Anchorseal question

Re: Anchorseal question

Bill Howatt

>My guess is that it is far too thick to easily atomize such that it could be sprayed. Clogging probably goes along with this as well.

Bill

They do have a pump...

Rodney Jenkins

>sprayer that is used commercially. Looks like an industrial pump-up garden sprayer. I think there's more info on U-C Coatings site.

What you're talking about would be prohibitively expensive, is my guess.

Another Anchorseal question

Chuck Ludwigsen

>Okay,

I was reading the UC Coatings website and it statred that Anchorseal is "Similar in viscosity to latex paint". Well I have plenty of old, water-based latex paint around from previous projects. This is also what I used to seal the Magnolia and seems to be doing great.

Should I save my money and just use the paint until it is used up? What is the real advantage of Anchorseal?

Not trying to start any "wars", just trying to prioritize what little spending money I have.

Chuck in Memphis, TN.

Use a garden sprayer.

Dave Smith

>Hi Jim,

Gary Hern posted this solution several years ago on Badger Pond. After his post I started using a garden sprayer when processing large quantities of wood. The wax will harden in the spray nozzle so I take it off and clean it after use. Warm water or alcohol will loosen the wax easily. I keep a liquid soap bottle filled with anchorseal in my shop for the occasional piece of wood that needs sealing. I use a cheap brush for spreading the wax. No need to clean the brush after use because it will soften quickly when fresh anchorseal is applied.

Dave Smith

Have anchorseal will travel in Longview, WA.

Re: Anchorseal question

Roger

>Jim,

You can put the Anchorseal in a spray bottle, of the type you would use in the laundry room or the garden. Works OK if you're not doing an ecessive amt. of sealing, then a brush or putting the Anchorseal in a container and dipping the ends of your wood works quicker.

Roger in Va.

Re: Another Anchorseal question

Roger

>Chuck,

I have used both the paint that I bought for next to nothing because it was mismixed, and the Anchorseal. The Anchorseal is by far the best imho. The Anchorseal seals better and lasts much longer.

Roger in Va.

Re: Another Anchorseal question

Dinyar Chavda

>Chuck:

I have a friend in Florida who goes to paint stores and buys their "rejected" custom paint cheap, i.e,e. paint that someone ordered and did not like or whatever. Swears by it.

Dinyar

Re: Another Anchorseal question

Bill Howatt

>I have used both and Anchorseal is better without a doubt IMO. If the latex is working for you then carry on with it.

I am guessing but I wonder if local environmental conditions have a lot to do with how well latex paint works. If you are experiencing real dry conditions would it be as effective?

Anchorseal leaves a rather waxy looking, relatively thick layer when it dries - I just don't get that with paint.

Bill

Re: Use a garden sprayer.

Bill Neddow

>No need to even let the brush soften if you stick it in a plastic bag between uses. I stick mine in a Ziplock bag between sessions. The brush is always fresh, always soft.

I have tried spraying with a garden sprayer and it works. However, I can coat about a cord of wood in about 10 minutes with a brush - - which is less time than it takes me to find the garden sprayer pump it up and flush it out when I am done.

Have not been doing either outside for the last few days as the temperature hovers around minus 40 here in Ottawa. (I don't think it matters whether you are using the Imperial or Celsius scales at that point.

Deer eat latex paint!

Mike Schwing from Maryland

>They eat it right off my lumber! Don't seem to like the anchorseal, fortunately.

Re: Deer eat latex paint!

Dinyar Chavda

>That's incredible, Mike. I had heard that they will eat anything, but latex paint!

Well, I wouldn't have to worry about it, as my lumber stash is at the back of my yard, but within the "deer-fenced-off" area (my wife who is an avid gardener got tired of losing all her plants to them, and none of the so-called deer-repellents really work for long periods of time).

Dinyar

If they get hungry...

BubbaBob

>...enough, they eat ANYTHING!

10 miles from me is a gated community of tree huggers that will not, under any circumstances allow thinning of the deer herd there. Adult deer run about 60-70 lbs, and you can count their ribs when you pass them.

A customer I did a screened porch for has a house that has Hardie Plank siding...part wood, part CONCRETE. The deer are so starved there they are eating the Hardie Plank siding.

Real compassionate folks there, eh?

BubbaBob

Mayonnaise Jars

Al Kapocius, Metro Greendale

>Some turners I've met epoxy cheap paint brushes through jar lids (as is quart or larger mayonnaise jars) for their Anchorseal applications. Keep a generous supply of the stuff in the jar. One advantage is that the liquid does not run down your arm when applying.

Al Kapocius