guitar10000 Posted September 28, 2010 Report Share Posted September 28, 2010 Hello , I have been working on this dresser made of maple and walnut inlay. My usual finish is tung oil and urethane. First of all , what is the best clear finish that wont "YELLOW" the maple over time? Second , this is my 1st project with veneering , so I am not sure what type of finish to use on the floating side and back panels , since they are maple veneer... Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulMarcel Posted September 28, 2010 Report Share Posted September 28, 2010 Other people will have much better answers than I would, but a preliminary question would be: which glue did you use for the veneer? Pot or liquid hide glue could release with a water-borne top-coat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregory Paolini Posted September 28, 2010 Report Share Posted September 28, 2010 Hello , I have been working on this dresser made of maple and walnut inlay. My usual finish is tung oil and urethane. First of all , what is the best clear finish that wont "YELLOW" the maple over time? Second , this is my 1st project with veneering , so I am not sure what type of finish to use on the floating side and back panels , since they are maple veneer... Thanks The best choices for not yellowing maple are either cab laquer, or a waterbased laquer, such as Polycrylic, or Hydrocoat. Most of the time, these won't lift any veneers, especially if sprayed on in thin layers/coats. But, if that's a concern, you can always seal the piece first with a little clear dewaxxed shellac, such as sealcoat, then apply the WB Laquer. The seal coat does add a little ambering to the maple, but no where near as much as oil would. -gp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bois Posted September 28, 2010 Report Share Posted September 28, 2010 I second the vote for polycrylic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klousiajp@gmail.com Posted September 28, 2010 Report Share Posted September 28, 2010 Does anyone have an example image of what maple looks like once it has "yellowed" because of tung or linseed oil? I have a maple top that has blo on it. Will the yellowing look that bad? I can't seem to load it at work to verify, but Marc did a bit about making water into oil in video 47. That might give a few pointers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AceHoleInOne Posted September 28, 2010 Report Share Posted September 28, 2010 I like the General Finishes water-based products...they go on easy and won't amber over time! -Ace- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Posted September 29, 2010 Report Share Posted September 29, 2010 I finished a Solid Maple office desk earlier this year and used target coatings EM6000. I love the stuff... It sprays easily and has the burn in qualities of nitrocellulose lacquer without the flammable issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AceHoleInOne Posted September 29, 2010 Report Share Posted September 29, 2010 An FYI on the Target EM6000. That topcoat will amber (yellow) over time, sorta is the selling point, it behaves just like solvent nitro lacquer that it ages amber. Nice job on the desk...very smooooooth and clean looking. -Ace- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitar10000 Posted September 29, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2010 So "General Finishes" is a good way to go? Would I use a sealcoat then a laquer? What is the difference between them all (sealcoat , laquer, shellac, etc...) Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AceHoleInOne Posted September 29, 2010 Report Share Posted September 29, 2010 I like General Finishes, they have never let me down. Probably the High Performance is the way to go. A seal-coat is not necessary. Here are the links that explain the differences. The lacquer is an Acrylic, the High Performance is a PolyAcrylic http://www.generalfinishes.com/sites/default/files/Tech-Data-Enduro-WaterBase-Lacquer-120709.pdf http://www.generalfinishes.com/sites/default/files/Tech-Data-High-Performance-060810.pdf -Ace- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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