Waterproofing Slide In Portion of Camper - Best Material?

[joelweb]

Hi All,

I am trying to determine the best material for waterproofing the exterior slide in portion of my Four Wheel Camper. The bottom sides of my camper are made with ACX plywood. What do you suggest as a protective coating?

I see that some folks like Durabak. How well does this adhere to wood?

What else? Does anyone recommend some type of durable plastic sheeting?

thanks

joel

 

[homemade]

coating for the plywood tub

I can't say what the best coating would be but I can say that a couple coats of HomeDepot Behr oil based primer followed by a couple coats of a latex based porch paint has held up pretty well for 6yrs. No exposed wood in the scuffed areas from loading and unloading. I used this just because I had it in my garage at the time. If I recall correctly the former owner of FWC who also started ATC posted on a different web site that they just used a good quality outdoor latex paint. A search of the wanderthewest.com site might come up with his posts. Inside I used polyurethane.

Good luck, your project looks great.