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Clear coat for pine tongue and groove ceiling
Posted on 6/19/23 at 7:24 pm
Posted on 6/19/23 at 7:24 pm
My porch ceiling is tongue and groove pine that needs refinished. I'm painstakingly sanding it down to prep it for a clear coat. Any recommendations on what I should use? We want a clear and I'd like to be able to spray it if possible. I want something that will last and I can easily clean in the future.
Posted on 6/19/23 at 10:08 pm to dlmast87
Spar urethane
Posted on 6/20/23 at 9:58 am to dlmast87
Marine Grade Spar Varnish is what all the custom door builders I sell to say to use. Especially around salt water and wet humid climates. I don’t think Spar Urethane is a wrong answer either. Full disclosure I’m in the import hardwood industry not the finishing business.
This post was edited on 6/20/23 at 10:07 am
Posted on 6/20/23 at 10:46 am to dlmast87
It would be more expensive, but Minwax Helmsman spar urethane comes in spray cans.
Posted on 6/20/23 at 9:12 pm to dlmast87
There are many good options, but an easy to use product is Helmsman Spar Urethane in the oil modified waterborne version. Good enough for front doors, treated as a water based product and won’t yellow or give you mold issues that happen with true oil based products. You can get at Sherwin-Williams or Lowe’s. Marine grade varnish is awesome too but more difficult to work with and probably overkill for your project.
Posted on 6/21/23 at 11:01 pm to dlmast87
Hard wax oil it penetrates and you will never have to do it again. Spar and other finishes aren’t flexible wood outdoors will move a lot contract and expand the finish won’t when the wood contracts the finish does not and will basically sheer off. A hard wax oil will penetrate into the wood and have better sheer strength than a top finish. Just rub it in and go
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