Hi all,

I am looking to make some furniture with dyed baltic faces like ColorFin, but I can't seem to get any of that material delivered to me cost-effectively since they are up north. So I tried to make my own and got very close.
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It's smooth and looks great BUT if I dig in with a fingernail it leaves a permanent scratch, something I am unable to do with ColorFin.

To achieve this first test finish, I simply dyed water-based Varathane with powered pigment to get the color I wanted and then covered with 5 coats of un-dyed Varathane. Everything was sprayed with HVLP.

So my question is - how can I get a super hard finish that won't scratch?

Thanks!