Water-based Poly

[WoodButcher26]

Has anyone found a good source for water-based poly recently? I've been using mostly oil-based for the past several years, my son and future D-I-L requested a clearer finish for a project I'm doing for them. I figured on water-base due to the non-yellowing effect it has.

Then, today I went to the store to pick up some poly to start the finishing process and just about had kittens. Double the price and then some for a product I really don't like as well, just not into paying nearly twenty bucks a quart for the stuff. Checked a couple of other stores, same story there.

Suggestions, anyone? Have not had great luck with the Minwax, that's the only brand I can find locally and I've got to get this done, the wedding is next week....


Kim

[drumpriest]

This is a Rocker and a Woodcraft in Cincinnati. Both stores carry General Finishes, and have Polyacrylic.

[cabinetman]

The Min-Wax brand works very well. Stir, don't shake it. If you spray it thin about 10% with water. If you brush it use synthetic bristle brush.



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[Popeye]

Try an independant paint dealer. Down here we have a place called "Color Wheel". Some carry their own brands that are much cheaper than Min-wax. Pat

[eezlock]

water based poly

try a Sherwin-Williams store if you have one close by. they may be able to help. most of the time these people know their stains, paints and other finishes and methods. that is their business. eezlock

[glencross]

Has anyone found a good source for water-based poly recently? I've been using mostly oil-based for the past several years, my son and future D-I-L requested a clearer finish for a project I'm doing for them. I figured on water-base due to the non-yellowing effect it has.

Then, today I went to the store to pick up some poly to start the finishing process and just about had kittens. Double the price and then some for a product I really don't like as well, just not into paying nearly twenty bucks a quart for the stuff. Checked a couple of other stores, same story there.

Suggestions, anyone? Have not had great luck with the Minwax, that's the only brand I can find locally and I've got to get this done, the wedding is next week....


Kim

i used to use min wax but have now switched to varathane stains and finishes...easy clean up and little smell...don't know what you guys have to pay "down there" in the good ole us of a but up here in beautiful british columbia i pay 12.58 for a quart (946 mililitres)for stain,, varathane finish gloss is 19.28 for 2 quarts (approx) and 12.58 quart for pre stain. all prices in canadian dollars of course.quite a few stores have stopped stocking min wax now, for environmental reasons or something...incidentally, i find that varathane finishes seems harder than minwax but that my just be my fancy but there is a definite advantage in my opinion in using varathane, not the least of which is it does not yellow over time,low odour,water clean up and very scratch resistant.anyway, good luck.

[WoodButcher26]

Thanks for the advice, guys. I've checked with all of the local guys here, and seems that $14.85 a quart is the cheapest I'm going to find the water-based for...and considering I'm figuring on using about three quarts of it by the time I'm done, guess I'm resigned to the fact that I'm going to be putting out some bucks to finish this thing.

Wish I could find Varathane around here, though. All of the places I've checked have only had MinWax. Don't care for it nearly as well as the Varathane.