Osmo is considered good stuff by all accounts. Various finishes available etc.
Need a very hard wearing polyurethane varnish for a dining table. Any recommendations or is it all much of a muchness?
Need a very hard wearing polyurethane varnish for a dining table. Any recommendations or is it all much of a muchness?
I like Omso but is it hardwearing? I Omso-ed the little table we have in the living room and it seems like more of an oil finish than a varnish.
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I discovered shellac last year, nice as it is to use, if you look at it wrong it clouds.
The water based varnishes made now are vastly better than those of the past. IME they outperform PU in every respect. They just work and are SO much easier to use. I suspect that it's driven by safety concerns and the drive to reduce organic solvents. This drives the manufacturers to water based and forces the chemists to come up with effective solutions. Such is progress. Diesel cars used to be rubbish, with no performance. Not now. Electric vehicles likewise.I polyurethaned the (wide) bare wood window sill in our bathroom getting on for twenty years ago, given a coat or two since.
Get a lot of wear and tear from all the bottles and such that get put on them and have faired quite well.
Can't remember the brand .. probs Ronseal or such, will have a look in the garage next time I'm in*.
My work desk (birch ply) is also done with the same. Also relatively unfazed given all the crap I accumulate and my habit of making things (using sharp implements that I let pile up while I'm busy)
Water based varnishes just can't compete IME ... too soft and wear quickly.
* was under the stairs - Rustins Yacht Varnish is the last tin I bought.
The water based varnishes made now are vastly better than those of the past. IME they outperform PU in every respect. They just work and are SO much easier to use. I suspect that it's driven by safety concerns and the drive to reduce organic solvents. This drives the manufacturers to water based and forces the chemists to come up with effective solutions. Such is progress. Diesel cars used to be rubbish, with no performance. Not now. Electric vehicles likewise.