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Cypress Table Finish
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safetyman
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I am getting a new large cypress table and was wondering, from your past experience, what is the best product to use to protect the wood. Have you changed the color or just used a clear product. It seems like I read alot of people use a spar product. As always, thanks in advance for your imput.
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Helmsman Spar Urethane
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The one I bought was a display and the store used spar varnish to finish it. It is OK but does show burn marks when there is a cinder misplaced on it. Does happenm if you have to take the great out of the mini because you are doing a 4 lb butt for 6 hours.
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FlaPoolman, that table is beautiful, it looks like the finish is 1/4'' thick. Is that a cypress table?
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Exactly what Pat (FlaPoolman) said...4 -5 coats on mine with touch ups every few months...
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Thanks. Thats 6 coats. It's a factory BGE table. This is the before pic (6 years of memories I had to sand away)
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Pat, was that oil or water base spar urethane and was it hard to apply without leaving brush marks. It's unbelieveable how well it turned out.
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Solvent based and the brush marks were not a problem but did sand with 220 grit sandpaper between coats
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Thanks Pat,
That is what I will be using. It seems like being a 'EggHead' you need to have a camera on your belt, next to the pager and cell phone. :laugh: -
Yea that and be prepared for the strange looks when you say "Don't touch the food yet, I have to take a picture first" :S
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I stained it with Minwax stain and put on three coats of spar urethane:
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I coated mine with Flood brand "CWF-UV5" clear fence and deck coating. Real easy to apply and recommended by BGE: (See bottom of page)
http://www.biggreenegg.com/customer_services.html
Added a couple of pieces of remnant 3/4" granite for the prep surfaces. -
Brad, what color stain did you use on the table, it looks great!
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Thanks, SM, it took a couple of tries to find the right color. It's Minwax "Early American," color code 230 with their Helmsman Spar Urethane, Clear Satin finish.
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