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    Hi Guys
    We inherited an old garden seat with the house, steel frame rusted and wooden slats rotted.
    I have replaced all the wood with recycled hardwood and have hammertone painted the steel frame.
    The wood has had 3 coats of varnish applied and was considering wether to apply a coat of sponsors traditional wax on top of the varnish?
    This seat will be left outside in the weather
    If i did wax it would i rub it in with 0000 steel wool or just use a cloth or not bother with the waxing at all
    thanks
    greg

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    Hi Farm Boy,

    If you want further protection over the varnish, maybe some form of Polyurethane would be good. I use Wipe On Poly on timber which has high traffic or work and it works well. Also use this combo to polish my head, lasts for months

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    For lacquering outdoor timber, I reckon you can't go past Spar Varnish. It is designed for it, after all...
    I may be weird, but I'm saving up to become eccentric.

    - Andy Mc

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