Thread: Cape Lilac (White Cedar?)

Would Plastic Paint (standard from bunnings) be a good product to use for painting the end grain instead of the tung oil?

Originally Posted by Wooden Mechanic

Would Plastic Paint (standard from bunnings) be a good product to use for painting the end grain instead of the tung oil?

Oils and special end sealing waxes are better but I find they tend to pick up grit more than house paint which dries much quicker. Another way to is to oil or wax and then when you need to mill or resaw, just dock the oiled/waxed ends off teh log. I tend to used whatever plastic house paint I have that I no longer need. I usually used 2 or 3 coats if I have the time.

Do you paint the logs after they have been felled or do you like to do each board individual (or slab), to me that seems like a waste of time.

I would have thought that using plastic paint would far out shine any of the oils/waxes used? For better protection anyway. Or does the oils/waxes allow the end of the boards to breathe and the boards to dry at a more even pace?

Thanks,
Harlan

Originally Posted by Wooden Mechanic

Do you paint the logs after they have been felled or do you like to do each board individual (or slab), to me that seems like a waste of time.

Fall tree, paint cut ends immediately. Then when milling boards, if any ends are docked, paint immediately

I would have thought that using plastic paint would far out shine any of the oils/waxes used? For better protection anyway. Or does the oils/waxes allow the end of the boards to breathe and the boards to dry at a more even pace?

I don't know what it is but I do see a few more cracks with the plastic paint than I do with the end sealer.