Re: finishing touches [TANKS]

[Frank Pittelli <frank-at-rctankcombat.com>]

adt22-at-drexel.edu wrote:
> I'd like to make my woodwork a little water resistant. What's the
 > recommended approach (cheap and fast are good)? I got a quart of
 > titebond II (should I have gotten a gallon? any application tips?).

I've never used Titebond for that purpose before, but Steve "Dr. Wood" 
Tyng swears by it and he knows his stuff when it comes to wood.

A couple coats of polyurethane will also do the trick and if you use 
water-based poly it dries quickly, cleans up easily and doesn't generate 
toxic fumes.  My wife's shower surround is made of wood panels sealed 
with 3 coats of poly and it has shown no signs of water penetration in 
over 5 years.

As far as sealing your tracks, if you didn't seal the treads before you 
put them together, go can still protect them fairly well by sealing them 
now.  The sealer will seap into the seams and keep water from doing the 
same.

Seal everything that doesn't move and oil everything that does!!

        Frank P.