Company Name: Handcrafted Garden bridgesMy latest projects I just completed for customers here in Arkansas. Over sized 8 ft long Picnic table and a 6 ft long Picnic table both built out of Red cedar 2 x 6's and 2 x 10's!
Defintely heavy duty and built to last. Thanks for looking and stay tuned for more projects from www.redwoodbridges.com
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| Posted By: | Alan Dreyer |
Like your oversized, thick, and durable cedar picnic table, I use thick, oversized parts of trees for massive projects. Please respond with the brand name of the spar urethane you used, as well as how you applied it, either with a foam brush, bristle brush, wipe-on varnish, or spray-on varnish. I have yet to finish any of my projects, as they are air drying, and I want as many ideas on the best type of finish for outdoor projects, and the brand name of what you achieve the best results with. Thanks for resonding.
| Posted By: | Rod |
HI
Thanks for your compliments on my picnic table.
I use Minwax spar urathane semi gloss and apply it by hand with a bristle brush in 3 light coats over a period of about 4 days. I have used a sprayer before but I have found for me the best way is to brush it on in light coats.
thanks again and best of luck to you.
Rod
| Posted By: | Alan Dreyer |
I noted the brand name spar varnish you suggested. I used Helmsman spar varnish on a few projects, brushed on with a bristle brush, but tiny bubbles appeared in the wet surface, and the surface dried that way, and I'm not going to finish any more projects until I can find a brand name spar varnish that doesn't cause bubbles to appear in the surface. Have you had a similar problem? Is their a high quality, special type of varnish brush I should use, one that you use to achieve blemish-free results? Thanks again for responding.
| Posted By: | Rod |
HI Alan
Thanks for your response. I know what you mean about the bubbles you mentioned. When I first used Minwax's Helmsman spar urathane I did get some bubbles. I tried different techniques and found that the first coat has to be a VERY light even coat and let it dry for at least 24 to 48 hours before putting on the next coat also a light coat and let it dry for another 24 hours before the last coat that can be a bit heavier. This seems to take care of the "bubble effect" for me. I do use high quality bristle brushes for the spar varnish and it seems to help on getting a better application and even coat. Thanks again and hope you have great results!
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