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Looking for advice: how do I waterproof wood (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 months ago by Jhex@lemmy.world to c/woodworking@lemmy.world

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So I park my snow blower in the garage and would like the snow residue to melt in place and not go all over.

I built this giant tray with a ramp so I can push the blower on it, that way the snow will stay on the tray.

I will caulk the seams and paint it with some resistant paint but I'll like to either glue a tarp on it, or some other plastic material or perhaps use some special coating so it lasts a few years.

The "floor" of the tray is OSB (aspenite?). Not the best for this is what I had and this project is more of an experiment for me.

Any recommendations?

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[–] dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I don't see why not. If you're really paranoid, there's always marine epoxy...

Ideally you'd install a drain in the corner of this thing that went somewhere. Outside, preferably. If you want your puddle to evaporate faster, point a fan at it. That's what I do when I need to hose off one of my bikes but I have to do it in the garage rather than outside.

[–] Jhex@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

awesome, thanks for the advice