"Bob" wrote in message ink.net...
I have been very disappointed in TopCote. Minwax paste wax works better for
me. TopCote is very expensive. Maybe I'm not applying right. But I find
Minwax works better and lasts longer. What am I doing wrong?

Bob

I have to admit that I tried TopCote for the first time, here in FL,
and I'm having problems with it as well. First I applied a coat and
wiped off...found rust the next day. Tried again with the same
results. Posted a message here and got a suggestion to put it on but
not wipe it off. Tried that, too. After applying two coats & not
wiping off, was working near the saw, and a couple of drops of sweat
fell on the table top. I figured it should be fine, but 20 mins later
when I looked back, the drops of sweat had rusted the table.

Went back to Johnson's paste wax I had a bought a couple of months
ago. Put on a liberal coat and left it (unbuffed). As of now (a week
later, and a couple of projects later) no rust. I did have a small
issue with the first couple of boards sticking a little bit, so I
guess I should have buffed it out, but when I was using the unbuffed
TopCote, I found that it made the top VERY sticky.

Just my experience, and I assume that I'm doing something wrong with
the product because of all the people here that rave about it, but I
guess it's just too high-tech for me ;-)

Trace