The Ford Barn

langus480 · 03-15-2024, 01:19 AM

Hello all,

New guy here and this has probably been asked somewhere else, but what is the best material to use on untreated body/roof wood?

Would epoxy paint or some kind of stain be the method to seal the wood?

What is recommended.

Thanks in advance

rotorwrench · 03-15-2024, 12:55 PM

Stain is just to give wood a different shade. It will fill the porosity but it is limited on protection. Old school is spar varnish or boiled linseed oil. Polyurethane is in the modern category. Jamestown Distribution must have dozens of products for wood boats. I don't try to figure which is best.

ronn · 03-15-2024, 02:06 PM

what do you have handy? oil based.........

nkaminar · 03-15-2024, 05:13 PM

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Wood rots when it gets wet and fungus attacks it. Now most all Model A's are stored indoors and the roofs are kept in good repair so the wood should not get wet. To be absolutely safe, follow Rotorwrench's suggestion.

03-15-2024, 01:19 AM	#1
langus480 Member Join Date: May 2017 Posts: 56	New wood type of treatment or stain? Hello all, New guy here and this has probably been asked somewhere else, but what is the best material to use on untreated body/roof wood? Would epoxy paint or some kind of stain be the method to seal the wood? What is recommended. Thanks in advance

03-15-2024, 12:55 PM	#2
rotorwrench Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 16,439	Re: New wood type of treatment or stain? Stain is just to give wood a different shade. It will fill the porosity but it is limited on protection. Old school is spar varnish or boiled linseed oil. Polyurethane is in the modern category. Jamestown Distribution must have dozens of products for wood boats. I don't try to figure which is best.

03-15-2024, 02:06 PM	#3
ronn Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: NNNNNNNNJJJJJJJJJJ Posts: 6,792	Re: New wood type of treatment or stain? what do you have handy? oil based.........

03-15-2024, 05:13 PM	#4
nkaminar Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Western North Carolina Posts: 3,900	Re: New wood type of treatment or stain? Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Wood rots when it gets wet and fungus attacks it. Now most all Model A's are stored indoors and the roofs are kept in good repair so the wood should not get wet. To be absolutely safe, follow Rotorwrench's suggestion. __________________ A is for apple, green as the sky. Step on the gas, for tomorrow I die. Forget the brakes, they really don't work. The clutch always sticks, and starts with a jerk. My car grows red hair, and flies through the air. Driving's a blast, a blast from the past.