On 17 Jun, 23:18, Pete C wrote:
On Jun 17, 7:19 pm, wrote:

Its under cover, no sun, no big temp cycles, but gets soaked daily.
The first varnish just turned white and came off all over where it
gets wet. It was only coated on top, but the stuff came off after a
day or 2, it just isnt water tolerant at all.

Its treated softwood, but not tanalised.

The main reason for varnishing is to keep it looking decent. Just need
a varnish that will hold up to near constant wetness.

NT

I see. Normal varnish won't stay on wood if it gets wet underneath the
varnish. Epoxy would be more forgiving, but a a good solvent based
woodstain like Sikkens etc in a light shade would be ideal, it's
microporous so would allow the wood to dry out when it can.

I'd give wood stain on exposed faces a go first, easy to put on and
can be sanded off if need be.

cheers,
Pete.

yabbut I dont want it darker...

whine, moan


NT