Difference in Waterlox products

[Jeff Monson]

I'm finishing two table tops, I sprayed 1 coat of Watelox original sealer/finish followed by 2 coats of satin finish. I'm going to need a couple more coats to finish the tops, but I'm running low on the satin finish.
I have quite a bit of the original sealer/finish left, what should I do?

1. Order more satin finish?
2. Mix the remaining 2 together and spray the last 2 coats?
3. Spray a couple coats of original sealer/finish and 1 last coat of satin finish?
4. Backup 10 and punt.

[Scott Holmes]

Not knowing if you have enough satin for the last 2 coats... I would say get more satin.
If you have enough for the last coat or two, then choice #3.

Remember that the sealer/finish (a wipe-on varnish) is nothing more than thinned gloss original.

You do have the proper safety equipment for your lungs, etc. to be spraying; correct?

[Jeff Monson]

Not knowing if you have enough satin for the last 2 coats... I would say get more satin.
If you have enough for the last coat or two, then choice #3.

Remember that the sealer/finish (a wipe-on varnish) is nothing more than thinned gloss original.

You do have the proper safety equipment for your lungs, etc. to be spraying; correct?

Scott, thanks, I do have enough satin for 2 final coats. Not 100% sure 2 coats will give me the result I need. I'd like the option of being able to spray more coats if needed, thus my question. I think I will spray 2 coats of the original and see where that takes me.

Yes, I do have a ventilated area and a good respirator. Thanks for asking.

[Howard Acheson]

Buy more satin as Scott suggests. The Sealer/Finish is highly thinned and will change the sheen of your finish.

[Scott Holmes]

You can add as many coats of the sealer/finish as needed to get the build you want on the project. Then light sand and do the final coat or two with satin.

The sealer/finish will just take more coats because it is so highly thinned. End result is still an excellent phenolic resin/tung oil varnish.