Green Timber Sealer

[stevew]

Does anyone out there make their own green timber sealer.
Have managed to get some fresh,large camphor laurel logs and I want to seal them when I break them down to bowl size blanks.
Wanting to seal the end grain before storing them away.
Thnks again
Steve

[journeyman Mick]

I just use whatever left-over acrylic paint I've got hanging around.

Mick

[OGYT]

Some folks buy paraffin and melt it. Before I got my AnchorSeal, I used old oil-base paint, and old wood glue.
I never though of using acrylic paint, but I think any old paint should do better than nothing, but if you use latex, I've heard you need to put on two or three coats.

[hughie]

Steve,

Bunnies have a real cheap acrylic paint...$14 per 4litres to this I add PVA glue..of which they sell :U I get the cheapest one which is for gluing paper. Mix about 500ml into the 4litres and it works fine.

Failing that consider polystyrene foam melted down with Turps. 1/2 to 1 Litre of turps will melt a truck load of foam. Consistency should be like treacle...maybe light treacle at that. Use a spatula or something similar to spread it on, seals and dries in a few hours.

[mick61]

G`day Hughie I have heard the poystyrene and turps(?) mix used as a sanding sealer.
Mick:D

P.s I use a wax emulsion that the woodsmith sells,don`t know what`s in it.

[joe greiner]

I'm currently using paraffin wax (in canning supplies at supermarkets/grocers). Melt it in a spare pot on a dedicated (SURPLUS) hot-plate and swab it on with a stick; natural-bristle brushes get clogged too easily, and artificial bristles melt. My demands don't favour AnchorSeal, but many serious turners use it. Our hazardous-waste dump makes old paint available for free, and paint suppliers may offer blending mistakes at reduced price. I've found it takes several coats, though, and too much attention.

Joe

[BobL]

I used to use the paraffin based sealers and waxes but they generally take a longer time to dry and when they do grit/sand/rocks can easily still stick to that stuff. Acrylic paint dries quickly and one can just brush or wash grit/sand/rocks off. The disadvantage is that thin paint can penetrate cracks and it is harder to remove before filling. One way around that is to let the paint go a bit goopy/thick before using it so that it doesn't penetrate as far.

[glock40sw]

G'day.
Just go to your local BP depot and buy a 20 lt drum of log end sealer.
Easy.

[Calm]

G'day.
Just go to your local BP depot and buy a 20 lt drum of log end sealer.
Easy.

I bought mine at Mobil and it was about $80 and does a lot of timber

[DJ’s Timber]

G'day.
Just go to your local BP depot and buy a 20 lt drum of log end sealer.
Easy.

:whs:

[mick61]

G`day do you mean BP service station?

[glock40sw]

no. BP Depot supplies the servo with fuel.