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Post by rrich on Jan 6, 2010 19:53:59 GMT -6
The table top will be solid Oak. The table will be a dining table.
What type of finish should I use? LOML doesn't want to have to worry about spills, alcohol, hot dishes and writing with a ball point pen.
ANY SUGGESTIONS are welcome. (My suggestion was an oil finish. At least it is reparable.)
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Post by TDHofstetter on Jan 6, 2010 20:09:46 GMT -6
For that... I'm gonna' say about four or five coats of polyurethane - brushed, wiped, or sprayed. First coat thinned about 50/50 for best penetration.
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Post by Joe Lyddon on Jan 6, 2010 23:57:50 GMT -6
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Post by Joe Lyddon on Jan 6, 2010 23:59:56 GMT -6
Epoxy covered with xxx coats of poly? Is there such a finish?  |
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Post by Stretch on Jan 7, 2010 0:10:17 GMT -6
For her specifications, you're looking at using a conversion varnish. It'll be a very durable finish, but if you do manage to damage it, it'll be a very big deal to repair. Next best will be multiple coats of polyurethane but it may not pass the ball point pen.
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Post by sawduster on Jan 7, 2010 9:22:57 GMT -6
For the ball point pen (I originally read that as ball peen  ) requirement, I'm thinking maybe a poly varnish for hardwood floors. That stuff is about as hard a finish as you are gonna find. |
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Post by beagles on Jan 7, 2010 17:03:56 GMT -6
Regarding the ball point pen issue...
Is it a question of the durability or hardness of the finish.. or the flatness (smoothness) of the writing surface?
My butcher block (maple) kitchen table has about 6 coats of wipe on poly,,, and a pen is not an issue. The maple is both smooth and hard.
How do you get oak smooth enough to make it a useful writing surface (say for a desk top)
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Post by rrich on Jan 7, 2010 20:47:09 GMT -6
How do you get oak smooth enough to make it a useful writing surface (say for a desk top) I didn't say that oak made a good writing surface.  The issue is that LOML writes on the computer desk and says "Look at the grooves made by the BP pen." Oak is not a writing surface but it's what I have to live with. |
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Post by cabinetman on Jan 8, 2010 3:58:48 GMT -6
I would suggest using a solvent based "grain filler" AKA "paste wood filler". Of all the ones I've tried I like Constantines's the best. Apply one with the color you want, tint to taste, or just natural, to the bare wood. For topcoats, if you have experience with spraying you could use oil base polyurethane, but I don't like spraying that stuff. NC lacquer would work very well, or a good waterbased polyurethane. Both of those choices work out better when sprayed (with a compressor and spray gun). When finished properly, it will be as slick as glass. No pen problems. |
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) requirement, I'm thinking maybe a poly varnish for hardwood floors. That stuff is about as hard a finish as you are gonna find.
The issue is that LOML writes on the computer desk and says "Look at the grooves made by the BP pen." Oak is not a writing surface but it's what I have to live with.
