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How do you finish wood without yellowing it?
Acrylic based finishes, both water and solvent based are the best choice for non-yellowing finishes. Waxes also will not yellow as well as some catalyzed lacquers and varnishes.
Do I need to seal wood before varnishing?
You’ll need a coat of varnish first. When it comes to preparing your wood, there’s no need to reach straight for the sand paper. On some occasions, it may be possible to strip your wood with a multi-purpose stripper instead and save yourself both time and effort.
What is the shiniest wood finish?
Most of the time, a layer (or several layers) of the polyurethane causes the shiniest and glass-like appearance on the wood finish. Adding a layer of the polyurethane coat onto the wood piece is the easiest way to make the wood shiny and glossy.
Which is the most durable finish for hardwood floors?
Most Durable Hardwood Floor Finish: Aluminum Oxide Aluminum oxide is the finish you buy when you don’t want to deal with it at all. It comes already installed on the best prefinished hardwood flooring. Rated to last up to 25 years in a single application, it makes the surface much less likely to scratch or fade.
What kind of varnish to use on bathroom wood?
On fully cured polyurethane varnish because it’s very tough you’d usually have to resort to abrasives, so a gentle rub over with 0000 steel wool or the finest grade of Scotch-Brite will do the trick. For something more mid-sheen and approaching matt you can use 000 / 00 steel wool or a coarser grade of Scotch-Brite.
What kind of finish should I use on wood?
In addition to the functional aspects of the finishes, waterbased finishes are mostly “water white” once dry and change the look of wood minimally as a result (on pine and other lighter woods, they can give a ‘cold’ cast to dark woods). Are there any other kinds of finish that I should consider?
What kind of Sealer to use on wood?
But, will get moderate rain & Sun. apply a Base or Sealer coat ( U recommend which?) apply a “Cristal Clear top-coat” that will give a rich/pop look ( U recommend which?) I’d prefer base/primer and Clear top-coat to be buyable local, (Depot, Lowes, etc) but ordering is okay if needed.