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Has anyone here tried this stuff on cherry? Good results?


Not on cherry yet. I have used it on top of Minwax stain on Oak, Walnut
and
Maple with very nice results. I have also applied it to seal up Baltic
Birch plywood with good results.

It takes longer to build up than brushed poly. If you are used to
brushing
two coats of poly, plan on about four coats of the wiping poly. Good
news
is that it drys fairly quickly (2-3 hours in low humidity). Otherwise
pretty much the same process as brush or spray. I usually apply a couple
of
light coats without sanding and then sand lightly between coats. The
wiping
pretty well does away with bubble, streak and sag problems; but you still
have to knock some dust loose.

All experince is with the semi-gloss. However if you want to add
slightly
more gloss on the last coat or two, try not shaking the can and pour
lightly. It keeps the dulling agent from suspending and (I think) it
adds
a
little gloss.

Good Luck
RonB



Thanks. Looking back through usenet archives, there seems to be the
suggestion that it contains oil as well, but there is no mention of this
on
the Minwax website. I was planning to oil the cherry first, but if the
stuff
already has oil in it, I can skip the step. I'll prolly just buy some and
do
a few tests.

I have used it many times; works fine.
No oil, just dilute poly with some additives (at least I think it has
additives, since it works better than poly I have diluted myself.)
I often oil the whole piece and then put poly on the top surface.

Use gloss finish. You can then dull it down with fine steelwool if you
want.