I heard back from Minwax today. They say they will look into the confusion caused by the color-coding of the cans (don't hold your breath)! However, they say that the two products are compatible as long as you wait 24 hours to recoat. To make sure their e-mail was correct, I called the company and received the same information. The oil-modified water based product did dry normally over the oil based poly I had previously sprayed. I'm going to put another coat of regular oil-based poly over it and see what happens.
Hi all,
For years I've been using Minwax Satin Polyurethane rattle cans to spray small parts that are not worth the effort of brushing. These cans are color-coded to make it easier to distinguish the sheen, Satin (bronze can), Semi-gloss (copper can) and Hi-Gloss (gray can). Today I picked up a can of Satin from the Borg and sprayed a couple of small assemblies with it. Something wasn't right! I stopped spraying and took a close look at the can. Turns out it was an Oil Modified Water Based finish. The can, however, was identical to the satin oil-based that I always buy.
Out of habit, I didn't bother to read the can's label - I just grabbed a can according to its color.
As you can see, the two cans are identical (if you don't read the labels). It seems absurd that they would differentiate sheen by changing the color of the can but allow two completely different products to share the same can. At $11.00 a can, I would think they could afford to color-code these cans differently. Obviously, the stock workers at the Borg couldn't tell the difference either - the cans were mixed up with regular oil-based cans of the same color. As these cans are rarely placed on the shelves with the label facing front, a trusting customer (like me) would see this:
Lesson learned: Read before you buy!!!
Ernie
Hi all,
For years I've been using Minwax Satin Polyurethane rattle cans to spray small parts that are not worth the effort of brushing. These cans are color-coded to make it easier to distinguish the sheen, Satin (bronze can), Semi-gloss (copper can) and Hi-Gloss (gray can). Today I picked up a can of Satin from the Borg and sprayed a couple of small assemblies with it. Something wasn't right! I stopped spraying and took a close look at the can. Turns out it was an Oil Modified Water Based finish. The can, however, was identical to the satin oil-based that I always buy.
Out of habit, I didn't bother to read the can's label - I just grabbed a can according to its color.
As you can see, the two cans are identical (if you don't read the labels). It seems absurd that they would differentiate sheen by changing the color of the can but allow two completely different products to share the same can. At $11.00 a can, I would think they could afford to color-code these cans differently. Obviously, the stock workers at the Borg couldn't tell the difference either - the cans were mixed up with regular oil-based cans of the same color. As these cans are rarely placed on the shelves with the label facing front, a trusting customer (like me) would see this:
Lesson learned: Read before you buy!!!
Ernie
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