{"id":63,"date":"2026-01-23T03:02:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T03:02:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.bigmacslabs.co.nz\/?page_id=63"},"modified":"2026-04-22T21:27:45","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T21:27:45","slug":"maintenance","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dev.bigmacslabs.co.nz\/index.php\/maintenance\/","title":{"rendered":"Maintenance & Care"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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New Zealand\u2019s diverse weather conditions affect almost everything to some degree and timber is no different.\u00a0Big Mac\u2019s all weather coating, Elastocure, has a UV reflector in it to help reduce the impact of NZ\u2019s high Ultraviolet light.<\/div>

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However, after 2 years the UV protection becomes less effective. This is why we recommend a maintenance coat every 2 years to the areas which are exposed to the sun in order to maintain good UV protection.
Sometimes, when there is an extreme change of temperature, cracks may form.\u00a0These should be filled with Elastocure as soon as possible to avoid the crack getting bigger.<\/div>

In extreme situations, our Elastocure Crack Filler may be required, feel free to\u00a0contact us<\/u>\u00a0and we will send some out to you.
Elastocure is water based, making it very easy to apply. See the instructional videos below for more info, or download our\u00a0maintenance info sheet<\/u><\/a>.<\/div>

You can purchase the\u00a0Light Oak Elastocure<\/u><\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0Mid Oak Elastocure<\/u><\/a>\u00a0from our store.<\/p>

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If you have any concerns \u2013 email a picture to\u00a0admin@bigmacslabs.co.nz<\/u><\/a>\u00a0and we will advise you what to do.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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How to apply maintenance coat to a Standard Table<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Maintenance and Care For Your Furniture New Zealand\u2019s diverse weather conditions affect almost everything to some degree and timber is no different.\u00a0Big Mac\u2019s all weather coating, Elastocure, has a UV reflector in it to help reduce the impact of NZ\u2019s high Ultraviolet light. \u00a0 However, after 2 years the UV protection becomes less effective. This […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-63","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.bigmacslabs.co.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/63","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.bigmacslabs.co.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.bigmacslabs.co.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.bigmacslabs.co.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.bigmacslabs.co.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=63"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/dev.bigmacslabs.co.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/63\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":499,"href":"https:\/\/dev.bigmacslabs.co.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/63\/revisions\/499"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.bigmacslabs.co.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=63"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}