I recently finished building an Adriondack chair using oak wood and am
wondering how to best finish it. It will be outside and, of course, I am
looking for a low maintenance finish. I was wondering about using a clear
house stain or something similar.
Any advice and suggestions would be most appreciated.
Thank,
Larry
> I recently finished building an Adriondack chair using oak wood and am
> wondering how to best finish it. It will be outside and, of course, I am
> looking for a low maintenance finish. I was wondering about using a clear
> house stain or something similar.
>
> Any advice and suggestions would be most appreciated.
Around these parts Cetol is considered to be the most durable outdoor
finish. One of the most expensive, too. But expense is only relative in the
short term. Last year in a fit of cheapness I put some Home Depot brand
outdoor finish on some newly built outdoor furniture. Now it's a mess, and
I'm going to have to strip it all off and refinish again.
I'll be using Cetol this time, and because it lasts quite bit longer, the
extra materials cost works out to less over a period of time, not to mention
the labour of having to reapply the cheapo finishes on a yearly basis.
"L. Wiederholt" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> I recently finished building an Adriondack chair using oak wood and am
> wondering how to best finish it. It will be outside and, of course, I am
> looking for a low maintenance finish. I was wondering about using a clear
> house stain or something similar.
>
> Any advice and suggestions would be most appreciated.
>
> Thank,
>
> Larry
I made a set of Adriondack chairs 2 years ago, using cypress. Any
"rot-resistant" wood will discolor to some shade of gray. I don't
like gray wood, so I finsihed it with several coats of "Outdoor Oil"
by GF (General Finishes). I bought one quart at Woodcraft for $10.99,
and that was enough for 2 chairs. After 2 years of Idaho
sun/rain/snow they still look good, though I plan to re-coat this
spring.
The back of the can reads, "Outdoor Oil is specially formulated for
all outdoor wood projects . . . has twice the oil and resin content as
other brands . . . contains UV inhibitors, heat stabilizers and mildew
prohibitors . . ."
Cheers,
Scott
We chose to use a Sikkens product. Very happy with the results. Cheers, JG
"L. Wiederholt" wrote:
> I recently finished building an Adriondack chair using oak wood and am
> wondering how to best finish it. It will be outside and, of course, I am
> looking for a low maintenance finish. I was wondering about using a clear
> house stain or something similar.
>
> Any advice and suggestions would be most appreciated.
>
> Thank,
>
> Larry
just wax it once or twice a year and call it good.
randy
"L. Wiederholt" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I recently finished building an Adriondack chair using oak wood and am
> wondering how to best finish it. It will be outside and, of course, I am
> looking for a low maintenance finish. I was wondering about using a clear
> house stain or something similar.
>
> Any advice and suggestions would be most appreciated.
>
> Thank,
>
> Larry
>
>
if you used white oak you don't need any finish at all
"L. Wiederholt" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I recently finished building an Adriondack chair using oak wood and am
> wondering how to best finish it. It will be outside and, of course, I am
> looking for a low maintenance finish. I was wondering about using a clear
> house stain or something similar.
>
> Any advice and suggestions would be most appreciated.
>
> Thank,
>
> Larry
>
>
"real" adriondack chairs were painted. Usually white. Since you went throug
the trouble using oak you probably don't want to do that. White oak is rot
resistant so a finish isn't absolutly necessary. Nothing or throw a few coats
of poly on it.
I'm not sure about this and maybe others can chime in, but maybe a product like
Thompsons water seal?
Only one I've heard say anything good about Thompsons was my SIL as it
was already paid for. Cabot makes transparent stains that need
reapplication every 3-4 years.
On 05 Mar 2004 02:18:34 GMT, [email protected] (GBsCards) wrote:
>I'm not sure about this and maybe others can chime in, but maybe a product like
>Thompsons water seal?
YEAH.. get some Thompsons LIKE? sealer Product with some UV inhibitors..
Call it good.
--
Gregory Jensen
1990 Heritage
"L. Wiederholt" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I recently finished building an Adriondack chair using oak wood and am
> wondering how to best finish it. It will be outside and, of course, I am
> looking for a low maintenance finish. I was wondering about using a clear
> house stain or something similar.
>
> Any advice and suggestions would be most appreciated.
>
> Thank,
>
> Larry
>
>
Or cypress, or redwood, or Ipe
John
On Fri, 05 Mar 2004 01:08:50 GMT, "Mike in Mystic"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>if you used white oak you don't need any finish at all
>
>
>"L. Wiederholt" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>> I recently finished building an Adriondack chair using oak wood and am
>> wondering how to best finish it. It will be outside and, of course, I am
>> looking for a low maintenance finish. I was wondering about using a clear
>> house stain or something similar.
>>
>> Any advice and suggestions would be most appreciated.
>>
>> Thank,
>>
>> Larry
>>
>>
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