I'm making some drawers out finger-jointed 3/4 pine (with birch ply bottoms). The face will be polyurethaned to match the rest of the entertainment center, but if I were to poly the drawer innards, it would add two days to my project. Since the drawer innards aren't too visible, but ought to be able to be cleaned up if the kids grab a video with dirty fingers, or if the one year old pukes in it or something, I want to finish it with something that goes on quickly and easily (post-assembly, preferably).
Can you recommend something quick and easy for the inside (I think poly is 8 hrs between coats, or something, and for pine, I need at least 2 coats). I have only used poly before (except for the Penofin on the hammock stand), so I don't have any experience with other finishes. If the suggested alternative can be bought at the Borg, that would be great.
Also, the plywood I got for the bottom might be too thin. What's the thickness you'd recommend for a 20x30 drawer?
Lastly, what are furniture drawers innards usually finished with? I seem to recollect that they seem to be unfinished... at least they don't have film finishes IIRC. (I'm at work now, and there's no wood furniture to look at.)
Thanks! Jamie