Another wood bed question
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From: NM
Depending on what kind of wood you have (stock is oak) and whether it has been previously painted or sealed or urethaned, Thompson's is a good bet. Actually their Wood Protector (different than the Sealer) is good for UV protection. It can be periodically replenished which is an advantage. Some people use tung oil or danish oil. If the wood has been painted or urethaned in the past, a non-hardening finish like Thompsons probably isn't going to penetrate very well and may lift the old finish.
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From: Willamette Valley, Oregon
I apply super deck to the bed of my driver once a year, i just park on the gravel and apply one heavy coat top and bottom each summer, after the moisture dries out from wet Oregon winters.
my bed wood is not pristine, it has a dark patina. This stuff works well as a preseritive, much better than Thomsons... But not for a show truck....
http://www.superdeck.com/
my bed wood is not pristine, it has a dark patina. This stuff works well as a preseritive, much better than Thomsons... But not for a show truck....
http://www.superdeck.com/
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From: Willamette Valley, Oregon
I think they are different type of products... The "super deck" is a blend of oils and preservitives that soaks in and never forms a coating like a urathane or varnish.. Marine varnish seems an excellent choice for new or refinished wood, but my older bed needed a preservative. My truck sits in the rain 9 months of the year....
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From: NM
Originally Posted by fking1
Thompson's peeled on my wood deck after one year. Would not use it IMO.
Why not Marine Varnish? Worked for my 55.
Why not Marine Varnish? Worked for my 55.
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Originally Posted by ALBUQ F-1
Which Thompsons product? None of them I know form a finish that could peel. They are all oils. Are you sure the Thompsons didn't lift an earlier coating?
Have Cabot oil base on now and is looking good. Used marine varnish on raw oak bed boards. Has been on 20 years and looks like new.
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Originally Posted by ALBUQ F-1
Depending on what kind of wood you have (stock is oak) and whether it has been previously painted or sealed or urethaned, Thompson's is a good bet. Actually their Wood Protector (different than the Sealer) is good for UV protection. It can be periodically replenished which is an advantage. Some people use tung oil or danish oil. If the wood has been painted or urethaned in the past, a non-hardening finish like Thompsons probably isn't going to penetrate very well and may lift the old finish.
I used red oak on my bed 9 years ago and put a spar urethane varnish on it, 3 coats. It had some kind of sunlight inhibitor in it, also.
I would not use Thompsons water seal. Look at your fneces and decks that we put Thompsons on around the house....