Is there a waterproof substance to coat a wood garden workbench?
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Kathy Travis
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I'm going to be constructing a garden workbench that will be made out of hollow byfold doors and a wood table. I want to waterproof it
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Any water seal for a deck would work. You can get it anywhere but if this is the only thing you are going to seal, try and get a smaller container.
Water seal needs to absorb into the grain of raw wood. Won't work for you. Use a marine grade varnish. Protects wood surfaces on boats.
Varathane or a marine varnish. It works on a boat in water, it will work on your bench in the garden.
Go and get some thin oil even hydraulic oil and paint the wood with it. It`s a workbench ,not a masterpiece by michelangelo .
Thompsons Water Seal is excellent for outdoor wood- apply each year.
Helmsman is one of the best. Several coats should do the trick. Really no way to plasticize it.
i really like Cabots Spar Varnish. I make adirindack chairs in cedar and the Varnish seals the wood and prevents it from turning gray and water just beads on the surface.