Hey all - I have been looking at some of the work out of Hawaii and a lot of the Cook and Norfolk Island Pine is getting finished with a multi-day dunk in a PU mixture, presumably with thinners added. I was kind of interested in learning about this technique if anyone has used it much.

My questions are - is it going in green or dried? Are you relying on the thinners to migrate the water out of the wood if it is green and so do you have to refresh the thinner element of the mix often?
Can you rely on the soak somewhat to stabilize the wood against checking and cracking? Is there any need for special drying techniques after it comes out of the finish? What kind of mixes have you heard of and what has worked for you?

If I don't hear anything back I might just dive in and report back on what works, if anything.