Boxman
Knows about Nickels.
Registered: 08/13/04
Posts: 27274
Loc: North Bend, WA, USA
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Mike, I've finished quite a bit of maple with waterborne poly/acrylic finishes and I can assure you that they will pop the grain, perhaps not as much as putting an amber hue in but they're far from dull and lifeless as many claim. I'd recommend that you get some pints and experiment on your own with scraps.
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JR1
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Registered: 09/09/10
Posts: 6644
Loc: Teller country, Co, USA
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Almost any one can make a waterborne these days. All you need is the chemicals that you want to combine to make the finish and one of many techniques to form a stable emulsion. You can make a poor man's one yourself with BLO and any polar solvent—e.g. water (think salad dressing).
If it get warm enough I am planing to use some on a nice piece of walnut and will post before and after pics when it gets warm enough. I recommend it because I use and like it. Why don't you stop carping and buy a quart and try for your self.
Becker primarily markets to wood shops etc wholesale.
BTW do you work for GF or maybe Rustoleum?
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Richard D.
Off his rocker
Registered: 01/28/07
Posts: 6366
Loc: Los Angeles
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Looks like it's in the 70's and 80's all week where you live so I guess we'll get to see that nice piece of Walnut soon. It's just puzzling that someone with so many tool and finish recommendations would never post a picture of something they have actually built.
I don't work for a manufacturer and I only "harp" on it for the sake of the less informed members of the forum who may be misled by repetitive posts and mistake you for an authority on the subject. I am not presenting myself as anything other than who I am and what my abilities are. I wish you would do the same.
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JR1
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Registered: 09/09/10
Posts: 6644
Loc: Teller country, Co, USA
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No idea where your get that from. NWS7 day forcast. today they were high by ~5º. I'm going to put Crystalac on the good side and drill test holes in the back. I'm trying an experiment and I'm afraid that it will not do what I want.
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Richard D.
Off his rocker
Registered: 01/28/07
Posts: 6366
Loc: Los Angeles
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I thought you were closer to Colorado Springs. I see Cripple Creek has 1000 people and is at 10,000 feet. This explains a lot. Lack of oxygen to the brain!
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RD
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MikeSmith
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Registered: 08/03/08
Posts: 1194
Loc: Houston, Republic of Texas
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I did my daughter's maple dresser and night stands with a clear semi-gloss Poly (or was it gloss?), and didn't like the way the grain disappeared. Here's a picture of it (This was her design, and caused me all kinds of problems with the angles).
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MikeSmith
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Registered: 08/03/08
Posts: 1194
Loc: Houston, Republic of Texas
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And the night stands:
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NiteWalker
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Registered: 03/12/06
Posts: 5943
Loc: Albany, NY
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Here's a case I did with my go-to finish, zinsser sealcoat followed by crystalac 2001.
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MikeSmith
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Registered: 08/03/08
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Loc: Houston, Republic of Texas
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I can easily see the grain in your case, so zinsser sealcoat just jumped to the top of the list.
Thanks,
Mike
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JR1
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Registered: 09/09/10
Posts: 6644
Loc: Teller country, Co, USA
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Zisser sealcoat is just over priced orange shellac. You can mix your own and do better cheaper! Shellac isn't real durable but should be fine for a lightly used book case, and its very easy to repair.
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