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My wife and I spend several days creating plywood yard art only to have the elements eat it up. Is there a good protective coating that will prevent the plywood from absorbing moisture? I use a Kilns primer and let it dry for at least 48hrs and a rattle can clear for final coat.
-------------------- Terry Briggs Posts: 1 | From: Tampa, FL | Registered: Oct 2003
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Hi Terry, Welcome to Letterville. When you say the elements are eating it up, what is happening? Is the sign peeling, flaking, fading etc. If you could be more specific, I'll hazard a guess. Terry
-------------------- Terry Baird Baird Signs 3484 West Lake Rd. Canandaigua, NY 14424 Posts: 790 | From: Canandaigua, New York | Registered: Dec 2002
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Terry Briggs, From your profile I see you are not in the business. That's fine, just pay close attention to the terminology you get from us, because we're used to speaking with othes who are familiar with the lingo. When Monte says MDO he really means it, and I'll add that there is virtually nothing you can do to standard A/C or Marine plywood or any of the other plywoods available from the builders supply that will stop the surface from hopelessly checking after a relatively short time outdoors. MDO is a miracle compared to the others.
Also - do not be mislead if you run into a product called Medex or waterproof MDF. Awesome to work with, and cheap, but a disaster outdoors.
Sorry to say, your project cannot be saved by any efforts short of maybe fiberglassing it. Your brutal Tampa climate doesn't help.
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