I'm stuck between a rock and hard place right now. I am redoing a kitchen table and chairs and I am going for the primitive look. The issues I am facing is the polyurethane portion. Obviously, I want to protect all the hard work and effort that I am putting into this, however, I do not want a huge shine to the table and chairs. I also do not really want brush marks in the finish. I am painting the chairs and the bottom portion of the table flat black and the top I am staining a deeper rich brown color.
The other question I have is, how is the spray paint polyurethane? Would using that give me the best finish? I am just now to the phase of "antiquing" the chairs and I haven't started sanding the table yet. I have attached two links that will help give an idea and feel to what I am trying to accomplish. Any help/advice/pictures would be SOOO apperciated! I am so terrified to put a finish on there and it come out super shiny. Thank you everyone..
http://www.spencerfurniture.com/products/primshop/primshoppe1293set.html
http://www.spencerfurniture.com/products/primshop/keystone1415.html
alwood
Sun, 07/20/2014 - 17:03
Rustoleum Polyurethane
When I recently built furniture, I felt the same way about super-shiny polyurethane. I used Rustoleum's matte polyurethane, and was very happy with the results! After putting on 3 coats, I didn't notice any brush strokes on the dark brown stain I used.
It's water-based, doesn't have a super strong smell, and dries very quickly!
http://www.lowes.com/ProductDisplay?partNumber=456846-90-274808&langId=…
JeremyFox
Mon, 07/21/2014 - 14:18
Wax finish
Hi,
The traditional finish would be a wax finish over the stain but that's a lot of work. Luckily (for lazy me!) theres a way to get the wax finish look and protection without all the work. I just finished a kitchen using Polyvine wax finish acrylic varnish - you just can't tell it's been varnished. And here's an oak table and bench I just finished using their satin finish lacquer:
http://lumberjocks.com/projects/103563
Here's the link to Polyvine:
http://us.polyvine.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=100…
Hope that helps.
Best of luck,
Jeremy