I went in to Home Depot today to get, among other things, some "Drylok". I was going to give it a try. They only had the masonry/concrete type. Is there one for wood?
Anyhow, the guy working the counter had no idea how to answer my questions, but was excited to tell me about the "tortoise races" he attended at his local bar back when he lived on the East Coast... It just so happened that the rep from the paint company was there, and he did have some answers for me. He said nothing sold in a hardware store is going to work for the application that I intended to use it for. He said there is no paint, or anything else (like garage floor epoxy) that will hold up to being wet all the time. He suggest I call a marine place and look into the paints thats are used on boats, that are designed to be under water all the time. I asked him about the fumes or toxicity of these paints, since they are designed to repel barnacles and other such invasive stuff, and he said that he did not know about that, but it seemed like a valid concern. So I am back to square one...
He suggested sealing the wood some other way, which brought me back to my original idea of FRP paneling and silicone sealant over plywood.
Ugh... I wish some manufacturer would just make appropriately sized, water friendly closed chamber-type enclosures...
Anyhow, the guy working the counter had no idea how to answer my questions, but was excited to tell me about the "tortoise races" he attended at his local bar back when he lived on the East Coast... It just so happened that the rep from the paint company was there, and he did have some answers for me. He said nothing sold in a hardware store is going to work for the application that I intended to use it for. He said there is no paint, or anything else (like garage floor epoxy) that will hold up to being wet all the time. He suggest I call a marine place and look into the paints thats are used on boats, that are designed to be under water all the time. I asked him about the fumes or toxicity of these paints, since they are designed to repel barnacles and other such invasive stuff, and he said that he did not know about that, but it seemed like a valid concern. So I am back to square one...
He suggested sealing the wood some other way, which brought me back to my original idea of FRP paneling and silicone sealant over plywood.
Ugh... I wish some manufacturer would just make appropriately sized, water friendly closed chamber-type enclosures...