Finish for a garden table

[markblue777]

Hi all,
I have been doing a repair and rebuild of an indoor pine table that will now be used outside. I have sanded it all and now it is ready for a finish. The misses likes the light colour the table has taken and I want to preserve it. Will finishing it with boiled linseed oil have this affect and will it protect it outside?

How many coats of boiled linseed oil should I put on?

How long should it take to dry, ready to be put outside?

I was going to apply a clear outdoor lacquer after the boiled linseed oil, is this just over kill or should I do it to ensure protection?

Cheers
Mark

 

[GLFaria]

BLO + outside = not a good idea, IMO! Unless, that is, you take it inside every evening, and don't let it in the rain.

BLO will darken pine - gives it a nice golden-light brown shade. And darken with age. Will not keep it clear.

I don't think any lacquer will work well when applied over BLO. And it seems to me a shame to do a good work of a BLO finish and then spoil it all with (horror!) a coat of lacquer.

All this my personal opinion and little experience with BLO, of course.

 

[markblue777]

Hmm any idea of a finish, just a standard clear outdoor varnish? As bringing it in every day would not be a viable option
Cheers
Mark

 

[Harbo]

I've used Osmo Uv Protection Oil on my garden stuff with good effect but it does yellow stuff.

Have a look at the Sikkens or Sadalin ranges of water based clear finishes - they are supposed to not yellow?

Rod

 

[Chrispy]

I think I would be more concerned about the table its self, you say it was "an inside table" now from that I would assume that it won't have been made to withstand the elements, is the wood that it is made from at all durable? and the glue holding it together is that weather proof? does the construction allow for the kind of movement in the wood that you are going to get from leaving it out in all weathers? to me what ever you put on the surface will be a waste of time if the wood is just going to rot.
Nothing is going to keep every last drop of wet out of the wood so it will move it will rot and the glue will fail sooner or later. lastly U.V. in sunlight will change the colour anyway.
Sorry for that bad news but I'd spend my time making a proper outside table in the first place.

 

[markblue777]

Its a pine table. I stripped it down fully replaced the feet of the table with treated timber i cant take it indoors at night as i don't have the room but i will be keeping a cover over it when not in use.
Cheers
Mark