topcoat

Should I Topcoat with Poly?

I cannot make up my mind, so I did some reading, which still finds me at the same impasse. I am bout to put the 4th coat of Waterlox Original Sealer/Finish on the first kitchen cart. The two shelves are white oak, with a edge-grain butcher block top also in white oak. The butcher block is not...
- LeftyTom
- Thread
- Nov 7, 2011
- poly topcoat
- Replies: 6
- Forum: Finishing
Low gloss poly top-coat??

I am now strongly considering putting a urethane top-coat on my walnut dresser to protect all the shellac. My wife and I prefer low-gloss finishes (60deg gloss of 10 or less) but I am having trouble finding one on the retail shelf in an wipe-on formulation. Any ideas for wipe on low-gloss...
- kooshball
- Thread
- Apr 21, 2011
- gloss low poly topcoat
- Replies: 10
- Forum: Finishing
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General Finishes Gel Topcoat Wipe on Urethane

Anyone use this? Bought some GF gel stain, from WWS, and saw this listed as a good finish for the gel stain. Should have paid a little closer attention. I thought it was a finish for use over gel stain. It is actually a "gel" wipe on finish. Sure was a surprise when I opened the can. The...
- Keye
- Thread
- Feb 10, 2008
- finishes gel general topcoat urethane wipe
- Replies: 1
- Forum: Finishing
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Topcoat over Seal-a-cell

I applied a coat of seal-a-cell over my purpleheart/padauk box three days ago. There are a few places where the finish is not completely dry (on the padauk only). I'm willing to wait another day but I am not sure about topcoat for this. I don't have any arm-r-seal product. I would like to...
- cpowell
- Thread
- May 23, 2006
- sealacell topcoat
- Replies: 14
- Forum: Finishing