Furniture Finish Question

Of course poly euethane is one of the toughest coatings. I can stand up to
some of the most common household detergents. It is one of the best for
furniture. But the traditional laquers are nice too. Eurethane is a good
coating for furniture that is going to get a beating like a kitchen table
for example or wooden counter top.
"Jack" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>I purchased a 5 - gallon bucket of oil-based poly to refinish my floors.
>Can I use the extra for finishing furniture?
> I was thinking about finishing the inside of my kitchen cabinets with an
> equal mix of poly - BLO - turpentine. Cabinet guts made from maple ply and
> face fames are cherry. Any thoughts?
>
> Thanks.
>

Jack says...

> I purchased a 5 - gallon bucket of oil-based poly to refinish my floors. Can
> I use the extra for finishing furniture?
> I was thinking about finishing the inside of my kitchen cabinets with an
> equal mix of poly - BLO - turpentine. Cabinet guts made from maple ply and
> face fames are cherry. Any thoughts?
>
> Thanks.

BLO and turpentine both stink in a major way.

CW says...

> And poly doesn't?

It does, but he has to use something for the finish, and he can do it
without the BLO and turpentine. If it was me, I would probably just use
shellac and only go to varnish later if it proved inadequate.

And poly doesn't?

"Hax Planx" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>>
> BLO and turpentine both stink in a major way.

On Sat, 11 Jun 2005 17:15:03 GMT, "Jack" <[email protected]> wrote:

>I purchased a 5 - gallon bucket of oil-based poly to refinish my floors. Can
>I use the extra for finishing furniture?
>I was thinking about finishing the inside of my kitchen cabinets with an
>equal mix of poly - BLO - turpentine. Cabinet guts made from maple ply and
>face fames are cherry. Any thoughts?

Go for it.

I'd personally go 40-20-40, poly-oil-spirits.

Barry

Yes you can use it. That's what I used for my workbench. It's a quick easy
thin film finish.

However.... A kitchen is a high-use area. I would use something more
full-strength for external and contact areas.

But the workbench... yes, it's a high use area, but it gets regular wax and
I intend to shave down the surface to level it from time to time.... not
something I intend to do with my kitchen cabs.

-steve

"Jack" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I purchased a 5 - gallon bucket of oil-based poly to refinish my floors.
Can
> I use the extra for finishing furniture?
> I was thinking about finishing the inside of my kitchen cabinets with an
> equal mix of poly - BLO - turpentine. Cabinet guts made from maple ply and
> face fames are cherry. Any thoughts?
>
> Thanks.
>
>

> I was thinking about finishing the inside of my kitchen cabinets with an
> equal mix of poly - BLO - turpentine.

Why?
A little turp will thin it if it it too thick; but why oil? The maple won't
absorb much of it; it will just give a thinner and slower drying finish.

On Sat, 11 Jun 2005 17:15:03 +0000, Jack wrote:

> I was thinking about finishing the inside of my kitchen cabinets with an
> equal mix of poly - BLO - turpentine. Cabinet guts made from maple ply and
> face fames are cherry. Any thoughts?

Thoughts, yes. Useful ones, well...
Why mix those three things? They each have a place, but why mix? I
could see putting poly over the BLO. Not my cuppa, but it seems ok to
do. The turps will just make your rice taste funny.


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