What do you do to preserve your Tiki? - Collecting Tiki

F fatuhiva Member Melbourne Beach, FL Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 638	F fatuhiva Posted posted on Tue, Jan 10, 2006 6:03 PM Paper stuff can be kept behind UV glass to reduce fading. there is also some uv sprays out there, but yikes.. i dunno if I'd wanna spray anything. Outdoor tikis I hit yearly with Thompson's water seal at least- for the witco type stuff.. but the palmwood stuff I coat with MinWax varnish yearly. I try to place them on concrete circles or block, and put spacers between, so water can dry up and air can flow through the bottom, to prevent rot. Tiki mugs i do nothing to, except to superglue hairline cracks to make them more stable.

Paper stuff can be kept behind UV glass to reduce fading.

there is also some uv sprays out there, but yikes.. i dunno if I'd wanna spray anything.

Outdoor tikis I hit yearly with Thompson's water seal at least- for the witco type stuff.. but the palmwood stuff I coat with MinWax varnish yearly. I try to place them on concrete circles or block, and put spacers between, so water can dry up and air can flow through the bottom, to prevent rot.

Tiki mugs i do nothing to, except to superglue hairline cracks to make them more stable.

Post #206814 by fatuhiva on Tue, Jan 10, 2006 6:03 PM