My wife and I have a small woodworking business doing cabinets, tables, and some woodworking on boats. My work on boats has been great and the cabinets a dismal experience.
We have had problems on our last kitchen cabinet job with Red Oak doors.
I used Zinsser's Seal Coat, which I have always had good luck with. I have had good luck with anything from Zinssers except their strippers.
I sprayed on 4 coats of Crystalac waterborne lacquer following the instructions to the letter. I ended up with tannin bleed from the Red Oak and had to redo the entire job. After having the doors professionally stripped and cleaned with oxalic acid, it got rid of the tannin stains. We used all Minwax products for the rework. Wood conditioner, Natural stain, and 3 coats of Spar Urethane thinned with Mineral Spirits. The Urethane did not build much at all with 3 coats. We will have to brush on the 4th coat.
Varathane over Seal Coat had a much greater build than just Spar Urethane.
I have read the Seal coat can where it says "good under all finishes".
No one seems to know why the tannin bled through. I will not use any waterborne products in my shop due to the bad experience.
We made 300 wooden menus out of 1/8" Baltic Birch. We used Seal Coat as a base with 4 coats of Varathane. They turned out beautiful.
I am still searching for the right finish for cabinets. I am experimenting now with vinyl sealer and nitrocellulose lacquer.
Does anyone have some suggestions? What is the best solvent to use when spraying Urethane or Poly varnishes?
We have had problems on our last kitchen cabinet job with Red Oak doors.
I used Zinsser's Seal Coat, which I have always had good luck with. I have had good luck with anything from Zinssers except their strippers.
I sprayed on 4 coats of Crystalac waterborne lacquer following the instructions to the letter. I ended up with tannin bleed from the Red Oak and had to redo the entire job. After having the doors professionally stripped and cleaned with oxalic acid, it got rid of the tannin stains. We used all Minwax products for the rework. Wood conditioner, Natural stain, and 3 coats of Spar Urethane thinned with Mineral Spirits. The Urethane did not build much at all with 3 coats. We will have to brush on the 4th coat.
Varathane over Seal Coat had a much greater build than just Spar Urethane.
I have read the Seal coat can where it says "good under all finishes".
No one seems to know why the tannin bled through. I will not use any waterborne products in my shop due to the bad experience.
We made 300 wooden menus out of 1/8" Baltic Birch. We used Seal Coat as a base with 4 coats of Varathane. They turned out beautiful.
I am still searching for the right finish for cabinets. I am experimenting now with vinyl sealer and nitrocellulose lacquer.
Does anyone have some suggestions? What is the best solvent to use when spraying Urethane or Poly varnishes?
