Need suggestion for sealing pine mantle
#1
08-22-10, 07:59 PM
Need suggestion for sealing pine mantle
We're installing a rough hewn pine plank for a mantle. We are not staining the wood but would like to seal it (after sanding the top surface) with a satin finish that can resist temperature changes and yellowing.
Does anyone have a suggestion for a sealer or varnish to use in this situation?
Thanks for your help,
Mariposa
Does anyone have a suggestion for a sealer or varnish to use in this situation?
Thanks for your help,
Mariposa
#2
08-23-10, 04:05 AM
Welcome to the forums!
You'll probably want to use a satin water based poly. All it will do is seal the wood and give it a little sheen. Oil base polys will deepen the colors naturally in the wood and will amber with age.
It will take 2-3 coats, sanding lightly between coats of poly.
You'll probably want to use a satin water based poly. All it will do is seal the wood and give it a little sheen. Oil base polys will deepen the colors naturally in the wood and will amber with age.
It will take 2-3 coats, sanding lightly between coats of poly.
#3
08-23-10, 05:36 AM
Group Moderator
It's pine, so it's going to yellow no matter what you do
Oil based poly would make that worse, so go with Mark's suggestion of water based poly
Oil based poly would make that worse, so go with Mark's suggestion of water based poly
