Suitable for use on tropical hardwood decks. Ipe Oil is made by Messmer's for the Deckwise company. It does not utilize expensive transparent-oxide pigments to the same extent as Messmer's UV+ for Hardwoods. Instead a portion of the transparent-oxide pigment is replaced with less expensive iron oxide pigments which have a much larger particle size so tend to hide or cloud the natural features of hardwoods more so than Messmer's UV+. Ipe Oil offers a reasonable lifespan. In most applications reapplication will be required annually.
Generally speaking Ipe Oil is priced slightly above Messmers UV+ for Hardwood, yet is a slightly cheaper formulation to accommodate the extra layer in the distrubution chain For this reason we recommend Messmer's UV+ for Hardwoods Natural over Ipe Oil, although both are suitable and well-performing products for tropical hardwood decks
