Can Bona Classic be used on Spotted Gum?
Bona does not explicitly address the combination of Bona Classic on Spotted Gum. Spotted Gum is classified low-medium tannin.
Bona Classic TDS names only Blackbutt and Tallowwood as contraindicated; Spotted Gum is classified by WoodSolutions as less prone to tannin bleed, so it is not in Bona's high-tannin exclusion. Bona does not explicitly list Spotted Gum.
The conservative default is to follow Bona's general primer-selection logic:
• For high-tannin or dark hardwoods: specify Bona Intense.
• For softwoods and parquetry: Bona Classic is particularly suitable.
• For a whitewashed look on pale hardwoods: Bona White is the intended primer.
• Under Bona Traffic HD Raw: use Bona Classic UX.
A trial application is essential whenever the matrix status is 'unlisted'.
Source: Bona_Classic_TDS_AU.pdf + WoodSolutions_spotted_gum
- PDF Bona Classic TDS AU · p.1-3