jswledhed 57 Posted September 20, 2009 Report Share Posted September 20, 2009 ....applied clear penetrating epoxy sealer to wooden gun furniture? At some point I'm going to go with wooden furniture on the x39 and am just in the thinking about it stage right now. I read the info on the Ironwood Designs site. Oils are applied to protect the wood from moisture. I'm wondering if the CPES would do the same, only better. For those unfamiliar with the stuff, CPES is used extensively in the boat building world. Its pretty much what the name says, a very thin epoxy that penetrates the wood. I've used it on a couple projects, the plywood deck of a boat is where I first used it. When applied, the wood is pretty close to totally water/rot proof. Ends up being nice to look at, too. Seems to really accentuate the contrast in the wood grain. I dunno, like I said, just in the thinking about it stages right now. Here's a link. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jswledhed 57 Posted November 4, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2010 Well, since nobody ever answered this inquiry, I guess I'm the first to try it.I'm sick as a dog at the moment, so these obviously aren't glamor shots. When I'm well, I'll look for a nice place outside in the sunshine to get some good pictures. These are the results: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
David Mark 2,452 Posted November 4, 2010 Report Share Posted November 4, 2010 They look great. Excellent job! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Klassy Kalashnikov 1,393 Posted November 4, 2010 Report Share Posted November 4, 2010 Excellent! Thanks for the photos. Great looking furniture. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jswledhed 57 Posted November 4, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2010 Having seen some of the pieces you've refinished and sold on this forum, CK, that is high praise indeed. Thanks, guys. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paulry 50 Posted November 5, 2010 Report Share Posted November 5, 2010 Wow, I sure like the look of wood. :These look great. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scarbrough68289 76 Posted November 5, 2010 Report Share Posted November 5, 2010 I sell doors and had a custom cedar door made from a design I had drew myself for a customer based on what they wanted. Door was solid cedar and had sidelites, transom and jambs. Never got to see the end product once finished since he was from out of town but he used something similar to this. I can only imagine it came out beautiful. The furniture on your guns looks amazing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gregomega 929 Posted November 5, 2010 Report Share Posted November 5, 2010 I agree, excellent furniture & pics Quote Link to post Share on other sites
loki0629 55 Posted November 5, 2010 Report Share Posted November 5, 2010 That's some really good looking furniture. What method did you use to apply the stuff? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kdbutler 563 Posted November 5, 2010 Report Share Posted November 5, 2010 Those are beautiful. Please tell us how you do it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jswledhed 57 Posted November 5, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2010 (edited) It was really very easy. The wood was cut by Ironwood Designs. These are the Saiga pattern sets in walnut. After lots of sanding and buffing with very fine steel wool, they were ready to start applying the finish. I applied three coats of CPES and two coats of polyurethane. The pieces were sanded and buffed between each successive coat. There were no stains or oils used, just the CPES and poly. That's really all there is to tell. The CPES is a two part epoxy, mixed 1:1. Lay it on with a cheap brush; cheap because its going to ruin the brush. The first coat can be pretty heavy because much of what is applied will soak, almost immediately, into the wood. Additional coats should be fairly light as the wood has absorbed most of what it can of the epoxy. I let each coat dry for at least 24 hours before starting to sand for the next coat. Followed the same steps of the two coats of polyurethane. Edited November 5, 2010 by jswledhed Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sjgusmc21 850 Posted November 5, 2010 Report Share Posted November 5, 2010 That woods looks fantastic! Great job. Might consider this for my upcoming S-12. I have been using Spar-Thane. This looks even better. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
uzitiger 193 Posted November 6, 2010 Report Share Posted November 6, 2010 This is the first time I heard of this CPES and then I saw the website which jswledhed provided and it looks like a good durable marine finish which I also intend to try. It sounds like it will be tougher than urethane which does NOT penetrate the wood unless you use a finishing oil that is urethane fortified or an outdoor urethane finish. I had chairs which were urethane coated and they did not do well outdoors. The urethane flaked off the wood and the wood turned gray where the finish cracked. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jswledhed 57 Posted November 8, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2010 (edited) CPES is a great product. The plywood floor I mentioned in the OP is still in use. I believe its over 10 years old now. Its been repainted a couple times, but the wood shows no sign of rot or deterioration in any capacity. Its still as solid as the day it was installed. Edited November 8, 2010 by jswledhed Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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