Joe Nation wrote:

oak color. Is there a marine spar varnish that will protect the oak and
prevent a change in its color? Can this bench be recoated with a spar

IME, no. Would have been better to just leave it raw and be done with it.

I have a similar bench that looks like utter hell now. I need to strip it
and leave it raw.

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