Well, it’s been almost 2 months since we pushed our table out of the nest to fly on its own after applying an epoxy-varnish finish I got off YouTube.This is the inaugural cook 1 day after leaving the table to fend for itself:
Briefly, I used 2 build-up coats of a high end epoxy containing UV inhibitors, then rolled on 5 coats of high quality varnish with even stronger UV protectants:
Our egg is a work horse, typically fired up 3 times a week no matter what the weather might bring. It sits under a patio umbrella and, when not being used, stays draped with a fitted cover.
Under the most punishing of conditions, cooking low and slow through just about everything clammy northeast Florida can throw at it -- from monsoon rains to extremely brutal heat — the finish looks like it went on yesterday.
So far no indication the finish is failing in any way. All glued and laminated joints remain tight, no cracks or separation points. No discoloration or fading from sun exposure. I’ll keep posting pictures every couple of months -- come rain or shine — to monitor how the finish holds up over time. I’ll post the good, the bad, and the ugly:
