I've struck out on Google, so here goes...
I'm finishing a mahogany table with Waterlox sealer/finish, the medium
sheen stuff. This table WILL occasionally get water dripped on it, as
it's designed to hold a terrarium. Do I need to add a urethane
topcote to the top?
Normally, I'd just go ahead and do it, but this table is made of
pattern grade mahogany, some of it quarter sawn, and I'm really
digging the look of the Waterlox alone and don't want to risk spoiling
it. I've applied three coats, with a light 0000 steel wool rubbing in
between.
If I use urethane, I usually use Waterlox brand.
Thanks!
Barry
Barry, I had a similar situation with a walnut dining table. I wanted to use
an oil finish, but walnut gets that white ring from water. I ended up putting
many coats, probably 8 or 10 on and have had no problems. You could finish a
piece of scrap and see if water stains it so you would know how many coats are
necessary to protect it.
Roy Girolami
Apex, NC
In my experience, so long as you use several coats of the varnish, you
will be fine, so long as you don't let water stand on it for a long
time. I use Waterlox on my workbench, among other things, and have
been very happy with it.
dd
On Fri, 09 Apr 2004 00:40:10 GMT, B a r r y
<[email protected]> wrote:
>I've struck out on Google, so here goes...
>
>I'm finishing a mahogany table with Waterlox sealer/finish, the medium
>sheen stuff. This table WILL occasionally get water dripped on it, as
>it's designed to hold a terrarium. Do I need to add a urethane
>topcote to the top?
>
>Normally, I'd just go ahead and do it, but this table is made of
>pattern grade mahogany, some of it quarter sawn, and I'm really
>digging the look of the Waterlox alone and don't want to risk spoiling
>it. I've applied three coats, with a light 0000 steel wool rubbing in
>between.
>
>If I use urethane, I usually use Waterlox brand.
>
>Thanks!
>Barry
On Fri, 09 Apr 2004 01:42:52 GMT, Rick Stein <[email protected]>
wrote:
>Apply a bunch more coats. On mahogany, I apply 6 to 8 coats(or more if
>you're patient). Makes a huge difference.
>
>Rick
Thanks guys.
I have a parallel test board going with the project, so I'll keep
adding Waterlox until the test board shows enough water resistance.
Barry
On 09 Apr 2004 01:07:33 GMT, [email protected] (MGirolami) wrote:
>Barry, I had a similar situation with a walnut dining table. I wanted to use
>an oil finish, but walnut gets that white ring from water. I ended up putting
>many coats, probably 8 or 10 on and have had no problems.
This is why a linseed oil finish was admired, but required *many*
applications through the life of the piece to get the stuff into the
wood and for it to polymerise. People settled for a couple of coats
of quick-dry urethane instead.
David.
B a r r y wrote:
> I've struck out on Google, so here goes...
>
> I'm finishing a mahogany table with Waterlox sealer/finish, the medium
> sheen stuff. This table WILL occasionally get water dripped on it, as
> it's designed to hold a terrarium. Do I need to add a urethane
> topcote to the top?
>
> Normally, I'd just go ahead and do it, but this table is made of
> pattern grade mahogany, some of it quarter sawn, and I'm really
> digging the look of the Waterlox alone and don't want to risk spoiling
> it. I've applied three coats, with a light 0000 steel wool rubbing in
> between.
Apply a bunch more coats. On mahogany, I apply 6 to 8 coats(or more if
you're patient). Makes a huge difference.
Rick