Men-Wood Premium Wood Finishes and Wood Stains
TEST RESULTS MEN-WOOD TT-08808MW
     The following information is being made available to you concerning MEN-WOOD 
     transparent wood finish.  Menco Corporation and our laboratory has done the following two 
     year test comparison with nine other notable products that are being actively sold today.

                                                FIRST SOME HISTORY!

    MEN-WOOD was developed in 1967 in conjunction with one of the oldest and largest paint and stain companies in the
    U.S.A. In 1977 the formula was improved with a new generation of additives: transparent iron oxide, a superior U.V.
    inhibitor; and paraffin, one of the best known industrial water repellents. 

    In 1986 MENCO started marketing this product in the West, to home owners and builders for siding, roofs, fences, decks
    and logs. MEN-WOOD was such a huge success that we formally introduced it to the log home industry in the fall of
   1989. It was in that same year that  MENCO teamed up with chemists to introduce two new additives to MEN-WOOD; 
   a fungicide, which resists mold, mildew and wood rot; and and insecticide which resists termites, powder post 
   beetles and carpenter ants. In 1991 the test results were completed. 
 
 THE TEST RESULTS!
TYPICAL ANALYSIS OF MEN-WOOD
  MEN-WOOD was tested against the
              following products:

    1-1 BEHR Semi-transparent stain. 
    1-2 OLYMPIC Semi-transparent stain. 
    1-3 AQUATROL (The Flood Co.) 
    1-4 C.W.F. (The Flood Co.) 
    1-5 CEMGUARD (Velvit Products Co.) 
    1-6 WOODGUARD (The Chapman 
    Chemical Co.) 
    1-7 RESINLOCK (The Sashco Co.) 
    1-8 CETOL (The Sikkens Co.) 
    1-9 LIFELINE (Perma-Chink Systems) 

    All products were tested with one coat of
    product on a two foot length of cedar,
    exposed solar south, at 45 degrees for two
    years. It was noted that most of the
    products tested were dry to the touch within
    three to eight hours, and did not penetrate
    deeply into the porous substrate. This type
    of coating is far more susceptible to
    deterioration from erosion, abrasion, and
    other light physical damage; as well as
    overexposure to temperature extremes,
    which can cause cracking and peeling.

    At the same time MEN-WOOD was found
    to penetrate deeply into the porous 
    substrate. After a drying time of 24 hours,
    demonstrated thorough protection. Since
    MEN-WOOD becomes part of the 
    substrate it can not be easily abraded off, 
    which provides added protection from 
   degradation due to U.V. exposure. 

    In just three to eight months all nine of the
    competitors products began to show rapid
    break down, with at least 30% of the water
    protection gone. One of the products tested
    lasted only twelve months. By the end of the
    first twelve months all nine products showed
    degradation to the substrate, with an
    average of only 40% of the protection
    remaining on the substrate. The wood began
    to cup and split on the ends, while showing
    some discoloration and even some peeling.
    After twenty four months the remaining eight
    products averaged only 25% protection
    remaining on the substrate.

    MEN-WOOD was tested along with the
    other nine products. After twelve months, it
    displayed a resilient 97% degree of
    protection, with a minimum exposure to the
    wood of less than 5%. After twenty four
    months MEN-WOOD still displayed 88%
    water protection and less than 11%
    exposure to the wood.

 Pigment 

Transparent Iron Oxides 3.00% 

Vehicle 
Raw Linseed Oil 

Paraffin 
Zinc Oxide (ZnO) 

Miscellaneous additives & fungicides 73.10% 

Carrier 
Solvents and driers 23.90% 

Solids by weight 75 % 

Weight per gallon 7.89 lbs 
V.O.C. 238 grams per liter 

Flash Point: 147ºF (Combustible) 

Viscosity 12-15 seconds #4 Ford Cup. Finish
 Flat to slight sheen (penetrates) 

Zinc Oxide (ZnO) Zinc undergoes little change
by the action of air or moisture. It is very stable on wood, insoluble in water, and is less liable to blacken with exposure to U.V. This zinc additive along with MEN-WOOD’s transparent iron oxides give you superior protection unequaled in the industry today. 
 
Note: Since the test in 1991 the EPA has Stopped the making of our Insecticide Additive, the Men-wood no longer has an insecticide. However an insecticide additive can be purchased and added to the product.

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