How to Stain Wood : Water-Based Vs. Solvent-Based Clear Coats
See examples of clear-coat wood finishes. Learn about different finishes for staining wood in this free woodworking and wood project series from an expert carpenter. Expert: Steve Anthony Contact: www.SteveAnthonyStudios.com Bio: Steve Anthony has been a professional photographer since 1989. Filmmaker: Steve Anthony
The waterbased clear does not shine less than the oilbased and does not require alot more coats to build up the sheen to match the oilbased clear as he mentioned. He had forgotten that the waterbased clear he used was a semigloss only so no matter how many coats add it will only be a semigloss finish.
Thank you for the advice. It all make sense.
Yes, I’e used water based stain & finishing as well as the oil based stain & finishing. I like water based much better for most things. Between coats I stand. I give a minimum of 4 coats (I do the same with oil based polyurethane also) I use 320 grit between coats, on the last coat I use 400 then 600, then 800, 1000, 1200, 1500 and finally 2000 grits ( I like my finishes as smooth as glass). But most people would be satisfied with just 400 grit between coats.
Thank you for the clear easy to follow instructions.
A quick question. When you start building up a few coats of water based finish, do you need to do any sanding in between, or you just wait for one coat to dry and apply the next one? If you could let me know, that would be awesome. Thanks!
You can get a dark colors from Campbell or Mohawk, You can spray Last-And-Last polyurethane.
Try Natural brushes to apply polyurethane
Thanks. Nice video.
i think i like the solvent based better.
it shines more than the water based.
i have a table that i want to stain, and i want a dark brown color. what brand do you recomend? or what do i have to look for when i buy it?. thank you.