DRYVAC 1030

DryVac 1030 range of products are water repellent treatments in a water base, so there are no fire restrictions on their use, and unless they are being sprayed, no special ventilation system is required either. The clear version is an effective water repellent treatment for millwork and finished carpentry that produces minimum grain raising and leaves the wood ready for painting or staining.

The DryVac 1030 is also available in a range of colours as well as clear. They have been specially designed to be applied onto fence board or siding in a DryVac double vacuum – pressure (DV/P) autoclave system. The vacuum-pressure impregnation ensures that the colour and water repellents are driven deep beneath the surface of the wood, ensuring that a durable coloured product is available for the consumer to enjoy for many years.

The DryVac 1030 range of products have been specially developed for treating cedar and lodgepole pine shakes and shingles, and for treating fence boards. A clear version is an effective water repellent treatment for millwork and finished carpentry.

The DryVac 1030 range are water-based water repellents, available in a range of colours as well as a clear. They have been specially designed to be applied by a double vacuum – pressure (DV/P) process using an autoclave.

The vacuum-pressure impregnation ensures that the colour and the other ingredients are driven deep beneath the surface of the wood, ensuring that a durable coloured product is available for the consumer to enjoy for many years.

Service Applicaton

DryVac® 1030 is a water based, water repellent treatment for wood that is easy to apply and does not contain ingredients that cause a reaction with employees who may have sensitive skin or eyes. The product is preferably applied by double vacuum, but can also be applied by spray or dip. It is available in as a clear, or a pigmented (pre-coloured) product.

Decay Resistance and Water Repellency Standards

DryVac® 1030 exceeded the WDMA TM-2 (swellometer test) standard for water repellency when tested at the University of Toronto, Faculty of Forestry. The WDMA standard is for an efficiency of 55%; the tested efficiency of DryVac® 1030 was 80%.

Paint Adhesion

Wood treated with DryVac® 1030 clear has excellent adhesion both to oil based enamel paints and to water based latex paints. DryVac® 1030 meets the CSA A44-M90 paint adhesion standard.

Precoloured Products

DryVac® 1030 is available in a driftwood gray colour. The coloured product is preferably applied using pressure-vacuum equipment. Fence boards treated with this product show good colour retention after more than three years of exposure in a weathering test. DryVac® 1030 is also available in a cedar tone colour.