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  1. 03-26-2012, 5:53 PM #1
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    My experience with Waterlox

    I did a whole bunch of reading, and searching, for the best product for some maple countertops I just finished. It seemed to be a general consensus that Waterlox was the best choice. I ordered the product a couple weeks ago, I ended up with a quart of the sealer/finish and a quart of the original satin finish. I wiped on 5 coats of the sealer finish, letting it cure for 24 hours between coats. Sanded lightly with 320 grit to smooth out the surface. I ended up spraying on the last 2 coats of satin original as I seem to have limited success with brushing : ( The final product is outstanding, the original satin sprayed like a champ. I do have a few dust nibbs to remove in a week or so once the finish is cured. If Waterlox holds up half as good as it looks, I will be a happy camper.
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    Did you have to thin it any? What needle/cap did you use. I have always used shellc as the sealer. Do you feel one could get the same results this way?
    I do love this finish but have never tried spraying it.
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    Congrats. Please post a picture when you're done with it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jerry Thompson View Post
    Did you have to thin it any? What needle/cap did you use. I have always used shellc as the sealer. Do you feel one could get the same results this way? I do love this finish but have never tried spraying it.
    Jerry, I did not thin it, I started with a #4 tip, which I use to spray chem aqua laquer. I then went to a #3, it sprayed it VERY nice. I could have gotten away with a #2 I believe. With the #3 tip you did not want to stop or pause as it was putting on quite a bit of material. I questioned on how heavy a coat would be acceptable with Waterlox, so I applied a nice heavy coat as I do with laquer. I turned my furnace up to 72 degrees and put a good fan in the shop for cross ventilation. Was dry to the touch in about 12 hours, I will give it a week before I install them.

    I will post some pics when I get the tops installed, they look great as natural maple, the original satin finish definately gives it a deeper golden color with a very nice satin sheen.
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  7. 03-27-2012, 8:40 PM #6
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    Great to hear.
    Keep us posted on how it works out going forward.
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