Decks, Patios, Porches and Docks - how do I find a "non toxic" wood sealant?

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MichaelChang
05-01-06, 04:38 PM
I bought a wood (cedar, redwood, can't remember the type) playset for the kids and the instructions said to apply a "non toxic wood sealant".

seemed simple enough until I went to the hardware store and looked in the polyurethane section and the olympic/thompsons water seal section and nothing says "non toxic" on it,

any recommendations?

thks,

-MC

chandler
05-01-06, 08:39 PM
Just "google" non toxic wood sealants, and bingo, http://www.soyclean.biz/wood_sealer.asp
MichaelChang
05-02-06, 10:14 AM
thanks.

I was hoping to be able to pick it up at the local hardware store (i.e. save shipping charges) but this is good

-MC

twelvepole
05-02-06, 10:25 AM
Try your local paint stores.
MichaelChang
05-02-06, 11:28 AM
fyi some rep at the homedepot said that all water based wood sealers are non toxic

who knows how true this is,

-MC
marksr
05-02-06, 01:52 PM
fyi some rep at the homedepot said that all water based wood sealers are non toxic
who knows how true this is,-MC




I wouldn't think that any coating is non toxic but latex coatings are definetetly less toxic than their solvent based counterparts. A paint rep at a paint store should be able to provide more specific info than most anyone at a big box store.