wooden sink or bath finish
does anyone have any experience of turning wooden sinks / baths - in
particular what is your experience on the finish used. It must obviously be waterproof, long lasting , heat proof etc. Any suggestions would be approeciated. |
i had thought of yaught varnish but apparently it may not take to well
to hot water. i'll check their website and see what i can find. good to hear from you, hope you are both well. |
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Try this page: http://www.shopmaninc.com/kk121.html
It is Kleer Koat Epoxy table finish. I've used it on turned bowls, put it on a picnic table & it seems to be holding. It's a clear two part epoxy for table tops, the kind you see on bars where they put it over pennies or other small items. I've had great luck with it but make sure you read the instructions very closely. It costs about $45 to get a gallon of each the epoxy & hardener. if anything would stand up to what you want, I think it would. Jim |
Try West Systems Epoxy at http://www.westsystem.com/ or System 3 epoxy at
http://www.systemthree.com/index_2.asp either one will provide you with a waterproof system for water tanks, boats, or bathtubs. Systems 3 has a UV resistant epoxy that I have used for outdoor water fountains. There are others out there. I like System 3 but West Systems started the industry and is still up there at the top. Good luck Henry wrote in message oups.com... does anyone have any experience of turning wooden sinks / baths - in particular what is your experience on the finish used. It must obviously be waterproof, long lasting , heat proof etc. Any suggestions would be approeciated. |
thanks for the advice lads, epoxy seems to be the way to go - any clue on suppliers in uk. |
Geoff, With only 388 posts on rcw today, I can waste bandwidth without
guilt. Not to disagree or be disagreeable, but I wonder how much these various coatings over wood are for waterproofing. I know of many cypress troughs and oak kegs that havn't leaked. Wooden boats used to be glassed mostly for worm protection not for waterproofing. Henry has forgotten more about leaks than I ever knew, but at least for strip canoes the West System seems as much for making a strong monolithic hull as for waterproofing. That said, I'd use epoxy too. :) Turn to Safety, Arch Fortiter http://community.webtv.net/almcc/MacsMusings |
With a sink, while I'd be concerned about leakage, I'd be just as
concerned about cleaning and movement. I would hope that an epoxy would seal the wood at one humidity and then allow clean up of all the scrunge that sinks seem to accumulate. It could be formed to catch fittings, too. Years of soaps & cleansers would probably be pretty hard on any wood. It's not like a salad bowl where an adult can control the maintenance & use - at least in my house. G Jim |
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