Merbau Fence

[tubes82]

Hi all,

I am about to built a merbau fence beside my house which is 5.7 m long. Any recommendations on which oil and stain to use?

I was thinking of going a oil with a merbau enhancement stain. Are these any good?

[wisno]

You can apply an oil finish, such as teak oil, tung oil or polyurethane finish.


Good luck

[fubar]

Gday , the stain/oil I use is this one here Welcome to Preschem Pty (Ltd) - The Smarter Timber Protection (http://www.preschem.com/naclear.html)

[Tung tied]

Hi Tubes82,

I used Cabot's Aquadeck. That was about 2 years ago and it still looks good. I should get another year out of it.

Beware of tannin bleeding from the merbau when it rains. I coated the timber before I put it up but it bled like a stuck pig over the newly rendered lower part of the fence from the holes I drilled for the screws.:~
I couldn't get if off the render and had to recoat the render part of the fence after about 12 months when the bleeding had stopped.

Cabots - exterior products - decking - decking oil - cabots.com.au (http://www.cabots.com.au/exterior/deck_deckingoil.asp)

Cheers

Bryan