I have been doing woodwork since I was a teenager in fact the bedroom suite
I still use today I made in High School wood shop. When I made this
furniture in school the way we finished it was an Oil based stain with two
or three coats of clear lacquer sprayed over the top. We would go over the
lacquer with a wet sanding with 600 grit after it was dry then compound and
wax it. Even to this day almost twenty years later this furniture still has
a finish that is as smooth and shiny as glass. This brings me to my
question.
When I look at Lowes or Home Depot all I can find is Polyurethane. I
bought a spray can to try it as a test and I can not seem to get a good
finish with it and it takes forever to dry even though the can I bought says
fast drying. Can you not buy good old fashion Lacquer that dries almost as
fast as you spray it anymore? If you have used poly are you having good
results with it? If you have used both which do you like better and why?
Joe