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Wood Sealer
stevendstock	#1  Posted on 08/01/08 - 6:58 AM
Member Personal Page Posts: 13 Comments: 2 Joined: 01/24/06	What is the best sealer for the wood on my Whaler? Edited by Tom W Clark on 08/01/08 - 7:27 AM
Tom W Clark	#2  Posted on 08/01/08 - 7:28 AM
Member Personal Page Posts: 4280 Comments: 7 Joined: 09/30/05	That depends on what Whaler you have, what kind of wood it contains and how you would like it to look.
stevendstock	#3  Posted on 08/01/08 - 8:22 AM
Member Personal Page Posts: 13 Comments: 2 Joined: 01/24/06	77 low profile with mahogany, I have to redo it every 2 years, I may go back with black starboard
Binkie	#4  Posted on 08/01/08 - 12:44 PM
Member Personal Page Posts: 2012 Comments: 0 Joined: 12/19/05	Wood sealer is not needed on any hardwood, only softwoods like pine. You wood seal pine before staining so the soft spots don`t soak up too much stain, and look blotchy. on mahogany just thin out the first coat of varnish 10-20%. rich
stevendstock	#5  Posted on 08/01/08 - 12:55 PM
Member Personal Page Posts: 13 Comments: 2 Joined: 01/24/06	Is that what you did on that 13'
Elmore	#6  Posted on 08/01/08 - 1:15 PM
Member Posts: 3 Comments: 0 Joined: 08/10/06	Petit Wood sealer will help fill in the grain on mahogany for a smotther final finish, it can be recoated in less time than varnish, and is easier to sand. You still need several coats of varnish with UV filters as final coats over the sealer.