Matt Meiser
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I used some of this on a project I did for work this past summer because it would be quick and easy to spray on some large plywood panels and numerous small blocks. Based on something I read somewhere I added about 6 drops of Transtint Honey Amber dye. It turned out really good and the color was great on red oak. The pieces I made for work are some blocks to mount bridle rings to run easily reconfigurable network cable in our lab and some panels to mount PLC's on on one wall so they don't get much contact from human hands but after six months they still look the same.
Today I was making some quicky display shelves for our home office and remembered that I still had most of a can of it left from the summer so I tried it again. The third coat is still drying, but again it turned out really good.
Both times I found that it appears pretty uneven after the first coat, but after the second coat it evens out great. The grain isn't raised too bad by the first coat and is quickly knocked down with 220 paper. And the recommended 3 coats can be applied in about 6 hours.
I don't think I'd use it on a fine furniture project, but I'm wondering about using it on cabinetry projects. So has anyone else used this on utility type projects with good results? How does it hold up to environmental conditions like would be seen in a kitchen or bathroom? Does the fact that it is waterbased make it less durable? I know there are higher end products, but one really nice thing is that this can be picked up just about anywhere rather than dealing with shipping (which is especially a problem in winter with WB products.)
Today I was making some quicky display shelves for our home office and remembered that I still had most of a can of it left from the summer so I tried it again. The third coat is still drying, but again it turned out really good.
Both times I found that it appears pretty uneven after the first coat, but after the second coat it evens out great. The grain isn't raised too bad by the first coat and is quickly knocked down with 220 paper. And the recommended 3 coats can be applied in about 6 hours.
I don't think I'd use it on a fine furniture project, but I'm wondering about using it on cabinetry projects. So has anyone else used this on utility type projects with good results? How does it hold up to environmental conditions like would be seen in a kitchen or bathroom? Does the fact that it is waterbased make it less durable? I know there are higher end products, but one really nice thing is that this can be picked up just about anywhere rather than dealing with shipping (which is especially a problem in winter with WB products.)