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Thread: Looking for oil based top coat

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    Looking for oil based top coat

    I usually use General High Performance water based top coat. It does not give me that visual depth that I would like. I am thinking of trying Arm R Seal.

    What other oil based top coats are out there that would be worth trying?

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    ArmRSeal is a wonderful product. Assuming proper sanding between coats, you should notice the depth you're looking for after the third coat

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    Matthew

    For a deep coat (chatoyance), total solids matter. ArmRseal has about 33% total solids which is about as good as you will find. My objections is that it is urethane based. A lot of people consider urethane varnishes to be wonderful. I prefer alkyd resin varnishes like Sherwin-Williams Wood Classics fast dry varnish or Benjamin Moore Benwood. They have about 40% total solids by weight. When I am going for deep finish I plan to start leveling after the 3'd or 4'th coat and then I rub out the last coat. I think alkyds are easier to sand and rub out. Others will differ.

    Doug

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