Wood stain on Picnic table

foxirl

Hi,

Built a Picnic table a few weeks ago using white deal and applied one coat of Sadolin wood stain to it. Is this enough to protect it or should i have put wood preserver on it.

If I just keep staining it once a year should it be ok

Thanks

tibrok

I was in a garden furniture place last week and they recommend applying Textrol wood sealer once a year. They also recommend applying Net-rol Cleaner and Brightner once every couple of years to remove built up dirt and renew the appearance of the wood.

kadman

I would put on at least 2 coats of sadolin initially, the more the better.
Then coat as required each year , as a maintainence step.

kadman

Alun

I'll be making mine in the next day or two, and I was thinking of using the same stuff I used on my workshop ... FenceLife I think it was called. I don't want a shiny varnished effect, and this stuff I have on my workshop was put on a year ago now, and the water still beads off beautifully the same as the day I put it on.

db

I used the Ronseal Garden Furniture stain on my table recently and I was very happy with it.

Wertz

Decking Oil in the wood stain colour you want the finish to be, is the most weather resistant option...like any good wood protection it requires at least two thin coats and preferrably 3-4 (and a light sanding in between). Two is good to start with and then one every year. Pine is very susceptible to weathering, especially the end grain, so make sure and hit everything, not just the bits you can see...