Howard, It's hard to beat polyurathane for durability and ease of use. You can buy it in a can labeled, Wipe on Poly. Put it on with a cloth, sanding between coats, and three coats will give you a very good finish. If you have a surface that might take some wear, you can add extra coats. Thin coats are better than thick ones. I like to wipe it on, rather than brush it on, because I can feel what I'm doing better. Fewer drips and runs that way. If your polyurathane comes in a can with the lid that you pry off, like paint cans, you should mixe it about half and half with some mineral spirits for wiping on. You can buy polyurathane in a satin finish or a glossy finish. The glossy finish is supposed to be harder, but mostly you want to consider how your wife wants the final product to look. Blessings, Tom
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]on Behalf Of Howard Traxler Sent: Wednesday, September 23, 2009 5:33 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [BlindHandyMan] finishing a cabinet Hi all, I picked up a "home made" cabinet at a rummage sale. Whomever built it didn't take time to put any kind of finish on it. My wife would like us to finish it leaving the color just as it is with the wood grain showing. Any ideas what we should buy for the finish and the procedure to make it look good? Thanks for any suggestions. Howard [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
