Finish for game room shelf

[Dave Novak]

Hope everyone had a very merry Christmas!. The pic in this thread http://sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?t=128194 is one of a pair of corner shelves I built for the game room. They'll be right next to a pool table and will see lots of wet cans/bottles on them. What would you recommend for a finish that will not only be durable but not show water marks. Thanks in advance!

[Scott Holmes]

A non-poly varnish, both top and bottom. 3-4 brush on coats or 9-12 wipe-on coats. Waterlox original in satin would be my choice.

[Joe Chritz]

Waterlox or Behlen's Rockhard are my two choices for a brush or wipe on finish.

If you can spray a finish you open up a lot of choices but either of the above will be fantastic and very durable.

Joe

[Dave Novak]

Thanks, I've used rockhard before and really liked it. I've never used it in an application where it would get wet from beer cans though, so I wasn't sure about it's ability to resist water stains.

[Scott Holmes]

It will be just fine...