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   [email protected] | Jan 13, 2022 01:39pm | #1

   I use pure tungoil. And keep my furniture out of the rain. Once a year I use a brush and soap, rinse and let it dry for a few days. Then a small amount of tungoil is rubbed on. Works great: no sanding or scraping of old layers and a nice patina after a few years.

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   pantalones868 | Jan 14, 2022 07:45pm | #2

   I use the Smiths . Smiths is a wood resin based epoxy with a very slow dry time. Originally marketed for restoration work. It's designed to penetrate deep into the wood. It goes on like water,wetter than water actually. It seems expensive,well it is , but it gets much better coverage than other products I've tried. It usually comes with a instruction sheet and one of the instructions deals with varnish and how to use the epoxy application to help draw the varnish into the wood. Steve Smith will probably be the one that answers the phone if you call. They're in Richmond CA. It seems like a small company. One of the most amazing things about Smiths epoxy is its ability to turn dry rotted wood back to wood again or something that is wood enough! West System is a really great product as well,but I think for what your doing the Smiths will work out better. West System I've used for lamination etc.. the Smiths wouldn't do that though I think they may manufacture specalty epoxies that will do that. I've used it for exactly what your trying to do and it's worked out well and has held up.