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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orLsHhn0FAc

finishing up our painted dresser. A couple of you have rec'd Deft wood finish. I'm assuming it was the "lacquer" stuff and not the water based. ???
This video says the water based is new, but doesn't say when it came out? Can we get this at the box stores? And would it be comparable to the lacquer as they say. I'm thinking it would be for something not going to get that much use in the basement bedroom right now.

Has anyone used it or should we go with the lacquer?

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Nance, I have no answers for you, but if it were I, I'd contact the co. to inquire. They also have a Q & A pg. on their site, but not sure if they address your concerns. Here's the contact info. pg.
http://www.deftfinishes.com/trade/contact-us

Lacquer is quite different and more difficult to use than a water based polyurethane.

When I do decoupage on furniture or even on the sill of a doorway, I cover it with several coats of water based polyurethane. The doorways in particular would get heavy use. Yet this has held up fine.

Water based polyurethane would be available at a home depot type store, a regular hardware store or any paint store.

Thanks for the link Froo

and wow LOS that dresser is cool!
What water based polyurethane do you use? How many coats do you usually put on?

Are the water based ploys (I was going to use minwax on a table--satin)non yellowing? I could not find anything on the can except that it goes on cloudy and dries clear---should I assume that it won't yellow?

The table is rosewood, I'm not going to stain it, jut clear coat, but I'm worried about changing the color of the wood.

This is one of the thresholds from my kitchen. There are two and they both have strips of vintage wall paper border pasted on them.

I did this years ago and they have held up fine through many footsteps, washings and sweepings.

For these I used 6 coats of poly. But they dry in about 1/2 an hour (but don't do more than two a day) Furniture has much less stress on it.

Don't remember the name of the polyurethane, only that it comes from Benjamin Moore paint store.

Water based poly will not yellow. But oil based may. (not too sure as it has been years since I have used oil based)

This message has been edited. Last edited by: lady of shallot,

I got the Lacquer and not the water based. If you want to go with water based then go ahead.

I went with Lacquer (don't have any photos yet) for my daughter's dining table because of the use it will get. I tried it on a few scraps of wood and liked the results.

I would check the sheen on the samples they might have at the store. I shy away from water based because sometimes it dries faster and leaves prominent brush marks (my fault for not retouching areas that show them). I do like the oil based or non-water based because it gives me time to feather the areas where I might have put too much and the brush strokes appear. But it does have an odor! So if you do not have a well ventilated area to work in, use the water based and still try and open a window or door while working.

I think I mentioned to you before about poly leaving a plastic coating that you can see after it dries. So, Deft is a good choice for your piece.

LOS,
That floor is holding up well! How creative to put that border on the thresholds!