On Sat, 19 Mar 2005 02:44:03 GMT, the inscrutable GerryG
spake:

Poly, urethane, acrylic are all suitable finishes for certain applications
when applied correctly.

Ah! The key words are those last 3, which rules out most applications
in the real world. The way poly is applied in the real world is akin
to painting a Lambo with a latex and a pig bristle whitewash brush.


Lacquer is an interesting one that many endorse, but
the name itself is used for many different and sometimes unrelated compounds.
Except for shellac, many of them are plastic of one type or another. And even
shellac can be applied so that the result looks like a cheap plastic coating.
But, it does give us something rather harmless to argue about.

g


In the meantime, I'm a'goin to go and stain some cherry.

....and come back as a crotch crab in your next life.


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