Protecting wood outdoors

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Does oiling wood protcet it from the weather or am I better using a synthetic sealer?

Cheers

[Vernonv]

Oiling will protect timber to a large extent, however you need to re-oil every 12 to 18 months.

Coating type systems generally last longer between re-applications, but you may need to do more prep each time you re-apply it (i.e. you may need to remove the old sealer, before applying new sealer).

Can you give a few more details on what you are doing and what products you intend to use.

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Hi Vernon,

I will be using freshly sawn Merbau to make a baulastrade. I think I will go with oil. I don't mind re-appling every year or 2 as opposed to all the prep work I am reading about for other products.

Cheers