Hydra_cosplay
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So just recently built an enclosure out of white pine and was looking to seal the wood with polyurethane. Is there a certain brand or type I should be using for this? Any info would be helpful, thanks!
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Any will do. You can go with the good ole water based milky stuff that has be used for a thousand years. Or you can go off the deep end and get "the good stuff"
From best to worst:
oil based Spar urethane
water based Spar urethane
oil based polyurethane
water based polyurethane
But really the price goes insane fast. Godlike spar varnishes can hit $80-120 a gallon. But at the end of the day, i would get what ever spar urethane is on sale. The stuff will have high solids, resist UVB, and be more flexible (think hotside vs cold side at the same time). The oil based will seal/finish a bit better. both will offgass for about 30 days(and be dry in 2 days). If this is an outdoor cage it doesnt matter. If its an indoor cage i would not put the cham in a sealed room with it, till its "full cure" which will be written on the side of the jug. However once both are cured, you can literally eat and drink off of it.
Okies good to know! Thanks very much ^_^Get the water based kind. The oil based is a nightmare to work with and smells horrible for weeks.
Get the water based kind. The oil based is a nightmare to work
with and smells horrible for weeks.
Awesome thank you so much! Side question, if I paint over screen that's attached to the wood, would it seap through and still protect the wood fair enough? Only reason I ask is because I already fastened the screen to the wood when in hindsight I should've prob waited
LOL it is what I used on the outdoor enclosure I built because they don't even sell the water based here due to our environment. But omg was it disgusting. Took 2 weeks for the smell to dissipate outside in open air.But but the finish. it will be silky smooth and last for 200 years.
"if paint cant get to it, water cant get to it". There will be a bit of creep, but i dont think it will matter. Even unfinished the cage will outlive the cham if its indoors.
LOL it is what I used on the outdoor enclosure I built because they don't even sell the water based here due to our environment. But omg was it disgusting. Took 2 weeks for the smell to dissipate outside in open air.
Needs to fully cure. You need to let it sit for about 48 hours.i'm about to foam my cham cages and i'm wondering how long it will take before it settles and i'll be able to put them back in the cages. Isn't the stuff really toxic when its not dry?
wow that was not mentioned to me in the other thread what will i do with the chams?Needs to fully cure. You need to let it sit for about 48 hours.
The great stuff pond brand says 8 hours to cure supposedly. Can maybe give that a try!i was under the impression that it took a few hour to dry so that wouldnt be an issue
unfortunately the great stuff brand isnt available in the uk i dont think i could look around more though. i'm going to check the can right nowThe great stuff pond brand says 8 hours to cure supposedly. Can maybe give that a try!
wow that was not mentioned to me in the other thread what will i do with the chams?
The people that I know that use this let it cure for a full 24-48 hours before adding chams... Thickness of foam matter too. It expands so if you over due it then it will take longer to dry.i was under the impression that it took a few hour to dry so that wouldnt be an issue
Not sure what brand you have, but found this https://www.amazon.co.uk/Fix-Fill-Expanding-Foam-Polyurethane/dp/B0012T6PAW quotes that it drys and can be cut in an hour.unfortunately the great stuff brand isnt available in the uk i dont think i could look around more though. i'm going to check the can right now
yup thats the one i have 4 cans of thos i doubt it can cure in an hour... although i could spray in the morning and put cham back in in the evening and take him outside all day or put him in an enclosed free range or siomethingNot sure what brand you have, but found this https://www.amazon.co.uk/Fix-Fill-Expanding-Foam-Polyurethane/dp/B0012T6PAW quotes that it drys and can be cut in an hour.
( You beat me to it lol)