On Thu, 18 Mar 2004 13:18:00 -0500, "Campbell Freeman"
wrote:

What is the consensus

There isn't.

the best topcoat for antique furniture after restoration, repair, and staining?

Whatever you took off. For most truly antique pieces (and I'm taking
"100 years" as a reasonable cut-off) then the only acceptable finish
is one that's appropriate for the original style, and that's often
just one specific finish.

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Smert' spamionam