Redoing kitchen, have had montana cypress 3inch thick worktops made,
what is the best way to seal them. I don't want to darken ie orange
the colour, which is nice and light at the moment, and end up with a
satin/eggshell finish. So far I have had water based varnish or
cellulose 2 part Morrells sugested, any advice would be great.

On 10/05/2011 11:47, rog wrote:
Redoing kitchen, have had montana cypress 3inch thick worktops made,
what is the best way to seal them. I don't want to darken ie orange
the colour, which is nice and light at the moment, and end up with a
satin/eggshell finish. So far I have had water based varnish or
cellulose 2 part Morrells sugested, any advice would be great.

If you wipe the surface with white spirit, you'll see what the effects
of a clear finish would be. All sanded wood looks pale, but sometimes it
has a pinky hue and the finish gets the blame.
I wouldn't use any water based formulation on a worktop. Two pack
products are normally very tough and totally clear (i.e. not cloudy clear)