emlclcy
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What would you recommend to protect a new hardwood window cill before its installed?
a varnish not paint
thanks
carl
a varnish not paint
thanks
carl
Hardwood Window Cill
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Against_The_Grain
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Make sure it’s an opaque finish like Sikkens Cetol HLS basecoat and Sikkens Filter 7 Plus topcoat and not a typical exterior varnish as the weather and sunlight will destroy it in no time at all.
emlclcy
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Richard_C
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Good advice. I've always used Sadolin products just because that is what the local merchants stocked 25 years ago when I moved in. Sikkens should be just as good or better. Someone on here published their own comparison trial and if I recall both did very well.
Main thing, use a decent brand. My neighbour uses the cheapest he can buy on his window frames and seems to have to redo them about twice as often as me: I don't like ladders that much.
The drawback of a traditional varnish, which can look great on day 1, is that in years to come you might have to strip it back and start again. A modern high build woodstain type can just be re coated every year or five.
Main thing, use a decent brand. My neighbour uses the cheapest he can buy on his window frames and seems to have to redo them about twice as often as me: I don't like ladders that much.
The drawback of a traditional varnish, which can look great on day 1, is that in years to come you might have to strip it back and start again. A modern high build woodstain type can just be re coated every year or five.
I'll second the recommendation for Sikkens Cetol HLS basecoat and Sikkens Filter 7 Plus topcoat . I used to use Sadolin but changed over to Sikkens a good few years ago and have found it to be far longer lasting on hardwood window frames and doors in our cold wet Welsh weather.
Martin.
Martin.
emlclcy
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i bought one of each (1ltr) cost me £70! which no dough means i will have to go around the house and do all the woodwork!
on a similar note, what silicon would you use to seal a new upvc window to a brick opening? there are just so many in the screwfix catalogue
on a similar note, what silicon would you use to seal a new upvc window to a brick opening? there are just so many in the screwfix catalogue
Oldnut
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If it is oak then nothing, it will age lovely.
HOJ
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When you say window cill, is this outside, or do you mean window board, inside?
This is why I ask!
emlclcy
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Ttrees
Iroko loco!
https://www.ukworkshop.co.uk/thread...vs-sikkens-filter-7-plus.108601/#post-1298963
I wonder how this compares to @Jacob 's linseed oil suggestion,
or if that's just for coloured paints?
Tom
woodieallen
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It doesn't. Sadolin and Sikkens work and are excellent. Linseed oil paints are like cats. Spawn of Satan.
woodieallen
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Yes...here. The forum has a good search engine. Just put in Sikkens
https://www.ukworkshop.co.uk/thread...vs-sikkens-filter-7-plus.108601/#post-1561453
