Tar paint dark brown

TAR PAINT

The genuine and original

Tar paint is a traditional, breathable, and ecological option for protecting wooden surfaces, such as plank and log structures. It is especially suitable for outdoor use, for example, on log houses, houses with wooden plank cladding, holiday homes, outbuildings, and fences. Tar paint is also used in public buildings, such as schools, kindergartens, and churches, as a protective and decorative coating for wooden exterior cladding, and in the wooden cladding of industrial buildings. Puijo Tar Paint – Traditional and durable Finnish natural paint. Available in 3l, 10l, and 20l containers.

Tar paint is a traditional treatment for wooden surfaces, offering several advantages, especially for building cladding and log houses.

1. Protection against weather effects

• Water-repellent: Tar forms a protective layer on the wood surface, preventing water absorption and reducing the risk of rot.
• UV protection: Prevents the harmful effects of sunlight and slows down the graying of wood.

2. Breathability and moisture regulation

• Does not form a film: Unlike many modern paints, tar paint does not seal the wood surface but allows moisture to evaporate, preventing mold and rot.

3. Naturalness and ecological benefits

• Non-toxic and biodegradable: Made from genuine natural raw materials, such as genuine kiln tar, wood tar, linseed oil, and pigment. Contains no plastics or synthetic compounds.

4. Characteristics of tar paint

• Maintains the wood's natural moisture balance – Does not prevent moisture movement within the wood.
• Protects against weathering – Highly resistant to UV radiation and moisture.
• Antiseptic and anti-mold properties – Tar effectively prevents rot damage and mold.
• Long-lasting – Does not flake but wears away naturally over the years.

5. Suitability for plank and log surfaces

• New surfaces: Works well on both planed and sawn wood. Sawn surfaces absorb tar paint better.
• Old wood: Can also be used on previously tarred or untreated wood surfaces. Not recommended for use over paints that form a film.
• Application: The best result is achieved by applying tar paint thinly several times.
• Also suitable for extending the lifespan of felt roofs and repairing micro-cracks in felt.

6. Manufacturing and application

• Ingredients: Traditionally made from pine kiln tar.
• Application: A brush is the best tool. Heated tar (40-65 C) penetrates deeper into the wood.
• Drying time: Depends on weather conditions and wood absorbency but can be several days or even weeks.

7. Easy maintenance

• Does not flake or chip: Wear occurs evenly, so the surface can be maintained without complete removal of old paint. Usually, just brushing the old paint surface is sufficient. A new layer of tar absorbs well into the old one.
• Long-lasting: When well maintained, tar paint can last for decades. You save due to less frequent repainting. Maintenance painting is also easy to do yourself.

8. Traditional and beautiful appearance

• Suitable for both old and traditional buildings, as well as new and modern buildings, even in zoned areas: Tar paint gives the wood surface a valuable, deep, and natural shade that beautifully darkens over time.
• Available in various shades: Traditionally, tar paint is dark, but with pigments, shades such as grayish brown (kelo gray), moss green, reddish, and brown, as well as charcoal black, can be achieved. You can mix different colored tar paints. For example, if you want a very dark brown, you can mix black and dark brown tar paints.

Tar paint is a good choice if you want a durable, natural and traditional painted surface on wood.

Tar paint and other tar-based substances specifically protect against the following destructive insects:

1. Common furniture beetles (Anobium punctatum) – One of the most common wood-destroying insects, especially in old buildings and furniture.
2. House longhorn beetles and blue stain beetles (Hylotrupes bajulus, Callidium violaceum etc.) – Insects whose larvae feed on wood and can cause significant damage to structures.
3. Wood wasps (family Siricidae) – Larvae penetrate the wood and carve tunnels inside it.
4. Deathwatch beetle (Xestobium rufovillosum) – A larger and more dangerous destructive insect than the common furniture beetle, which particularly attacks damp and decaying structures.
5. Ants (especially carpenter ants, Camponotus spp.) – They do not actually eat wood, but can carve it out for nesting, especially in decayed or damp wood.

Tar protects against destructive insects in several ways:
✔️ Its strong smell and chemical compounds repel insects.
✔️ It penetrates the wood, making it less attractive as a nesting site.
✔️ Tar contains natural antiseptic and fungicidal substances that prevent mold and decay, which in turn reduces attractiveness to destructive insects.

The fungicidal effects of tar are based on its chemical composition:

1. Phenols – Tar contains various phenolic compounds that act as natural fungicides and prevent the spread of mold, decay fungi, and other microbial growth.
2. Cresols – These are antiseptic compounds that kill bacteria and fungi, protecting wood from decay and other microbes.
3. Guaiacol and other tar compounds – These have disinfecting and preserving properties that slow down wood degradation.

What does tar paint protect against?

🔹 Molds (e.g., Cladosporium, Aspergillus, Penicillium)
🔹 Decay fungi (e.g., brown rot fungi and white rot fungi)
🔹 Blue stain fungi (e.g., species of the genus Ophiostoma, which stain wood bluish and weaken its structure)

Tar paint prevents the growth of these organisms by making the wood surface unfavorable for their reproduction. Additionally, it provides good moisture protection, which is important because moisture promotes fungal growth.