Intergrain UltraDeck Timber Oil

Absolutely furious. I spent three full days sanding and prepping my back deck, expecting a smooth finish with what Integrain advertised as a timber oil. What a joke. This product is NOT an oil — despite what it says on the front of the tin. It left lap marks all over the deck, stayed tacky for days, and completely ruined the boards I worked so… Read more

hard to prepare. Misleading doesn’t even begin to cover it.

I chose Integrain UltraDeck Merbau thinking it was a premium upgrade from Cabot’s Aquadeck. Big mistake. This product is a disaster — slow drying, lap marks and nothing like a true penetrating oil. I’ve wasted time, money, and effort, and now I’m stuck with a deck that looks patchy and feels sticky. Integrain, how dare you market this as a timber oil? It’s false advertising, plain and simple.

DO NOT BUY THIS PRODUCT. If you care about your deck, your time, or your sanity — steer clear.

I'm giving 1 star because I don't think this product can be deemed an oil as it's not! Oils penetrate, are easy to apply, and forgiving in the application process. You don't get lap marks or uneven application as the oil penetrates, then you can… Read more

wipe off any excess with a towel. If it rains on an oil it just washes off and you reapply. If it rains when you apply this product you end up having to resand and start again. I've made a complete mess off my deck as it's such a difficult product to use AND IT'S FALSE ADVERTISING TO CALL IT AN OIL!. I can still see the lap marks and rain spots and the finish is very uneven. Not to mention I used the "Natural" which is really Orange! THIS PRODUCTIS NOT AN OIL! CUTEK is an oil and is a great product that's easy to use and enhances the natural colour of the timber.

Disappointing and expensive – Bought this product 3 years ago to protect and enhance my 25m^2 spotted gum deck, which is fully exposed in Melbourne. The prep work took several days (as it would for any product) then application of two coats was quick and easy. Initially the deck looked fine. But it didn’t last. After 2 years the deck looked terrible; mostly just a dark… Read more

brown film that completely hid the wood grain. Areas of high foot traffic had major flaking.

I’m now sanding it back — much harder and slower than the original prep process — so I can go with a proper penetrating oil that will show the wood grain, even if I have to reapply every six months.

(To be fair: I also used this product on a 10m^2 covered verandah at front of house and it has lasted well. But that wasn’t the reason I bought it.)

My problem is that this product just didn’t live up to what it promised, and has caused me vastly more work to remediate than it originally took to apply.

I would definitely not recommend this product to anyone who has invested in a nice hardwood deck and is looking for something that will last the test of time while enhancing the look of the wood.

A Natural Look – I had already used a Wattyl solid stain on a screen made in 2014 with pine timber. While hard wearing it looked similar to paint and hid the grain of the wood,but it did let you change the coluur of the timber. I had to reapply the solid stain after one year because the pine timber aged and split but the stain is now starting to wear after 5… Read more

years. Using Intergrain. A new deck was built at the rear of the house made with Quila or Merbau timber in April 2015. I let the resins or oils come out of the wood for about 4 weeks then used the Intergrain Reviva timber cleaner to wash away any remaining oil. I then used Ultradeck in Merbau colour, I wanted a darker look. There were were two reasons for this, the posts had a laminated surface and were a slightly different colour and most of the deck would be in direct sun in the afternoon. I did not want to have to look at a bright surface. I gave the decking, railings and posts 3 coats and since I had enough Ultradeck I did the underside of the deck as well to give extra durability. I had to use the recommended woodfilla in a few places, use a darker filler to match the final result or you will have light patches. I then noticed dark patches caused by oil still coming out of the wood.So I sanded down the top coats and used more detergent, I should have waited for 6 weeks before washing the deck with detergent. Parts of the deck get a lot of sun and these areas are best treated about every 18 months. Waiting much longer than this can cause the surface to deteriorate in places, then a light sanding down is required before treating. The areas getting less sun or shaded can be treated at longer intervals. The underneath of the deck has not been treated for 5 years and is still fine.I have just retreated the whole deck with the lighter tinted Natural Stain and the timber now has a lighter colour.

