Impregnating agent, top coat, paint for wood Discover the essence of protection

"Build, repair, warm, decorate. Wood has always been such a precious natural resource for man that it has become the very symbol of civilization. As a raw material, wood has been used over thousands of years to build towns and cities.

Today we are called upon to give back this great gift, by preserving our forests. As DIY enthusiasts, how can we safeguard trees?

San Marco is inspired by such trends as shabby chic in promoting a circular-economy approach based on restoring what we already have. We can use our enthusiasm to restore furniture and other items instead of creating other ones with new materials: Bringing old items back to life is also a way of rekindling their life while giving them new personality.

Using a wood-impregnating agent and a suitable top coat provides protection and also allows the wood grain to be enhanced and its natural tones to be revived.

Special attention should be paid to wooden substrates found outdoors (wooden huts, pergolas or trellis structures, and garden furniture, shutters and blinds), which, in addition to being subject to wear and tear, may be constantly exposed to sun, rain, cold and moisture, so need to be properly protected from sun rays, weather and frost-thaw action. San Marco solutions are the answer to all these needs. Find out more about them, and choose the best one to protect and enhance your wood."

Unimarc Duo Legno, 2-in-1 impregnating agent and top coat

"With the new Unimarc Duo Legno, with one product you can protect wood outdoors and obtain a long-term, natural waxed effect. Unimarc Duo Legno is a fast-drying water-based wax impregnating agent that provides both UV protection and water repellency. Suitable for site work on absorbent woods, but ideal also for DIY, it guarantees fast, quality results. Fast-drying, you can apply a second coat after 2 hours.

When using the topcoat Unimarc Duo Legno, you don't need to apply Unimarc Impregnante Legno as the 2-in-1 formula lets us make one less coat."

Application stages:

Sanding: Lightly sand to remove any imperfections from the wood;
Clean the surface: use a dry brush to remove dust/dirt from the wood surface;
Prepare the background: use an appropriate filler to cover any holes or cracks in the wood;
Apply Unimarc Duo Wood: apply two coats of Unimarc Duo Legno to the wood surface about two hours apart.

Unimarc Duo Legno is available in 17 colours to give your wood the effect you prefer.

Application stages:

With Unimarc Duo Legno, a 2-in-1 impregnating agent and Finitura Cerata (wax finish), you can use just one product to protect your new wood backgrounds, indoors and out.

For optimal results, keep to these application steps!

Unimarc Impregnating agent, and Unimarc Finitura Cerata (wax finish)

Unimarc Impregnating Agent is a new-generation, water-based acrylic/alkyd resin product with high penetration and adhesion. Excellent for decorating and protecting and impregnating wooden items indoors and outdoors. With high breathability and elasticity, it revives and enhances colours while bringing out the original grain.

Unimarc Finitura Cerata is perfect for finishing wood surfaces, to which it gives a pleasant satin finish. It contains UV absorbers and transparent pigments that protect the wood without masking its grain. Excellent resistance to atmospheric agents and sunlight, high elasticity; adapts to the natural structural variations of the wood.

Application stages:

Sanding: Lightly sand to remove any imperfections from the wood;
Clean the surface: use a dry brush to remove dust/dirt from the wood surface;
Prepare the background: use an appropriate filler to cover any holes or cracks in the wood;
Impregnating the wood: use a brush to apply two coats (6 hours apart) of Unimarc Impregnante Legno until fully absorbed;
Wood finish: Us a brush to apply two coats (6 hours apart) of Unimarc Finitura Cerata.

lable in 11 wood colours Unimarc Impregnante is avaiours, while Unimarc Finitura Cerata is a colourless finish.

Application stages

With Unimarc Impregnante Legno and Unimarc Finitura Cerata, you can protect your wood surfaces in need of renovation, indoors and outdoors, with a water-based, non-hiding product that's ideal for enhancing wood grain and its natural tones.