On 18 June, 22:35, "john hamilton" wrote:

I'm looking for is the hardest wearing matt finish that is fairly easy to
apply. It's for a table top surface.

Then don't use polyurethanes, use an acid-cure formaldehyde resin.
This is harder and clearer, with much less yellow to it. Rustin's Bar-
top is the well-known UK one. This is heatproof too, and they also do
it for floors as Floorcoat without the heat-resistance. That works on
tables too.

It's a two-part, but easy to work with (it's not epoxy). Stinks when
applied, but this dissipates after a couple of hours. It's very quick
to work - hard in a few hours.

It comes in gloss and semi-matt. If you want it duller, then let it
harden and 0000 wire wool it a day or two later.