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1. 
   john_c2 | Aug 19, 2020 04:11am | #1

   Paint.

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   _mj_ | Aug 19, 2020 08:06am | #2

   You could just leave it unfinished and let it go grey. White oak should hold up pretty well.

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   mikefm101 | Aug 19, 2020 01:18pm | #3

   I’ve all but given up on outdoor furniture without paint. Everything got mildewed especially the back patio that doesn’t get much sun.

   What little outdoor things I make get painted now.

   I made white oak chairs years ago and put Penofin on them. After a month outdoors it still smelled and felt tacky like it hadn’t cured yet.

   Boats use epoxy or paint

   Alternatively get covers for everything. I recently made a cedar duckboard top for a grill cart (the base is metal up cycled from a long gone tiny Weber grill). No finish but I ordered a cover for it

   Mike

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   stantheman | Aug 19, 2020 01:30pm | #4

   I have WO patio furniture that I made several years ago. I used Penofin and some other oil product, re-coating every year for the first few years. It all turned gray anyway, and I gave up. I think deck stain might last longer, but nothing will last that long.

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   user-7274013 | Aug 19, 2020 02:36pm | #5

   Mother Nature always wins, let it turn gray

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   gulfstar | Aug 19, 2020 07:21pm | #6

   ...''Boats use epoxy or paint''... really ?