large Fruited Blue Gum, Water Gum, Yellow Gum, Sydney Blue Gum, Sugar Gum, White Ironbark, Eucalyptus drepanophylla, Eucalyptus siderophloia, Eucalyptus decepta, Grey Iron Bark, Red Gum, formerly Eucalyptus calophylla, Port Gregory Gum, Marri, Yellow Stringybark (Qld), White Stringybark, Narrow-leaved White Mahogany, Eucalyptus Umbra, Eucalyptus tenuipes, Bangalay (NSW), Gippsland Mahogany (Vic), Woollybutt, Swamp Mahogany or Mahogany Gum, Southern Mahogany, Messmate Stringybark, Brown-top Stringybark, Australian Oak, Tasmanian Oak, Victorian Messmate, Rosewood, Linggoa, Sena, Amboyna, Angsana, Narra, Padauk, Gaharu Buaja, Mavota, Melawis, Ramin Telur, Nununa, Ainunura, Lanutan, Bagyo, Gonystylus spp., Gonystylus bancanus, Gonystylus punctatus, Small-leaved Stringybark, Thin-leaved Stringybark, Wilkinson’s Stringybark, Pink Blackbutt, Stringybark Silvertop, Silver Wattle,