Richard Martin wrote:

> In Florida we first paint all wooden ware, inside and outside,
> with Copper R Tox which is an oil based sealant.

The name sounds as though this is is one of the copper based wood
preservatives.  Are there no toxicity issues with this?

This product may not be available here under the same brand name.  Can you
tell me what the active ingredient(s) are?

> After that dries for 24 hours we paint
> only the outside of all wooden ware as follows:
>
> 1.  One coat of exterior oil base paint.  Let dry for 24 hours.
> 2.  Two coats of  exterior latex paint.

I don't know a lot about paint.  Could you tell me the advantages of
layering latex over top of an oil based paint?

Frank.
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