I'm planning on buying a fish tank stand cabinet that's made of particle board and MDF coated with that fake wood looking veneer. However, I don't want to ruin the cabinet with an accidental water splash, so I would like to protect it somehow. I'm guessing the best way would be to urethane everything. So I'm looking for input on how to go about this or if there's better things to try. I've urethaned tons of wood furniture, etc. before, so that's not my problem. However, I'm especially concerned about the fact that I'm urethaning things that have a tendency to get ruined when to liquid. How can I urethane the fake wood veneer, as well as raw particle board and MDF without causing it to bubble up, etc. What products should I use? Maybe spray can stuff? Water, oil based?
Thank you very much for any help, Harry