I used minwax polycrylic water based protective finish in clear satin you guys this stuff is amazing.
How to treat seal a reclaimed barn door.
Minwax does have a wipe on polyurethane in a satin finish that will protect the barn wood.
Old barn wood can retain the smell of a farm for decades.
Use a polycrylic or water based top coat to seal the door and prevent exposure to any lead paint left on the door.
The use of barn wood and reclaimed wood for home projects and decor has become incredibly popular over the past decade and shows no signs of changing in the near future.
A friend and i managed to find a beautiful barn door and so i took it home and it sat in my garage for quite some time.
The last step to clean and refinish your reclaimed wood is to properly seal the wood.
Before i could turn the barn door into a table top i needed to clean the wood up.
Once the wood was dry from its cleaning i used a regular paint brush and sparingly applied the minwax finish.
The result is a beautiful rough grained wood that can add interest to your interior design as decorative molding wainscoting or cabinet material.
Place a few pieces of the salvaged wood in a plastic bag for 48 hours.
It s also gives this old.
What i like about it is it has no sheen.
For cleaning and maintaining you only need to wipe the surface with a wet rag.
Wood that has been exposed to the elements on the side of a barn undergoes a natural chemical reaction that is triggered by the ultraviolet spectrum of the sun s rays.
Not knowing the size or purpose of your barn wood i d suggest mineral oil as used for butcher block.
Open the bag and smell the wood.
I prefer the general finishes high performance flat top coat.
How to treat reclaimed barnwood for bugs.
Then the idea was born to use this as the top of my craft room work table.
If you smell the odor of animals or other offensive scents use the wood for outside projects only.
The soft surface it provides over reclaimed barn wood has the additional benefit of not being ruined by fingerprints.
The top coat protects the wood while letting the beauty of the grain show and there s no shine to detract from the wood.
I m jealous you have barn wood.
Make sure not to use too much.