Which Enviro Stain is right for your siding project? It really depends on what your home requires.
A penetrating finish like SDF offers complete protection in one coat and is ideally suited for moisture-rich environments. ENS, on the other hand, is a breathable barrier coat that provides exceptional UV resistance – perfect for south-facing exposures even in harsh southern climates, when combined with a penetrating undercoat. Or combine a penetrating undercoat with an ENS topcoat for the best of both worlds.
Wood demands a coating that “breathes” freely to prevent moisture from getting trapped and rotting from within.
Enviro Stains are specially designed to protect the natural beauty of your home. Because they use water to carry modified natural oils deep into the logs, Sansin Classic and SDF can be applied even to wood with a high moisture content – particularly useful for homes where moisture levels of 25% or more are common. By comparison, most water- and solvent-based coatings can only be applied to surfaces with moisture content conditions of 18% or less and once applied, are more likely to trap moisture deep within the wood.
Whatever the requirements of your project, Sansin has an Enviro Stain that will deliver the exceptional beauty and performance your home deserves.
Sansin Classic
Specially engineered for log and timber-frame structures.
- Mostly new construction, or where penetration is difficult
- Low VOC’s
- Water Clean Up
- Low Odor
Classic is the ultimate finish for logs and big timbers – easily maintained, it can keep wood beautiful literally for decades. This low-lustre three-coat penetrating formula not only enhances the natural beauty of wood, it also allows it to breathe. A log home requires more than protection from sun and rain – the sheer size of the wood demands a coating that “breathes” freely to prevent moisture from getting trapped and rotting the log from within.
Not surprisingly, Classic works just as well on other exterior vertical surfaces, like shakes, shingles, siding and fences. Whatever the application, your wood will be protected with an ultra-violet (UV) and water-repellent shield of lasting and remarkable beauty. Classic is easy to apply – with simple soap and water clean-up – and easy to maintain.
Sansin SDF
Penetrating one-coat finish for wood siding.
- Use where wood is porous, such as washed wood, or dried wood.
- One coat system, two coats perform better
- Low VOC’s and Low Odor
- Water Clean Up
Sansin SDF provides tough, effective protection for wood siding. SDF’s specially formulated oils and resins penetrate into the wood, providing outstanding weather and UV protection in a wide range of natural, semi-transparent and even solid colors. Thanks to SDF’s unique water-borne technology, it can provide complete protection in just one coat – although a second coat will provide an even more beautiful and richer finish.
And because SDF is designed to be highly water-repellent, it’s a natural choice for homes and structures in moisture-rich environments. Not only does SDF protect the outside of your wood, it also protects the inside by allowing the wood to “breathe” which helps prevent moisture from getting trapped in the wood and causing rot.
Sansin SDF Top Coat
Durable topcoat to build a low lustre, natural finish
- Has been time tested in Europe & North America.
- Low VOC’s
- Water Clean Up
- Low Odor
Sansin SDF Topcoat is a highly protective, exceptionally durable top-coat system that can be applied to any SDF base coat system including SDF Foundation for a fuller, satin-like finish – for substrates including siding, soffits, decks, logs, and timbers. SDF Topcoat is highly durable against moisture and weathering and is available in four tintable bases.
It is UV stable, water-repellent, low in VOC’s, and non-flammable with easy soap and water cleanup. SDF Topcoat will not crack, peel, or blister. Maintenance applications can be planned every four to six years on vertical surfaces depending on the number of coats applied.
Sansin ENS
Beautiful premium finish for any project, new or old.
- Used as a top coat to obtain a “wet look”
- Low VOC’s
- Water Clean Up
- Low Odor
Sansin ENS is a durable two-coat finish that can be applied to virtually any surface – from millwork and siding to decks and outdoor furniture – and even to improve the performance of other coatings. ENS is often used with a first coat of Sansin Foundation, SDF or Classic, resulting in a satin or gloss finish of exceptional beauty on projects with longer maintenance cycles.
ENS is highly resistant to wear, doesn’t discolor over time, and provides some of the toughest UV protection available. Whatever your project, the exceptional characteristics of ENS – in either natural, semi-transparent or solid finishes – will raise it to a new standard of beauty and durability.
Sansin WoodForce
High-performance, ultra low-VOC finish for a naturally-weathered look.
WoodForce is an ultra low-VOC, durable wood treatment that allows exterior wood to weather naturally while offering exceptional water repellency and protection from blackening, discoloration and wood rot. Easily mixed to create standard and custom barnboard colors or vintage effects, while letting the exposed surface weather naturally and more evenly.
Sansin WoodForce repels water while allowing wood to breathe. Over a short period of time, the wood will weather uniformly, yet retain water-repellency and protect against weathering and wood rot.
The WoodForce system comprises:
• WoodForce Clear, protects wood aggressively. Develops natural weathered wood look.
• WoodForce Accel, Speeds up natural weathering effects.
• Vintage System, create a vintage, weathered effect with your choice of color and technique. Tinted to color of choice.
Sansin Boracol
Diffusable long-term decay, insect and mold protection.
- Borate dissolved in propylene glycol
- Used for deep penetration
- Fungicide and insecticide
- Low Odor
Eradicates and protects against wood-destroying fungi, insects and mold. Ideal for both new and existing timbers.
Sansin Boracol is designed both to eradicate and protect against fungi, mold and decay-causing insects. It penetrates wood exceptionally well, even including heartwood, up to 3-5mm deep; and then establishes a reserve from where further penetration takes place (up to 40mm over 2 years in dry wood). Because Boracol diffuses with moisture, it will travel faster into wood with higher moisture content.
Boracol can be used to eradicate wood rot in existing structures, and it can also be used to protect new and existing logs and timbers against fungi and insect attack. Sansin Boracol contains boron which is far less hazardous than traditional treatments and will give your project the lasting protection it needs – with low toxicity.