Subject: Finishing outside furniture

From: camchase <[email-masked]>
Date: 9 Feb 97 00:52:16 GMT

I made a decorative bench to place outside the front of my barn and have 
plans to paint it.  It is made of pine, so what should I put over the 
paint to keep it from the weather?  What is the best type of paint to 
paint it with?

Thanks in advance.  Please e-mail.

Camchase

Camaghey Chase Farms
Reg. Belgian Horses
Proudly standing "Leaskdale Conscent"

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From: Henry Douglas <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 10 Feb 1997 07:20:10 -0500

> Proudly standing "Leaskdale Conscent"
You don't say if you want a clear finish or a coloured finish.  I have
great luck with Flecto Exterior Varathane for a clear finish.  It is
much like a marine spar varnish (but cheaper in price) and has a high uv
index to keep the sun from bleaching the wood.  Or if you want to paint
it, Flecto has a water-based enamel in various colours that are interior
or exterior and works great outdoors on wood or metal.

Hope this helps.

Henry from Kingston