Originally posted by jomichael:
This is a little disappointing, if I am hearing correctly, it seems that varnishing the bed wood lasts up to a year at best and months at worse before needing to be redone? I was hoping that it would last years in the Florida sun with only yearly waxing? Maybe I should just paint the bed black, like the originals?
Varnishing by itself generally lasts only a few months in the sun. We have had a little better luck with some two stage coating systems in our tests
http://www.mar-k.com/wood_finish_testing_ii.html, but they have only been exposed for about 6 months. We used an epoxy from RAKA
http://www.raka.com/ as a sealer/primer on some of our test samples. They are knowledgeable about using clear finishes on boats. How close are you to Ft. Pierce where they are located? Maybe they can suggest the best natural finish for your location and climate.
Mar-Ktech
