Intense — primer

Bona Intense

Bona Intense is a water-based primer for untreated wooden floors producing a medium rich wood colouration. Bona Intense has a long open time and excellent flow for sustaining an even wood colouration. Being based on a pure polyurethane dispersion it is strong and easy to abrade. Bona Intense should be used to coat timber species with a high tannin content, i.e. Blackbutt, to minimise tannin bleed.

waterborne-1k1KEC1RPLUSGREENGUARDDIBtEC2EN 71-3 Toy SafeFire: EN 13501-1
  • Compatible with all Bona finishes
  • Enhances the natural timber colouration
  • Excellent abrasion properties
  • Reduces potential for edge-bonding

Overview

Product nameBona Intense
FamilyIntense
System roleprimer
Chemistrywaterborne-1k [TDS p.1]
Components1K
Suitable substratesblackbutt, tallowwood, jarrah, brushbox, hardwood-generic
Room / building typesresidential-general, public-commercial
Commercial grade
Suitable outdoorsNo
Suitable for stairs
Not recommended foruse as final treatment
Overcoatable withBona Traffic HD, Bona Traffic HD Raw, Bona Mega EVO, Bona Mega ONE, Bona Traffic GO

Physical properties

Solids content32.0 % [TDS p.1] [TDS p.1-2]
VOCmax 84 g/L [TDS p.1]
VOC %
Densitytypical 1.04 g/mL [SDS s.1]
Viscosity
Gloss levels (at 60°)
Colour options
Pack sizes5 L [TDS p.1] [TDS p.1-2]
Shelf life12 months [TDS p.1]

Application

Coats required11 x Intense + finish system [TDS p.1]
Coverage (m²/L per coat)8.0–10.0 m2/Lper coat [TDS p.1] [TDS p.1-2]
Mixing ratio
Pot life
Recoat time1–2 h [TDS p.1]
Light-use time
Full-use time
Full cure
Cover with carpet after
Temperature range18–25 Cminimum use: 13°C [TDS p.1] [TDS p.1-2]
Humidity range30–60 % RH [TDS p.1] [TDS p.1-2]
Applicatorsapplicator-bar, roller [TDS p.1] [TDS p.1-2]
Sanding grit between coats120 grit final sand
DilutionIf required, dilute with Bona Retarder (4%) for longer open time. (See separate datasheet).
CleaningWipe tools free from residual material. Clean with a minimum of water. Remove dried material with acetone.
Storage / transport temp5–30 C

Performance

Taber abrasion
Wear class
Slip (R rating)
Slip pendulum value
AS/NZS 4586 classification
Scratch resistance
Water resistance
Non-yellowingYes [TDS p.1]
Underfloor-heating compatibleYes

Compliance and certifications

VOC compliance schemesEC1RPLUS, GREENGUARD, DIBt, EC2 [TDS p.1] [TDS p.1-2]
Fire (AS 9239 / EN 13501-1)Tested to EN 13501-1 (AS 9239.1 equivalent; class not stated in TDS) [TDS p.1-2]
EN 71-3 toy safetyYes
PFAS-free
Hazard classification (SDS)Unclassified [TDS p.1]

Sustainability and test certificates

SchemeReferenceDocument
GREENGUARD
EMICODE EC1RPLUS
DIBt safe building product

Documents

DocumentSourceLink
Technical Data Sheet (TDS) Bona AU Download ↗
Safety Data Sheet (SDS) Bona AU Download ↗
Brochure Bona AU Download ↗

Technical data sheet (inline)

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Sources cited on this page

Full citation list (7 sources)
IDTypeReferencePage
tds pdf Bona Intense Primer - Technical Data Sheet.pdf ↗ p.1
brochure pdf Bona_Primers_DL_Broch.pdf ↗ p.2
tds-au-prime-intense pdf Bona_TDS_Intense_AU.pdf ↗ p.1-2
sds-au-prime-intense pdf Bona_Intense_SDS_AU.pdf ↗ s.1
shared-finishes-brochure pdf Bona_Finishes.pdf ↗ p.1
bona-au-index-prime-intense url https://www.bona.com.au/data-spec-safety-sheets/finishes ↗
bona-au-page-prime-intense url https://www.bona.com.au/data-spec-safety-sheets/finishes/prime-intense ↗
Data-pending fields (25)

The following fields were not yet located in published Bona documents at build time; they render as — on the spec tables above:

  • physical_properties.voc_percent
  • physical_properties.viscosity
  • physical_properties.gloss_levels
  • physical_properties.colour_options
  • application.mixing_ratio
  • application.pot_life_hours
  • application.light_use_hours
  • application.full_use_hours
  • application.full_cure_days
  • application.cover_with_carpet_days
  • performance.abrasion_taber
  • performance.wear_class
  • performance.slip_r_rating
  • performance.slip_pendulum_value
  • performance.slip_classification_as_nzs_4586
  • performance.scratch_resistance
  • performance.chemical_resistance
  • performance.water_resistance
  • compliance.pfas_free
  • documents.spec_paragraphs_url
  • documents.epd_url
  • documents.colour_chart_url
  • documents.test_reports
  • use_cases.commercial_grade
  • use_cases.suitable_for_stairs