Polyurethane is the main component in modern varnish. Choose the best polyurethane finish for your project from these ...

Mold and shape damaged edges on tabletops, countertops and shelves.

Wood veneers won't accept any sort of varnish or paint stripper. My goal was to get the dark brown-orange finish off of the bulk of the piece.

Wrongly, the word varnish is often used for a wide range of wood finishes. The varnishes create a transparent layer, like a film on the applied surface, which covers the pores of the wood, ...

There are a dozen different ways you can finish (or refinish) wood furniture. Knowing more about the different finishes available can help determine what will work best for your project.

Because paint is opaque, it blocks light waves from reaching the wood. So the finish stays on, assuming the surface was prepared properly before it was painted.

When most of us think of finishing for our wood projects, we think of varnish. And, at one time, the term varnish was used for any coating applied as a liquid that dried to a hard, solid film. Toda… ...

But because the paint is probably cured by now, it might not be able to be scraped off. Brazie said that, when he’s asked about removing cured paint spatters from clear wood finishes, one of his ...

I think the door is made of chestnut. We don’t want to repaint it, and we don’t like polyurethane. What’s the best natural finish for wood? Will shellac hold up? — P.K., Katonah . A: Shellac was the ...