Maintenance; Important - Extremis WALRUS Manual Del Usuario

MAINTENANCE

IROKO / H.O.T.WOOD
Iroko wood and H.O.T.wood requires
little or no maintenance. However,
we strongly advise you to remove
persistent dirt. To clean the wood
you can use special products (www.
rmc-extremis.be) or simply a stiff
bristle brush and some water. Be
careful not to irreparably damage
the wood fibres. For this reason,
never use a high pressure cleaner as
this will roughen the wood's smooth
surface and irreparably damage the
wood's fibres.
At first, the wood will give off this red
dye every time it comes into contact
with water. The dye that drips onto
the frame and the surface will remain
water-soluble and will dissapear
entirely after a while.
We strongly recommend that you
treat your wood for indoor use with
wood oil to protect it from stains.
When delivered, the wooden parts of
our products are untreated. Exposure
to sun and rain will gradually change
their colour to silvery grey, and also
roughen the surface. If you want
to somewhat retain their original
colour, you should oil them once a
year. We recommend using RMC
Hybrid Wood Protector (www.rmc-
extremis.com). RMC products for
wood treatment are available all over
the world. Visit the website www.
rmc-extremis.com to find a reseller
near you.

IMPORTANT!

Wood is a living matter and,
in spite of the superior quality
provided by Iroko and H.O.T.wood,
outdoors it constantly has to adapt
to extreme changes in temperature
and humidity. Due to internal
stress resulting from these constant
adaptations the wood "warps". This
warping can among other things
lead to cracking. Changes in colour
or wood structure may also appear.
These characteristics are typical of
the material and by choosing this
material you accept them.
Should any cracks appear, you can
simply sand them down either by
hand using sandpaper or by means
of a hand sander. To protect any
galvanised or painted parts, cover
the edges with highly robust masking
tape. Use 80-grit sandpaper and start
at the vertical side of the tabletop.
Keep the hand sander parallel to the
edge of the tabletop. Lightly sand
the edge until it is smooth again.
Now sand the rest of the tabletop.
Make sure that you always hold the
hand sander parallel to the tabletop.
Do not only sand the crack, but the
entire tabletop to obtain a uniform
result. To avoid burrs, sand the top
edge of the tabletop by hand. When
you have removed all the burrs, you
can treat the wood with hardwood
furniture oil or leave it untreated,
depending on the desired effect.
GALVANISED FRAME +
FEET
Galvanisation, or applying a hot-
dipped zinc coating, is the most
durable way of protecting metal from
rusting. If the zinc layer is damaged,
however, the exposed metal may
begin to rust. This can be dealt with
simply using zinc paint, which will
automatically have the same colour
as the frame and can be bought from
shops.
Galvanisation is a form of heat
treatment that may slightly distort
the material. Other metal protection
methods do not have this drawback,
but the quality they provide is
unsatisfactory.
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