The deck upstairs at the rear of the house was repaired in October 2017 with Merbau decking.The builder told me the oil would bleed out and stain the concrete below. So I covered the concrete with builders plastic sheet. We had three storms that soaked the new decking and washed off a lot of oil. Some of the oil had reached the concrete below. I used a concrete cleaning liquid mixed with water and applied with a high pressue water spray. This removed a lot of the stain from the concrete. Eventually after a few months the stains have faded completly. I had waited the longer six weeks for the oils to come out of the woood and then rinsed with the Reviva timber cleaner. Plain water would do as a first wash, just like the rain. When the wood had dried I applied 3 coats of the UltraDeck. I decided to use the lighter Natural stain as Merbau has an interesting grain pattern.Natural stain still makes the wood darker but you can see most of the grain and the glare from the sun would not be too bright. I used different sizes of paint brushes to apply the stain. While applying the stain it rained and the rain caused the still wet stain to go a milky colour. I came back a while later and the stain had dried and looked like the rest of the treated areas.It had only rained for a few minutes, the stain had not washed away and had dried ok. I also treated the underside of the deck so one day I would not be looking up at greyed timber.I have not had to treat this underside for 3 years.

The wood usually needs a retreatment one year after the first treatment, then retreat every 18 months or so.I did wait for two years before the most recent treatment but the Ultradeck was then deteriorating in a few places where there had been a long exposure to the sun.I sanded down these small areas before treating the deck and as usual the areas in shade need less treatment. I have noticed that the finished timber may appear to have faded but this is simply a covering of dust and dirt left behind by the wind. This can be swept or washed off to restore the appearance. Ultradeck gives an attractive natural looking finish to timber but it may need more maintenance than a solid stain especially if in full sun. The only inconvenience with this product is waiting the 5-7 days for it to completely dry after the finishing coat. I would use it again.

Great Product from my experience – Applied Intagrain Ultradeck ( 2 coats) on a newly re-laid merbau deck at our rental property more than four years ago, which has a shade sail over, though deck gets plenty of sun. Rain water falls to the center of the sail and pours through like a waterfall. The coating has been fantastic from day one both in appearance and performance. Even… Read more ·  1

though it didn't look like it needed it, have re-coated ( 1 coat) twice- which was super easy.

Came back to read the reviews tonight after recommending to my brother- so super surprised at comments from some regarding whitening etc. Something I never saw or experienced even with high water volume hitting the deck, hence added my review. I did use the product at my own house on our front door tread a few weeks ago in April and noticed, as it was in full shade and a little cooler,it took two days for the tackiness to stop- which surprised me as never experienced before on the deck.

I am still 100% confident in the product , though my advice would be if concerned and if coating in the shade and/or the cooler months, hold the second coat until sure any tackiness ( if you get it) has gone.

This stuff is bullet proof so walking on between coats isn't going to damage anything and just wipe with damp cloth a hour before the second coat.

Tacky 2nd application – Hi, I have a deck that previously had an Intergrain application. We are doing our yearly top up and have applied the Intergrain Mould remover, then the Intergrain deck cleaner. after this we have applied the first coat of Intergrain ultra deck Natural, which went on great, same with the second coat. The second coat is a bit tacky now (2 days after… Read more ·  1

application). Ideally I would like to add a 3rd coat (to get the longest possible protection, as we live in a very hot and very wet area), however as the deck is tacky, does that mean it’s had its maximum intake and a third coat would just be redundant ?

The best decking oil lasts for years – I put this stuff on almost 3 years ago and it’s lasted until now on a totally exposed deck. Through hot sun exposure to torrential rain. Just used the 2nd half of the same tin. Only preparation was to wash the deck and treat it with mould remover. Whole job only took a few hours. Deck looks like new again. It doesn’t preserve the natural look of… Read more ·  1

the wood. Still looks very good though. I am prepared to live with that seeing that it reduces the maintenance significantly.

By far the best decking oil – As others have said, it is not actually oil based. It is way better than oil or anything else, and I have used them all. It outlasts Cabot decking oil many times over. I have decking, rails, screens and posts and I use Ultradeck on everything. It lasts extremely well even on decking exposed to the sun and rain. I think there is some type of UV… Read more

protection in the mix. You see it when wearing Polaroid sunglasses. Areas not so exposed will last several years before they need recoating. I am redoing some slats that were coated maybe 8 years ago and all I had to do was clean them. The key with Ultradeck is to not leave it until weathering begins to break it down. Regular coats eg every 1 to 5+ years depending on sun exposure will keep the coated areas looking good. It is not so much the number of coats as avoiding the coating breaking down through regular maintenance. This stuff is really good.

Orange orange orange – Just paid $22k for a beautiful blackbutt deck installation. Used intergeain ultradeck 'natural' as wanted protection and a simple wet natural look, while keeping the nature of the grain and basic timber colour. The boards I oiled are now a ridiculous ORANGE colour. It has destroyed the look of the wood, making it look like cheap pine. The colour… Read more

is totally unnatural. Product designers, you’ve got this wrong. Your ‘sample’ display board at the hardware store does not show an orange colour for this product. Intergrain was reported as the best product on the market. It is very disappointing. Will try to sand back use another product. Not sure of outcome but there goes dozens of wasted hours on sanding and applying another product. Intergrain FAIL. I do not recommend this product.

