Post #371868 by mieko on Sat, Apr 5, 2008 5:19 PM

Marine Varnish will work much better than poly because the marine varnish will flex with the temperature, wheras the poly will just crack. I'd go for the resin, I've got one that we use outside occasionally and it's pretty durable. Don't know about full time, but it's worth a shot. I've also seen a lot of restaurants use the laminate bamboo flooring as a counter top and it looks nice, but again, don't know how it would do outdoors.
Good Luck, I'd love to see pictures of what ever you decide!!