I am working on a little project and I am in the process of staining the boards. The boards are 2x6 oak boards and this is a backstop for a farm wagon. It is nothing fancy, just two vertical boards and four horizontal boards spaced evenly apart.
I got the backstop built and just finished staining both sides, just waiting for it to dry now. My question is where the horizontal boards meet the vertical boards or where any two boards meet, should that be stained in between there? In my experience, that is the first place to start rotting.
Since I already have the backstop together, it would be kind of a pain to take the boards back off. The bolts are fairly tight. The holes in the vertical boards are drilled in the skinny side of the board. I just wonder if it would be worth the time.
The wagon is stored inside for the most part but there are times when it does sit out in the weather. The stain is Duckback Superdeck semi transparent stain.
Sorry if this is in the wrong section, feel free to move it if it is.
I got the backstop built and just finished staining both sides, just waiting for it to dry now. My question is where the horizontal boards meet the vertical boards or where any two boards meet, should that be stained in between there? In my experience, that is the first place to start rotting.
Since I already have the backstop together, it would be kind of a pain to take the boards back off. The bolts are fairly tight. The holes in the vertical boards are drilled in the skinny side of the board. I just wonder if it would be worth the time.
The wagon is stored inside for the most part but there are times when it does sit out in the weather. The stain is Duckback Superdeck semi transparent stain.
Sorry if this is in the wrong section, feel free to move it if it is.