Andy Dingley wrote:
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.

Rustins Liquid Plastic. According to the datasheet on their site, it is
still the good old flammable toluene formulation but, on the Axminster
site, is is shown in a plastic container. I'm sure it always used to
come in a metal can.