Having over 20 years of hardwood furniture building in my back pocket, I can assure you that MinWax Spray Spar Varnish is an ideal finish for these sorts of parts. It seals and stabilizes the wood so it doesn’t shrink and swell with changes in temperature and humidity. More importantly, the UV blocking characteristics keep the finish from fading due to the massive amount of direct sunlight these parts receive.
Oil will seal the wood but won’t protect it. And being an oil, it eventually breaks down from exposure to the sun and requires regular (re) application to maintain the finish. -D > On Jan 31, 2019, at 9:40 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > Try some watco danish oil? That makes a really nice finish. The spray stuff > should be good too but I wonder about how well it would penetrate and last in > the heat there. > > --FT > Sent from iPhone > >> On Jan 31, 2019, at 7:44 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> >> wrote: >> >> Finally got something done despite the cold… >> >> http://penoff.com/1965_220SEb_Blog/Entries/2019/1/31_Not...Finished.html >> >> -D >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
