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svaughan

09:23AM | 04/07/03
Member Since: 04/06/03
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Polyurethane vs. Thompsons Water Seal

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I bought a hammock swing that I will hang from a pergola outside, exposed to the elements. The swing has 4 birch dowels that have been stained. To water proof the dowels and get the longest life possible out of them in the sun and rain, what should I protect them with?

joed

03:04PM | 04/07/03
Member Since: 09/17/02
524 lifetime posts
Marine spar varnish with UV protection.

Piffin

03:09PM | 04/08/03
Member Since: 11/06/02
1280 lifetime posts
That's right.
Thompsons is only a thin wax that dries and is gone in six months.

Spar varnish has protected boat decks for years.

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