Hypnotic Chimera
Directional Consultant Extraordinaire
Hello experts
I have an outdoor table in maple wood that was untreated when it arrived this year.
I used a couple of coats of Cuprinol Ultimate Furniture Oil, because that's what I use on my teak outdoor furniture (same table and chairs for over 15 years, so seems to do a job!), and it's what I already have in the shed...
It gave a nice tactile and visual appearance. It's lovely. Trouble is that it isn't very "protective". The table sits under a grapevine and right now the grapes are ripe and the birds are in there gorging themselves. And consequently, we have purple guano that would stain the table, so I've removed the table and placed it elsewhere. (It'll be going away for winter soon anyway...)
I was thinking that it might benefit from a bit more protection. I would much prefer to stick with an oil product, because it is the least of the "binding" coatings in the sandpaper when it comes time to sand down and recoat.
I'm new to the woodwork scene, and have only just learned that you can mix your own oil/urethane varnish mix for finishing - question is whether this would be something that would be acceptable for an outdoor maple table?
Or are there any other more experienced suggestions - or maybe just sticking to oil and remove the table at this time of year is the optimum approach?
Thanks in advance.
I have an outdoor table in maple wood that was untreated when it arrived this year.
I used a couple of coats of Cuprinol Ultimate Furniture Oil, because that's what I use on my teak outdoor furniture (same table and chairs for over 15 years, so seems to do a job!), and it's what I already have in the shed...
It gave a nice tactile and visual appearance. It's lovely. Trouble is that it isn't very "protective". The table sits under a grapevine and right now the grapes are ripe and the birds are in there gorging themselves. And consequently, we have purple guano that would stain the table, so I've removed the table and placed it elsewhere. (It'll be going away for winter soon anyway...)
I was thinking that it might benefit from a bit more protection. I would much prefer to stick with an oil product, because it is the least of the "binding" coatings in the sandpaper when it comes time to sand down and recoat.
I'm new to the woodwork scene, and have only just learned that you can mix your own oil/urethane varnish mix for finishing - question is whether this would be something that would be acceptable for an outdoor maple table?
Or are there any other more experienced suggestions - or maybe just sticking to oil and remove the table at this time of year is the optimum approach?
Thanks in advance.
