On 5/17/2015 9:48 AM, Jack Fearnley wrote:
> I have just completed a garden bench and need to finish it in a suitable
> manner. It is built of a South American hardwood (extremely hard!) and
> is very light in colour. Lighter than maple.
>
> I would like the grain of the wood to show through but would prefer a
> darker shade. It looks quite good when it is wet.
>
> We live in Montreal so it will be exposed to strong sunlight and harsh
> winters.
>
> I tried Sikkens Cetol 1re teak on a test piece. A one coat application
> looks OK but the recommended two coat application looks like plastic.
>
Ed Pawlowski replied
I've had good results with Penofin Oil, bad luck with Cetol.
Thanks Ed, I'll look into that. I guess that's an oil finish rather than
a film/varnish finish? I think I would prefer an oil finish but am a bit
confused about the alternatives.
Jack Fearnley
Jack Fearnley wrote:
>>
>>> I have just completed a garden bench and need to finish it in a
>>> suitable
>>> manner. It is built of a South American hardwood (extremely
>>> hard!) and
>>> is very light in colour. Lighter than maple.
>>>
>>> I would like the grain of the wood to show through but would
>>> prefer a
>>> darker shade. It looks quite good when it is wet.
>>>
>>> We live in Montreal so it will be exposed to strong sunlight and
>>> harsh
>>> winters.
>>>
>>> I tried Sikkens Cetol 1re teak on a test piece. A one coat
>>> application
>>> looks OK but the recommended two coat application looks like
>>> plastic.
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Check out Epifanes at Jamestown Distributors.
http://tinyurl.com/2drhdkb
Lew
Jack Fearnley wrote:
>
> Thanks Ed and Lew. I have found a Montreal distributor for Penofin
> Oil,
> so I will look into that. Epifanes only seems to have one location
> in
> Canada and it's way north of Toronto.
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Check for a marine chandlery.
Got to be at least one in Montreal.
Lew
On Mon, 18 May 2015 21:14:31 -0400, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 5/18/2015 4:25 PM, Jack Fearnley wrote:
>>
>>
>> On 5/17/2015 9:48 AM, Jack Fearnley wrote:
>>> I have just completed a garden bench and need to finish it in a
>>> suitable manner. It is built of a South American hardwood (extremely
>>> hard!) and is very light in colour. Lighter than maple.
>>>
>>> I would like the grain of the wood to show through but would prefer a
>>> darker shade. It looks quite good when it is wet.
>>>
>>> We live in Montreal so it will be exposed to strong sunlight and harsh
>>> winters.
>>>
>>> I tried Sikkens Cetol 1re teak on a test piece. A one coat
>>> application looks OK but the recommended two coat application looks
>>> like plastic.
>>>
>>>
>> Ed Pawlowski replied
>>
>> I've had good results with Penofin Oil, bad luck with Cetol.
>>
>> Thanks Ed, I'll look into that. I guess that's an oil finish rather
>> than a film/varnish finish? I think I would prefer an oil finish but
>> am a bit confused about the alternatives.
>>
>> Jack Fearnley
>>
>>
> Yes, it is oil. Easy to apply and pretty good UV protection.
>
> I built a chaise lounge with cypress and painted it with Cetol. Couple
> of years later it was rotting away.
>
> I do have a bench with Helmsman poly that is holding up well, but it is
> never in the sun.
Thanks Ed and Lew. I have found a Montreal distributor for Penofin Oil,
so I will look into that. Epifanes only seems to have one location in
Canada and it's way north of Toronto.
Best Regards, Jack Fearnley
On 5/18/2015 4:25 PM, Jack Fearnley wrote:
>
>
> On 5/17/2015 9:48 AM, Jack Fearnley wrote:
>> I have just completed a garden bench and need to finish it in a suitable
>> manner. It is built of a South American hardwood (extremely hard!) and
>> is very light in colour. Lighter than maple.
>>
>> I would like the grain of the wood to show through but would prefer a
>> darker shade. It looks quite good when it is wet.
>>
>> We live in Montreal so it will be exposed to strong sunlight and harsh
>> winters.
>>
>> I tried Sikkens Cetol 1re teak on a test piece. A one coat application
>> looks OK but the recommended two coat application looks like plastic.
>>
>
> Ed Pawlowski replied
>
> I've had good results with Penofin Oil, bad luck with Cetol.
>
> Thanks Ed, I'll look into that. I guess that's an oil finish rather than
> a film/varnish finish? I think I would prefer an oil finish but am a bit
> confused about the alternatives.
>
> Jack Fearnley
>
>
Yes, it is oil. Easy to apply and pretty good UV protection.
I built a chaise lounge with cypress and painted it with Cetol. Couple
of years later it was rotting away.
I do have a bench with Helmsman poly that is holding up well, but it is
never in the sun.