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Driftwood - Methods To Preserve

Posted: September 20th, 2012, 9:14 pm
by The Specimen
Ok so I have several beautiful pieces of driftwood that I want to preserve :geek:

Many of us use lime sulfur however I was wondering whether there are other methods that people also use :lost:

Reason is that want to preserve the "natural look" of a particular driftwood that is reddish and using lime sulfur would make it turn white :shock:

It is not the same as those found it aquariums though I wonder if they treat theirs cause I do have one that is rock hard after many many years :?:

Re: Driftwood - Methods To Preserve

Posted: September 20th, 2012, 10:35 pm
by mattgatenby
just spit balling here....

A mat clear coat
or perhaps a similar coloured wood hardner ?

I'm not an expert but this is probably where I would start. Oh and would defantly do a few test pieces with a few different products to be 100% happy with the finished result before commiting :imo:

Cheers
Matt

Re: Driftwood - Methods To Preserve

Posted: September 20th, 2012, 11:17 pm
by kcpoole
try some "Earls Wood hardener"
is clear and leaves a natural finish on the timber

Ken

Re: Driftwood - Methods To Preserve

Posted: September 21st, 2012, 12:58 am
by The Specimen
Gents much appreciated :tu2: I'll give that a go