My wood sealing experiment

[Woodbuster]

I know that there is no sealer that will seal 100%, but the less water that gets in the less the wood will expand and cause paint issues.

I guess I was looking for a larger difference between the weight gain from the unsealed wood and the oiled wood.

[NIB]

The best thing I have done is to seal em with epoxy.if ur gonna do big batches an be a big time builder it's not for U.
I heat the wood in a small toaster oven then apply some sb-112 systems three.basically brushing it on till it does no absorb any more.Whipe off the excess an hang to dry...pour some in the thru holes an use a pipe cleaner to work it thru.Makes for a plug that is durable from the inside out.absorbs no water an the finish holds up better because the wood is tougher..U have to take into consideration it will add some weight to the plug..So if u have a fickle swimmer u may have to make some adjustments..T paint I lightly scuff em up an whipe with will-a bond an prime an paint..

[Woodbuster]

Originally Posted by NIB

The best thing I have done is to seal em with epoxy.

Do you thin the epoxy with denatured alchohol?

[NIB]

No i don't wanna break it down.heating the wood up allows it to soak in pretty good.

[beamie]

I am not sure why so many people have lots of thoughts on the sealing question........after using plugs for a long length of time, belly hooks and bluefish teeth wear into the plug and water will eventually get in contact with bare wood and start soaking a bit......it happens.

When I was a kid I had some molds that I use to inject resin and microballoons and make epoxy poppers, I may experiment with them more some winter.

[ProfessorM]

Originally Posted by NIB

The best thing I have done is to seal em with epoxy.if ur gonna do big batches an be a big time builder it's not for U.
I heat the wood in a small toaster oven then apply some sb-112 systems three.basically brushing it on till it does no absorb any more.Whipe off the excess an hang to dry...pour some in the thru holes an use a pipe cleaner to work it thru.Makes for a plug that is durable from the inside out.absorbs no water an the finish holds up better because the wood is tougher..U have to take into consideration it will add some weight to the plug..So if u have a fickle swimmer u may have to make some adjustments..T paint I lightly scuff em up an whipe with will-a bond an prime an paint..

I herd about that technique this fall. Definetly not for mass quanties of plugs though. What the hell is cpes?