Originally Posted by aggie jon
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"I'm a little way's away from this point, so i'm thinking that I may grab a 2x6 and some of the different materials and paint them up then throw the board out to the elements. See how it stands up. I figure a year in that environment will be more abuse than my bed will accumulate in the rest of its lifetime."
MAR-K has done such a long term test, with interim results at the link that I posted above.
http://www.mar-k.com/_assets/images/instructions/suggestionsforfinishingbedwood.pdf
http://www.mar-k.com/_assets/images/instructions/wood-test-1.pdf
http://www.mar-k.com/_assets/images/instructions/woodtest2.pdf
http://www.mar-k.com/_assets/images/instructions/2007finalwoodtest.pdf
http://www.mar-k.com/_assets/images/instructions/2010woodtestupdate.pdf