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Old 08-08-2006, 01:33 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by bobj3
I would use a wipe on ploy to give it a hard finish coat and a flat-satin finish.(3 coats)

also think about the epoxy coats, takes a long time to dry but will stand up to abuse.

Bj
Bob
Do you mean wipe on poly over paint or on it's own? What type/brand of epoxy do you suggest? I am not familliar with that.

Jerry
I am not sure what type of finish is on it now. It is wierd. It looked like it was stained and varnished or laquered with some sort of a semigloss topcoat. The weird part is that when it started flaking off, it seemed to take the color/stain off with it. The pedastal is fine so I thought I could paint it black on the top and leave the pedastal brown the way it is. I was going for that low sheen black on top with stained on bottom (pottery barn) sot of look. I will try to find a picture and post it. I need it to be a very durable finish. We eat on this table at least 3 times a day. My kids spill food on it so it deeds to be easy to clean. They also use it for artwork and just about everything else.
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