Jimmy at KMI suggested I use a 1/3 mix of Spar Urethane, BLO, and Mineral Spirits to treat the Adirondack Chairs. He has used this on chairs made at KMI with good results. So I have tested this recipe on a piece of cypress scrap. It gave the cypress a nice light amber color. just what I was looking for but how about water soaking in the wood.
I put a application on and waited 20-30 minutes, wiped excess off, waited 2 hours, put another application on wiped it after 20-30 minutes and waited 2 hours. Then I poured water on part of the scrap and set a glass of ice water on the other half to test for water rings where the glass was sweating. After an hour or so I wiped off the water that had beaded up and waited a few minutes and I did not see any evidence of any water marks.
Any comments/thoughts about this recipe for exterior furniture?
I put a application on and waited 20-30 minutes, wiped excess off, waited 2 hours, put another application on wiped it after 20-30 minutes and waited 2 hours. Then I poured water on part of the scrap and set a glass of ice water on the other half to test for water rings where the glass was sweating. After an hour or so I wiped off the water that had beaded up and waited a few minutes and I did not see any evidence of any water marks.
Any comments/thoughts about this recipe for exterior furniture?