John Piwaron
12-29-2005, 9:15 PM
Here I am at the critical juncture - tomorrow I start the refinishing of the stairs leading up to my attic bedroom.
The old carpet is gone, the old finish is stripped. The bare wood awaits. The steps appear to be hard maple.
Because eventually I'll put a new floor (pergo) upstairs, I'm staining the steps with a waterbase product to match.
My question though is the actual finish to be used. I've got a can of Behlen's rock hard tabletop varnish. Given it's hardness, it seems like a reasonable choice, but I want to ask what anyone here thinks of that plan. Because it's just the steps getting refinished, I don't need a lot of material.
So is the Behlen's product a good idea or should I get something else? I don't really want a waterbase varnish, I prefer oil in this application. It looks warmer.
The old carpet is gone, the old finish is stripped. The bare wood awaits. The steps appear to be hard maple.
Because eventually I'll put a new floor (pergo) upstairs, I'm staining the steps with a waterbase product to match.
My question though is the actual finish to be used. I've got a can of Behlen's rock hard tabletop varnish. Given it's hardness, it seems like a reasonable choice, but I want to ask what anyone here thinks of that plan. Because it's just the steps getting refinished, I don't need a lot of material.
So is the Behlen's product a good idea or should I get something else? I don't really want a waterbase varnish, I prefer oil in this application. It looks warmer.