Woa! Been a while since i have been here, it changed a lot, cant say that I like it right now.
Anyways, I finished this bookcase, and it is about 4 feet high and 3 feet wide. I have mostly used Minwax products, but ( and I complained to them) I hate this “fast drying” business, especially for large surfaces. I prefer a slow drying , it took me a lot longer to make it than the wait for the finish to dry, because i hate finishing and i am not very good at it, I have problems with the stuff drying too fastso its hard to smooth large surfaces .So this wipe on finish seems to be pretty good, i read about it , on a blog at FWW, but mostly people were talking about the non water one. How does the water based one work? any comments?
Also, i saw someone mentioning NOT to sand between coats just apply the second coat before the first one is fully cured, they “bond” together. I remember when i bought my dogsled, the guy who sold it to me said 3 coats of marine varnish, apply 2nd and third coat while the previous one is still “tacky” otherwise you have a “mother” of a sanding job, and thats what i did, used the sled for 6 years, no problems on the finish. Comments on this??
Thank you
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It would seem prudent to do some test samples yourself before using this finish on your project. That is the only way you will know if it is suitable to you.
Well i went to the store and the only water based Minwax finish they have is the one that Minwxx claims is incompatible with the red mahogany stain i used, so i bought their ready made wipen oil poly, we'll see
Minwax makes a waterbased wipe-on poly. Go here;
http://www.minwax.com/products/interior_clear_protective_finishes/water_based_wipe_on_poly.html
According to their tech sheet, there is no restriction about using it over red mahogany stain.
Let me strongly suggest you follow the directions on the label rather than someone else's directions.
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