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Mightie Mo
I want to build a simple outdoor picnic table and use pine (mostly 2x4) for construction because it is inexpensive. I plan to set it on my backyard lawn, so it will be exposed to moisture and sunlight. Question is, if I stain & protect it, will it last just as long as other higher quality woods like redwood and cedar? Thanks.
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The pine, properly stained, sealed, and protected, should last a good long while. Especially important is to guard the footings of the table and/or benches; wherever it comes in contact with the ground, lingering moisture will tend to invade the wood. Likewise, give the table a very slight slant and enough gaps to drain quickly and easily, to avoid any standing water.
However, with equal treatments on various types of wood, pine is still not the equal of redwood or cedar. Cedar, for example, possesses a natural chemical resistance to insects and rot that makes it last considerably longer.
Given how expensive the higher-quality woods are, it might be worthwhile to make a pine table and replace it after a few years, once it starts to decay.
The pine, properly stained, sealed, and protected, should last a good long while. Especially important is to guard the footings of the table and/or benches; wherever it comes in contact with the ground, lingering moisture will tend to invade the wood. Likewise, give the table a very slight slant and enough gaps to drain quickly and easily, to avoid any standing water.
However, with equal treatments on various types of wood, pine is still not the equal of redwood or cedar. Cedar, for example, possesses a natural chemical resistance to insects and rot that makes it last considerably longer.
Given how expensive the higher-quality woods are, it might be worthwhile to make a pine table and replace it after a few years, once it starts to decay.
What's a durable finish for outdoor funiture.?
MagPookie
The varnish on my wood outdoor patio table wore off. Last summer I sanded for hours and reapplied 5 COATS of polyurethane. This spring it all wore off in the rain storms. I live in S. Cal. so it's not like we have an enormous amount of rain.
Now I have to sand and recoat again. What should I use? What brand?
Answer
Wow, I live in SoCal, too, and had a disappointing experience with McCloskeys Man O War Spar Marine Varnish. I used it on a bench in my backyard and put 3 heavy coats. Within a year, it had yellowed terribly and started flaking off. I had to sand it down and I recoated it with that new Stain/Paint by Olympic. I didn't even seal it and I used the black. It hasn't faded, peeled or chipped at all. It is in blazing sun all day, gets hit by the automatic sprinklers and the weed wacher but still looks as nice as it did the day I painted it.
Wow, I live in SoCal, too, and had a disappointing experience with McCloskeys Man O War Spar Marine Varnish. I used it on a bench in my backyard and put 3 heavy coats. Within a year, it had yellowed terribly and started flaking off. I had to sand it down and I recoated it with that new Stain/Paint by Olympic. I didn't even seal it and I used the black. It hasn't faded, peeled or chipped at all. It is in blazing sun all day, gets hit by the automatic sprinklers and the weed wacher but still looks as nice as it did the day I painted it.
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