spin_dry Posted August 5, 2022 Share Posted August 5, 2022 I’ve got some Baltic birch plywood panels. Looking for a light grey, transparent stain that’ll take a satin, clear top coat. Something that’s really durable. Plan to talk with sherwin Williams next week. Any recommendations? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Jimmy Snacks Posted August 5, 2022 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted August 5, 2022 1 hour ago, spin_dry said: I’ve got some Baltic birch plywood panels. Looking for a light grey, transparent stain that’ll take a satin, clear top coat. Something that’s really durable. Plan to talk with sherwin Williams next week. Any recommendations? We use alot of Sherwins B.A.C. stain and it works well as does Old Masters and Minwax and they will accept a good clear coat which is the important component…the clear coat. Depending on what these panels are for there are several good options both water and oil based. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkisNH Posted August 5, 2022 Share Posted August 5, 2022 1 hour ago, spin_dry said: I’ve got some Baltic birch plywood panels. Looking for a light grey, transparent stain that’ll take a satin, clear top coat. Something that’s really durable. Plan to talk with sherwin Williams next week. Any recommendations? I'm in the middle of a live edge table project and bought a really durable finish from totalboat.com it's an epoxy inpregnator then a varnish overtop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Jimmy Snacks Posted August 5, 2022 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted August 5, 2022 (edited) 2 minutes ago, SkisNH said: I'm in the middle of a live edge table project and bought a really durable finish from totalboat.com it's an epoxy inpregnator then a varnish overtop. Yeah that’ll do it!👊🏻😂 I haven’t used this product but it looks pretty good…water based so easy to use and clean up plus low odor. https://generalfinishes.com/wood-finishes-professional/water-based-topcoats-and-sanding-sealers/enduro-clear-poly Edited August 5, 2022 by Jimmy Snacks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICG Posted August 5, 2022 Share Posted August 5, 2022 Catalyzed Clear Lacquer looks fantastic on natural wood cabinets... Sprays easily + dries quick, giving clean hi quality finishes. Catalyzed Clear Urethanes are great finishes, but slow drying (contaminates from air easily) really want to spray in a dust free booth. Moisture Cure Clears are super tough... Older stuff was Highly toxic to work with ... Almost indestructible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlos Danger Posted August 5, 2022 Share Posted August 5, 2022 I was going to say epiphanas as they make a few different boat top coats that are pretty tough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Jimmy Snacks Posted August 5, 2022 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted August 5, 2022 7 minutes ago, ICG said: Catalyzed Clear Lacquer looks fantastic on natural wood cabinets... Sprays easily + dries quick, giving clean hi quality finishes. Catalyzed Clear Urethanes are great finishes, but slow drying (contaminates from air easily) really want to spray in a dust free booth. Moisture Cure Clears are super tough... Older stuff was Highly toxic to work with ... Almost indestructible. Sherwin makes a water based lacquer called Kem Aqua that does a nice job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkisNH Posted August 5, 2022 Share Posted August 5, 2022 (edited) Campbell's if you are doing a traditional cabinet spray. https://mcfaddens.com/p-7360-ml-campbell-c200141-klearplast-voc-compliant-clear-top-coat-satin-finish-1-gallon.aspx Edited August 5, 2022 by SkisNH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold Member 800renegaderider Posted August 5, 2022 Gold Member Share Posted August 5, 2022 Made a few shelves last year for my kids room and I used minwax stain and cleared them with two coats of ppg auto clear. Auto clear is pretty durable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spin_dry Posted August 5, 2022 Author Share Posted August 5, 2022 Jesus Christ. You guys are making my head spin lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Jimmy Snacks Posted August 5, 2022 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted August 5, 2022 5 minutes ago, spin_dry said: Jesus Christ. You guys are making my head spin lol Go with whatever they recommend at Sherwin…they know their stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spin_dry Posted August 5, 2022 Author Share Posted August 5, 2022 1 minute ago, Jimmy Snacks said: Go with whatever they recommend at Sherwin…they know their stuff. This is the first van we’ve done with wood panels. The other two were HDPE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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