Ipe Deck Sealer

Austkaine

Is this a personal deck or client's deck. If you really want it to last forever then you can do what I did, but it's expensive and time consuming! Not a quick application process at all.

When I started my research for the best wood finish products I looked to the marine industry since they have the best results and products by far. Many finely finished boats will last 5-10 years in the harshest environment possible. Very salty water with extreme UV's.

First start with CPES from Smith and CO. Steve Smith the inventor is a brilliant scientist and has developed many sealer products that are imitated by other companies. This product is the base coat. It's an epoxy resin that bonds to the wood's fibers. You do 2 coats with the second coat not fully dry when you apply a clear coat sealer. The epoxy cures after the topcoat is adhered and permanently bonds the topcoat to the wood and should never peel.

The topcoat can be any of your choosing either but again the marine industry has the best available. I wanted something with the maximum amount of UV absorbers so the wood will not fade from the harsh Colorado sun! Epifanes is considered to be the best in the biz and has been tested by Steve Smith to have the most UV absorbers of any product he has seen. I used the clear varnish which is tung oil based.

The topcoat needs to have many thin layers, anywhere from 3 - 10 coats total. I used this method on a T&G tigerwood covered porch and uncovered slotted deck. It has been about a year now and looks like it did the day it was built.

Hope this helps!

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deckspec

it takes many coats to fianally "season" Ipe.

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paul
http://www.deckspecialists.com/

deck king

I have always used pennofin and have never had any problems with it, sometimes the old ways are better, for some of us anyways.