Integrain water base – Hi There - I opened the 10 liter can and it has blackish thing floating on its surface, has it expired or it’s off. I shook it well but still blackish thing is floating Show details

Used for disability service ramps - Non Slip. Been really effective in the wet and looks came up well. Show details ·  1

Milky usually five stars. One for this job * – Never had it before with this water based decking. This is new to me, turned up to work to finish deck, yea it’s cold ish and damp morning, but looks terrible. I hope when I go back this afternoon it looks normal. Hope my client doesn’t think it’s me and not the product :/ it’s been a week Show reply

Really need to follow instructions and you can get good results – Deck needed redoing previous owners had obviously used a number of different deck stains and deck was peeling I had never stained deck previously and heard about a few nasty jobs, everyone I spoke to stated read instructions that’s all the advice they gave, plus I watched a lot of YouTube Deck turned out great but was tacky for a few days before and after shots Show details

Excellent product – We have had a deck for 10 years We live on a marina and it gets full brunt of sun wind and rain We were using Cabots and not happy so changed to Intergrain We’ve just done a second coat a year after the first and are really happy It covers a lot better than the other product and also wears better We had to paint before every 6 months This still… Read more

looks good after a year We did have the whitening initially after rain but that only happened for a few weeks We have a merbau deck but use the natural product which looks good We use the pad which works well The tackiness only lasts a few days With Cabots it was around for weeks We just wish we had started with Intergrain initially

Who wants a sticky deck? – On the Goldcoast for May 2021, spent a lot of money building my deck, used Klevaclip so there are no nails or screws. Used Kwila decking then coated with intergrain, followed the directions on the tin, used the cleaners then gave it 3 coats of intergrain and now nearly at the end of 2 weeks and it’s still sticky and leaves footprints everywhere,… Read more

the cat and dog hair sticks to it. Why would anyone want to wait 2 weeks or more to cure. Enamel paint dries in 24 hours. I can imagine it being a nightmare to sand it off. Will this ever cure? Pretty expensive if I have to redo it.

Intergrain Ultradeck is a crap waste of money – I applied on timber fence and it has gone all orange. I paid twice the price expecting better quality and finish. This DIY turned out to be my biggest blunder.

about the water whitening on the decking – hello , i used ultra deck to oil my decking in the daytime twice, but unfortunately, after midnight , it was rain ,and after rain ,i found some water whitening on the decking , how can i fix the problem ?

WOFTAM – After days of sanding, used this product following all instruction, 3 coats and now I have an orange deck. This company takes no responsibility for their product what so ever, just excuse after excuse...you didn't mix it properly...you didn't buy a sample pot beforehand, must be an old can you used. Waste of $220 on this product, not to mention… Read more

costs of sanding the deck. I recommend to stay well clear of this product, unless you like orange deck. Only thing I can compare this product to is a crap in a tin.

Will not use this paint again – We painted our Merbau deck with this product . The finish comes up nice but when there is water left on the deck eg . After watering plants it leaves a stain . We are so disappointed as we paid extra for a quality product and followed all directions with great care . The company suggested we sand it back and start again, but after all our hard work I can’t believe we would have to do that after each time there is water on it .  Show details

Natural oil that leaves an orange colouring – I have used every decking oil from Sikkens to Cabots, this is my first water based”oil” There is no doubt it leaves an orange finish on all timber. This was applied to a deck that was partially treated pine 70mm boards and cedar 125mm boards. Two totally different timbers. After applying this “oil” they both looked exactly the same! Orange. I would be very careful when choosing this product. Show details

This is excellent product No1 – I run the painting business and during the last 20 years I have been using a lot of different products, but this one is the best I have ever seen or used. It is a long-lasting, high performance oil, as I can see here most of the reviews are from the people not involved in the painting it is DIY job and this low review is not real indicator of the… Read more

quality. I've finished 5 projects (townhouses) cedar weatherboard and it is top quality I applied three coats, when it is raining you can see how the rain pouring down the boards. I would give 10 stars if it was possible.

Appears to have wrong colour code! – Have used the merbau stain which looks and works great. Had to buy another tin and it says merbau but it is ORANGE! Customer service not very helpful just saying to get it replaced where I bought it. Doesn't help now my 3 expensive poles being ruined and the wasted time...... Show details