The Reverend Natural Light wrote:
I would not recommend spar varnish. Everywhere I've used it or seen
it used, it turned yellow and peeled off within months.

I don't even really know what a 'spar' is, but I guess when you're
floating around in the ocean you pass the time by stripping and
revarnishing it.


-rev




On Apr 23, 7:54 pm, Don Wiss wrote:
I have a door from my kitchen to the deck. It had been an ordinary wood
with a clear finish. It opened outwards. When it rained I would leave the
door open. For years the finish was fine. Then I upgraded to a mahogany
door. Whatever finish the fellow put on blistered on the outside in a year.
And I haven't left this door open in the rain at all.

So what is the most lasting finish? Thinking like a boater I would think
that spar varnish would be good. But that was years ago. So what should I
use?

Don www.donwiss.com (e-mail link at home page bottom).



I didn't see the original post, but if you want to coat exterior lumber,
my recommendation is "Sikkens". It's a two part affair, and subsequent
coats use only part 2 which is essentially a UV protector. It is not
cheap, but for most homes, labor costs exceed product costs and you
benefit by going longer between re-coats. I used it here over clear
California cedar.

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Larry
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