A kitchen island I built recently has a couple inset drawers that were completed and installed about 3 months ago. I used General Finishes' Arm-R-Seal wiped on and I like the results very much. It took me a little longer to finish the island but the results were worth it to me. I didn't have to contend with runs, sags, excess build up, etc. and the finish came out really smooth and without a plastic look which is what I wanted. Now I want to use the same system for 7 drawers in the master bedroom closet. The drawers will have approximately an inch gap between them so they won't be closed tightly like the drawers in the kitchen island but the closet will be closed.
The kitchen island drawers have a strong vapor odor when I open them and I don't want an odor problem in the clothes closet.
I talked to General Finishes about the odor and they recommended I place charcoal briquettes (in a bowl) or newspaper in the drawers for 2 or 3 weeks (I think) to remove the odor. That I am doing now. When I searched this topic to see what others have to say about it, several people say do not use this type finish in closed cabinets due to lingering odor.
I am holding off finishing the 7 drawers for the clothes closet until I decide what to do.
I am wondering if there is another wipe-on finish that you like and is odor free in a short time. I don't want to wait weeks or months after finishing the drawers before placing them in the closet. I don't have much storage space in the shop to hold them and I don't think I should place them in the closed closet even with charcoal or newspapers in them because it will still take significant time and, in the mean time, I don't want our clothes to be affected or have to smell the odor every time we enter the closet.