{"id":3818,"date":"2014-08-05T14:51:44","date_gmt":"2014-08-05T13:51:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.filasolutionsblog.com\/?p=3818"},"modified":"2021-07-29T13:09:42","modified_gmt":"2021-07-29T11:09:42","slug":"how-to-protect-your-patio-from-grease-and-wax","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.filasolutions.com\/en\/how-to-protect-your-patio-from-grease-and-wax\/","title":{"rendered":"How to protect your patio from grease and wax"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Spillages from BBQ\u2019s and dropped candle wax can quickly spoil the look of a <strong>new stone patio<\/strong>. So, how can you protect it \u2013 and still enjoy the great outdoors this summer?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/how-to-protect-your-patio-from-stains.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-3973 alignnone\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/how-to-protect-your-patio-from-stains.jpg\" alt=\"how-to-protect-your-patio-from-stains\" width=\"548\" height=\"424\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Fila offers a really useful product called <a title=\"FILAWET Wet-look protection for rough-finish floors in natural stone\" href=\"https:\/\/www.filasolutions.com\/en\/products\/full-range\/protectors\/colour-enhancing-stain-protectors\/filawet-1.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FILAWET<\/a> which creates a <strong>wipe-able surface under BBQ areas<\/strong>, giving to the surface a nice <strong>wet-look effect<\/strong>.&nbsp; All you need to do is:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Thoroughly clean the surface with <a title=\"FILAPS87 Floor cleaner, stain remover and wax stripper\" href=\"https:\/\/www.filasolutions.com\/en\/products\/full-range\/cleaning-products\/detergents\/filaps87.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FILAPS87<\/a>, the <strong>de-greasing stain-remover detergent<\/strong> diluted in water 1:10-1:20.<\/li>\n<li>Apply <strong>a coat<\/strong> of <strong>FILAWET<\/strong>, using a brush or roller. Make sure that the application is even and continuous for best results!<\/li>\n<li>Wait 24 hours and then apply <strong>a second coat<\/strong>. For very absorbent materials, a third coat may be required to reach the<br \/>\ndesired wet effect.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.filasolutions.com\/en\/products\/full-range\/protectors\/colour-enhancing-stain-protectors\/filawet-1.html\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignleft\" style=\"margin-left: 15px; margin-right: 15px;\" title=\"Wet-look protection for rough-finish floors in natural stone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.filasolutions.com\/assets\/components\/phpthumbof\/cache\/d523bda2539314e5f5d9b611f3095a86.8928c25be560d4be9af692ebb4b48a1f.png\" alt=\"https:\\\/\\\/blog.filasolutions.com\" width=\"130\" height=\"170\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>FILAWET advantages:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Provides a <strong>wet effect<\/strong> that can be intensified with several applications.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Does not yellow<\/strong> with ageing or due to any environmental condition.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Does not scrape<\/strong> from surface.<\/li>\n<li>It&#8217;s ideal for <strong>unpolished surfaces<\/strong> (tumble finishes, flame finishes, natural sawn finishes).<\/li>\n<li>It&#8217;s a <strong>consolidating effect<\/strong> treatment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If you need more advice, just contact our UK Help Line on tel. tel. 01584 877286 or visit www.filasolutions.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Advise on how to create a wipeable surface outdoors, giving the material a wet-look effect.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":654,"featured_media":3973,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1064],"tags":[1446,723,791,792],"surface":[1996,2000,1997],"room":[2004],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.filasolutions.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3818"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.filasolutions.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.filasolutions.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.filasolutions.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/654"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.filasolutions.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3818"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blog.filasolutions.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3818\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.filasolutions.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3973"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.filasolutions.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3818"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.filasolutions.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3818"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.filasolutions.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3818"},{"taxonomy":"surface","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.filasolutions.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/surface?post=3818"},{"taxonomy":"room","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.filasolutions.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/room?post=3818"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}