Jarrah finishing

[stu_g18]

hey all,
im a year 12 student doing a major work and i havent decided what to use as a finish for my jarrah outdoor setting????
just wondering if anyone would have any knowledge or ideas about what to use????
thanks

[nic]

Hi Stu

Welcome to the forums.
They make you use Jarrah at school !!!!!!! Lucky bunch
re finish, I'd use some sort of oil in the likes of:

http://www.organoil.com.au/gardenfurnoil/index.html

Cheers

Nic

[stu_g18]

Na we got to chose what wood we use. its for our industrial tech. timber HSC project so we get to use whatever and make whatever.

but it has been very good to use much better than the pine i was used to.

thanks for the info.

[keith53]

I have a jarrah outdoor setting which responds really well to regular coats of decking oil.

[Trav]

I used decking oil too on my outdoor timber table.

Trav

[aabb]

Hi ,


Literally just come in from garage from oiling garden seat I have just made - jarrah.

Used Sadolin Hardwood oil.... got it from Bunnings - they have others too -- this is one of more expensive .... I recemmend u use Clear version only as even this comes out darker than I had imagined -- unless tin was worngly labled...

Will be posting pic in few days - after i get second coat on it and it dries so will be interesting to see what others think...

Albert

[Ashore]

The Organic Brand stuff works for me

Also you can add sented oil to give the setting a faint aroma of orange ,lavander etc...what ever turns you on , it takes a bit of trial and error to get the quantities right but maybe an extra mark or two if it smells nice and the others don't when they judge them. It might not hurt to be diffrent.




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[Gumby]

Feast & Watson Outdoor furniture oil - available at Bunnings. It's been on my outdoor spa (cedar) and it faces the sun. One coat a year keeps it looking as new. Can't recommend the stuff highly enough. It also goes on our outdoor setting for the same results.

[Thomidog]

Feast & Watson Outdoor furniture oil - available at Bunnings. It's been on my outdoor spa (cedar) and it faces the sun. One coat a year keeps it looking as new. Can't recommend the stuff highly enough. It also goes on our outdoor setting for the same results.


That's interesting, I've moved into a house where they've spent a bomb on Stegbar doors, windows and surrounds and coated it with - I think a Wattyl exterior timber/decking oil on the basis that anything else will crack in the sun... Well, the window that gets the most sun has just burnt to a cinder - grey and black for a good 1mm. Tragic :-( and as I certainly don't have time to take it back it's likely to get painted. Any other suggestions?

[Ashore]

That's interesting, I've moved into a house where they've spent a bomb on Stegbar doors, windows and surrounds and coated it with - I think a Wattyl exterior timber/decking oil on the basis that anything else will crack in the sun... Well, the window that gets the most sun has just burnt to a cinder - grey and black for a good 1mm. Tragic :-( and as I certainly don't have time to take it back it's likely to get painted. Any other suggestions?
Thomidog just put in rear cedar doors that get direct sun
I went to wattyl direct , they only make one product for the job a gloss called "Wattyl Exterior Clear"
If this is too high a finish the Sikkens Cetol Filter 7 is a good alternative.
Yours are proberly western red cedar I think thats all stegbar in Newcastlr do now .To get rid of the grey & black try a little cedar stain first, try a few things painting good cedar is such a waste.

Rgds
Russell




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[Theva]

Thomidog,

I used Sikkens / Cetol HLS on our doors; doors were WRC from the same mob.

A bit off the topic from what Stu asked but so be it.

Cheers,
Theva

[la Huerta]

hi stu...when i was at school i did a coffee table for the major woodwork assignment, there were a couple of students who did really well but they didn't beat me , why, i put 6 coats of varnish on my table and most of them had a oil finish...varnishing can take longer than to build the job, but do it well and everyone will be lost for words...spar marine is great for outdoor work, your job will shine...