rubus Posted November 18, 2014 Report Share Posted November 18, 2014 Hey folks Is it wise to use waterbased ployurathane for butherblock counters? Just looking for one step easy solution.... Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwacker Posted November 18, 2014 Report Share Posted November 18, 2014 Not really. A2k or UV is really what you need. Most everything you buy in a can will not hold up to constant cleaning with household cleaners with bleach or ammonia. Most any poly will hold up over the short term but will soften and start hanging onto bacteria. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob493 Posted November 18, 2014 Report Share Posted November 18, 2014 Epoxy seems to be the "goto finish" for counter tops from what I've seen. I'd imagine polyurethane wont hold up very well to kitchen abuses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwacker Posted November 18, 2014 Report Share Posted November 18, 2014 Durakryl is the go to finish. Even that softens with time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom King Posted November 19, 2014 Report Share Posted November 19, 2014 The only wooden countertop that I built, which has any age on it, and is one I get to see once in a while, is one I built in 1993. I put Moisture Cure Urethane satin floor finish on it, and it still looks good today. MCU is a completely different animal that what people know as polyurethane. It probably sets the record in high amounts of VOC's, and no doubt sent more than a few floor finishers to an early grave. It is, however, dayam hard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob493 Posted November 19, 2014 Report Share Posted November 19, 2014 Interesting, I'll check that finish out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom King Posted November 19, 2014 Report Share Posted November 19, 2014 Don't try it first on something good for a first go. You get one chance. It dries so fast you can't go back over it. It's almost a race to keep up with the wet edge. It's a flooded finish, and you push the wave across what you're finishing using a sheepskin mop. It's mostly out of fashion now with the newer waterbornes. The waterbornes, like Bona, are infinitely easier to use, and no strong VOC's. Applying MCU is like sticking your head in a five gallon bucket with a gallon of mixed tolulene and xylene in the bottom. Floors I put it on in the seventies and eighties have not needed to be redone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodger. Posted November 19, 2014 Report Share Posted November 19, 2014 I did a 13 foot walnut countertop last year. Do a forum search for "monster walnut countertop" and you'll see some images of it. I used salad bowl finish (8 coats i think) and it turned out really nice. Never had an issue with durability, but I did wax it from time to time as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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