Paint or stain outside table
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Ya-Man
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I have several out side tables at a ocean front beach house. Table top is recaptured lumber. What's best option for sun, salt, wind and ocean spray protection?
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Personally, I've had very poor success with paint outside wood furniture. It's not salt, wind with me. It's the sun. Even with good protection it seems to bubble up and crack. I would stain it and protect it with a marine grade sealant. I'd give it multiple coats with a gentle sanding between the sealant coats.
I vote stain as well. It may fade, but it doesn’t peel. Either the aforementioned marine sealer or a sealer you would use on decks. Multiple thin coats.
A few of the tv carpenters suggest wiping wood with a damp towel improves the first coat staining process because it opens the wood grain ever so slightly to allow it to be absorbed.
I agree with the above. Stain. Personally I think painted wood looks awful, especially if it's got a great grain pattern. I just think wood stain looks better.
Use a marine grade exterior stain or varnish
Awesome advice! Thanks. Will give it a try.
2-part Bar Top Pour epoxy, get the crystal clean stuff; or do 10 coats of Spar Varnish
Try some of these. https://www.google.com/search?q=marine+polyurethane&client=firefox-b-1&source=univ&tbm=shop&tbo=u&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiw8fWxzMLaAhXrct8KHcgTCKEQsxgIKg&biw=1899&bih=936
Hope this helps. https://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&keywords=marine+polyurethane&tag=googhydr-20&index=aps&hvadid=174217182126&hvpos=1t1&hvnetw=g&hvrand=11267581568464292240&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=e&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9030790&hvtargid=kwd-1985473863&ref=pd_sl_5w0jrau56b_e