"robo hippy" wrote in message
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I have never used Waterlox, or any other type of surface finish like
spray lacquers. It seems like most of them will crack, chip and peel
off eventually. Then to repair, you have to strip and refinish. I do
use Deftoil, with urethane resins for some of my 'art' pieces which is
the same finish I use on my furniture pieces. Easier to repair. I have
heard that it is ok for utility pieces, but the public seems to prefer
the walnut and mineral oil finishes.
robo hippy


You can sort of fool folks if you use a couple coats of thinned varnish -
Waterlox being one. I use thinned Minwax polyurethane, two coats, which
gives pretty good rejection, and dull any areas of the surface where I might
have dense enough grain to get some surface sheen. Would not recommend it
for popcorn bowls, though, as you can still get some blistering effect from
the Old Maids.

If you're in California, where more substances are know to cause cancer, you
might get queasy about the aromatic hydrocarbons, and if a heavy metal
phobic, there's cobalt siccatives....