On Sat, 11 Jan 1997, Robert Watson wrote:
 
> I'm no expert, but I doubt if there's a problem.  My brother uses wood
> preservative and polyurethane.  I use oil-based paint, not latex.
 
Yes, I used "Thompson's Water Seal" first, applying 3 or 4 coats, then I
used a satin finish urethane on top of that after letting the "Thompson's"
dry well for up to a week.  The idea was to use this on brood boxes so the
darker colour of the wood, would help warm the colony during winter.
Plus, they look nice!  I paint my honey supers with a LATEX white paint.
So far the latex seems to be holding up, plus being easy to clean up...I
use several coats also.
 
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