I purchased a 5 - gallon bucket of oil-based poly to refinish my floors. Can I use the extra for finishing furniture? I was thinking about finishing the inside of my kitchen cabinets with an equal mix of poly - BLO - turpentine. Cabinet guts made from maple ply and face fames are cherry. Any thoughts?
Thanks.
BLO and turpentine both stink in a major way.
And poly doesn't?
Thoughts, yes. Useful ones, well... Why mix those three things? They each have a place, but why mix? I could see putting poly over the BLO. Not my cuppa, but it seems ok to do. The turps will just make your rice taste funny.
It does, but he has to use something for the finish, and he can do it without the BLO and turpentine. If it was me, I would probably just use shellac and only go to varnish later if it proved inadequate.
Go for it.
I'd personally go 40-20-40, poly-oil-spirits.
Barry
Why? A little turp will thin it if it it too thick; but why oil? The maple won't absorb much of it; it will just give a thinner and slower drying finish.
Yes you can use it. That's what I used for my workbench. It's a quick easy thin film finish.
However.... A kitchen is a high-use area. I would use something more full-strength for external and contact areas.
But the workbench... yes, it's a high use area, but it gets regular wax and I intend to shave down the surface to level it from time to time.... not something I intend to do with my kitchen cabs.
-steve
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