according to Bob Flexner, chapter 7, Understanding Wood Finishing, you have a lot of options
Finish verus Paste
Finish advantages: fewer application problems, faster to fill small pored wolods such as maple and cherry, can be used to keep the color of the pores very close to the overall color whether or not stained.
Paste advantages: Doesn't shrink as much in the pores so pitting is less likely to reappear after several months, much faster to fill large pored woods such as oak and mahogany (could stop here
), can be used to create the appearanceof greater depth in wood by using a color slightly darker than the wood itself, less wasteful.
Oil vs Water based:
Oil based advantages: much easier removal of excess, more control over coloring the pores, bether depth in most cases
Water based advantages: shorter waiting time before applying finish, can be stained after dried, no question if it ready to be coated over, rarely a problem coating over with any finish.
Of course, I bought that z-poxy finishing resin before I bought the book :eusa_doh: :lol:
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Todd
