"Mike G" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> Probably not. Varnish comes in two flavors, poly and non poly, poly being
> the more damage resistant of the two.
There are more than two flavours. A few of them (epoxies, formaldehyde
resins, phenolics) can give you better hardness and heat resistance
than poly without poly's plastic-kit looks.
Learning to rub a finish out afterwards (on a sample, please !) is
pretty important to getting the right sort of "Gloss, but not silly"
sheen to a tabletop with a hard finish. You're not done when you lay
the brush down.
On Tue, 04 May 2004 19:50:21 +0100, OnePrivateIndividual <[email protected]>
wrote:
>Is "diamond hard" or "ultra tough" essential enough for the top of a
>coffee table to justify me taking the standard varnish I bought back to
>the shop and replacing it?
>
>Cheers,
>
>Paul.
What do you have?
Barry
Ok, my fault. Should have said commonly available (hardware stores, lowes,
HD, etc......)
--
Mike G.
[email protected]
Heirloom Woods
www.heirloom-woods.net
"Andy Dingley" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> "Mike G" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:<[email protected]>...
> > Probably not. Varnish comes in two flavors, poly and non poly, poly
being
> > the more damage resistant of the two.
>
> There are more than two flavours. A few of them (epoxies, formaldehyde
> resins, phenolics) can give you better hardness and heat resistance
> than poly without poly's plastic-kit looks.
>
> Learning to rub a finish out afterwards (on a sample, please !) is
> pretty important to getting the right sort of "Gloss, but not silly"
> sheen to a tabletop with a hard finish. You're not done when you lay
> the brush down.
Probably not. Varnish comes in two flavors, poly and non poly, poly being
the more damage resistant of the two. For a coffee table either should offer
sufficient protection but if it gives you the warm and fuzzies there isn't
anything wrong with overkill unless you are going to be rubbing out the
finish..
Superlatives such as diamond hard and ultra tough are advertising hype. No
varnish is hard as diamonds and ultra tough compared to what?
Over the normal life of a coffee table any differences in wear ability
between poly, non poly, ace hardware brand, min wax brand, and ultra tough
diamond hard brand will be hardly noticeable..
--
Mike G.
[email protected]
Heirloom Woods
www.heirloom-woods.net
"OnePrivateIndividual" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:sBRlc.3715$7S2.977@newsfe1-win...
> Is "diamond hard" or "ultra tough" essential enough for the top of a
> coffee table to justify me taking the standard varnish I bought back to
> the shop and replacing it?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Paul.
>
If you need a HARD surface, use a Hard Wood.
"OnePrivateIndividual" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:sBRlc.3715$7S2.977@newsfe1-win...
> Is "diamond hard" or "ultra tough" essential enough for the top of a
> coffee table to justify me taking the standard varnish I bought back to
> the shop and replacing it?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Paul.
>
On Tue, 04 May 2004 14:54:10 -0500, Ron Griffin <[email protected]>
wrote:
>In article <sBRlc.3715$7S2.977@newsfe1-win>,
> OnePrivateIndividual <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Is "diamond hard" or "ultra tough" essential enough for the top of a
>> coffee table to justify me taking the standard varnish I bought back to
>> the shop and replacing it?
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Paul.
>
>I've used Behlens Rockhard finish a couple of times, once on a personal
>coffee table and end table project several years ago. It has held up
>very well, and it does seem harder than other finishes I've used.
Behlens Rockhard is not a polyurethane. It's a phenolic resin
product. That's why it's harder than poly.
In article <sBRlc.3715$7S2.977@newsfe1-win>,
OnePrivateIndividual <[email protected]> wrote:
> Is "diamond hard" or "ultra tough" essential enough for the top of a
> coffee table to justify me taking the standard varnish I bought back to
> the shop and replacing it?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Paul.
I've used Behlens Rockhard finish a couple of times, once on a personal
coffee table and end table project several years ago. It has held up
very well, and it does seem harder than other finishes I've used.