A Real Time Saving Tip

[jhart]

Been rebuilding a front porch (what started out as just replacing the floor) and ran across a tip on the Internet that really worked super. Instead of painting/rolling a stain/preservative on both sides and edges of the new 1 x 4 boards, take a 10 ft piece of plastic gutter using ends on both ends, pour a bunch of the stain into it and dip the boards. I set it up on some sawhorses, nailed some boards outside the gutter for stability, dipped them, and then set them on the sawhorse. My helper (LOML) wiped down the top and then laid them on the porch joists to dry.
Was able to do about 150 boards in a little over 2 hours.

[Uncle Cracker]

That's a good one...

[cabinetman]

Great idea. Good coverage. Too bad they couldn't drip back into the tray. Did ya use gloves?
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[jhart]

I did kinda of shake it over the pan before I put it on the sawhorse legs. Started out using a pair of the thin rubber gloves, but soon developed holes in the fingers and finally just took them off and used my hands. Cleaned up the hands with mineral spirits. Nails and cuticles still look a little dark!!! After all were stained/sealed, just poured the remaining back in the can. We'll put a second coat on the top of the boards as we get finished with the railings/siding.