Gotland pine (Pinus sylvestris) is a well-known term that originates from the slow-growing Gotland pine , and many claim that Gotland pine has unique properties.

A new study from RISE, Research Institutes of Sweden, also seems to confirm that it is true: The Gotland pine has a higher density, 578 kilograms per cubic meter, compared to pine from other parts of the country, about 415 kilograms per cubic meter. It grows slowly on the Gotland limestone bedrock and therefore the annual rings are dense and give it its unique properties. The high wood density together with a higher extractive content means a further increase in quality.

(Extractive substance - organic substance that can be released with water or organic solvents. Extractive substances are usually low molecular weight, e.g. oligosaccharides, fats, terpenes and phenols. Extractive substances give wood resistance to rot and are formed to varying degrees in the wood / - Skogsencyclopedin)

Your Pine Furniture

The pine grows slowly on Gotland and is often felled after 150-200 years. It grows densely with limited water absorption. The Gotland pine is resistant to wood-destroying fungi and insects, but like all wooden furniture, it needs to be cared for.

Take the furniture out in April and put them back in September. Expect to have to repaint the furniture after 6-8 years depending on how you take care of it. By replacing parts over the years, you should be able to have the furniture safely for 30 years. All the old methods that were done in the past. For example: Letting your feet soak in oil overnight.  

If you want to improve your furniture.
Wipe the furniture dry, sand lightly with fine sandpaper, grain size 120 -180.

Then paint with
AkzoNobel water-based Rubbol

Slite, Bunge, Böske
Cream white: S0502-Y
Red: S5040-Y90R
Gray: S5502-B

The coachman's rest
Blue: S3070-R80B
Red: S3060-Y90R
Gray: S5502-B

If you want to repaint your furniture from scratch or paint an untreated piece of furniture.

Sand thoroughly with sandpaper, grit size 40-100 to remove old paint. Then paint with AkzoNobel Rubbol primer WP-02.
Paint twice and sand between coats with 120-180 grit sandpaper.

Then you choose a color of AkzoNobel Rubbol and paint 2 times.