What is the best sealer for plywood that will be used outdoors?
Thanks,
Jim
What is the best sealer for plywood that will be used outdoors?
Thanks,
Jim
Exterior paint.
What's the project?
See OUTDOOR ART thread in this same forum just a couple days ago
Jerry,
Jim Miner is right -- you asked for the best -- but here is a longer discussion, mainly for outdoor furniture. http://plaza.ufl.edu/chepler/Notes/Outdoor%20Wood.pdf
Doug
Ordinary construction plywood does not hold up well outside with just paint. Look at some house cornice end caps ; the
"football" patches easily seen from the ground does not mean their team won the super bowl
Jerry ,thats why I refered to the Outdoor Art thread. It has a good method in it that has appeared here several times. Take a look and if you have any questions just ask. It is basically just a way of making your own MDO, a product that takes and holds paint well. The problem is that when there are few affordable choices the "norm" gets reccomended as something "good". Nothing " good " about painted plywood out in the weather (unless it's MARINE ) Don't confuse widely held truisms with proven methods.
Sorry. It's in General Woodworking And Power Tools and was started Dec. 11
OK. Found it. Thanks.
For anybody else looking, here's the link: Outdoor Art
First, use "treated" exterior grade plywood. Then paint all surfaces. If you MUST not paint for some reason, then finish with a marine varnish.
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