Low-fume Waterlox alternative ?

[Roger Marty]

Hi, I'm making a coat/shoe rack for my entry-way. Since shoes may occasionally have some water before being placed on the rack, I'm looking for an easy-to-apply finish that has some water resistance.

For the majority of my projects, I use Danish Oil + Wipe-on Poly. For this project, I would normally use Waterlox but the fumes are way too bad to be used indoors as it is far too cold to apply in my unheated garage.

Any recommendation?

[Jerry Wright]

Might try some of the water based polycrylics like Minwax or General Finishes market. Hard, quick drying, durable. They have come a long way . They look milky on application, but look great after drying.

[Prashun Patel]

Polyurethane is a reasonable choice. Even Waterlox stops smelling after it cures.

[John TenEyck]

I agree with Jerry. For your application, any good WB poly/acrylic should provide more than adequate performance.

John