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| Best way to seal a picnic bench? I got a Kreg pocket jig for xmas and plan on building something like this picnic table for my kids:
»ana-white.com/2012/10/bigger-kid···ic-table
I was originally going to use cedar and not seal it at all but I don't want it to get all rough and splintery over time. Is there any good "one step" solutions out there? I really don't want to stain and seal it but I don't want to leave it bare.
Any thoughts? I know they make stuff but looking for real world use feedback please.
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 Coma Thanks StevePremium
join:2001-12-30
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How about making it out of teak and oil it every year.
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| reply to Dennis
I put together a "cedar" wood play set for the kids years back.
They liked it at first but 1 year in it started giving them splinters like crazy.
Unfortunately, I don't have any experience with staining and sealing but I have lots of experience with cedar splinters in little hands and knees. |
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 norton
join:2005-08-03
Holland, MI | reply to Dennis
water based spar varnish is easy to use and you can put it on thick (with several coats). clean up is fast and easy - just need to rough up each coat before you lay on another.
Only better thing would be non water based spar varnish.
I have been using this on my grandfathers outdoor table i inherited years ago - it looks very nice -believe we have stripped it and redone it 2 times over 20+ years. it sits outside each year until weather turns (this week this winter). |
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 cdruGo ColtsPremium,MVM
join:2003-05-14
Fort Wayne, IN
kudos:7 | reply to Dennis
Do you want to keep it close to it's natural color? Or do you want to protect it from graying? A sealer like Thompsons won't prevent graying over time since UV can still penetrate it, and needs to be reapplied yearly if not more. Oils are a little more natural, but aren't all that better. A stain with build in sealer, either semi-transparent with a UV blocker or a pigmented stain are your best options to keep it from graying, but then you don't get to keep the natural color. Then there is obviously paint.
I'd personally go for a stain with sealer built in. |
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