Polycrylic vs Polyurethane Over Wood Stain - Which Finish To Use?
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- Опубликовано: 6 авг 2024
- Add a finish coat of polyurethane or polycrylic to your new wood furniture piece to give it a shiny appearance that is durable and resistant to damage. Which finisher is best to use over top of wood stain?
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Knowing the difference between polyacrylic and polyurethane can help you create a woodworking piece that looks its best and stands up to the demands placed upon it.
This polycrylic vs polyurethane review will help you understand the differences in the two coatings and help you decide which is best for the application of your wood project. Once you are done building your wood piece and and staining it, this guide will allow to protect and preserve it for years to come.
What is Polyacrylic?
Polyacrylic, or sometimes called just polycrylic is a water-based coating that can be applied to a myriad of wood surfaces. It is available in satin and high gloss finishes. It applies clear and can be cleaned up easily based on its water-based makeup.
Polycrylic Summary:
- Water-based
- Fast drying
- Satin and high gloss finish
- Best used on lighter woods
You want to use polycrylic when you need a fast-drying sealant. Polycrylic dries very fast and seals quickly.
What is Polyurethane?
Conversely, polyurethane is a sealant that provides exceptional durability on wood surfaces, and is available as both a water-based sealant and an oil-based sealant. Polyurethane is much more durable than polycrylic - some label it as “liquid plastic” while its still in the tub, because when it dries it will turn as hard as plastic.
Polyurethane Summary:
- Water-based or oil-based
- Slow drying
- Matte, satin, glossy, and high gloss finish
- Very strong sealant
- Provides a shiny look when dry
Finish Selection Overview
Glossy = very shiny
Satin = some shine
Matte = no shine
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Thank you for these videos. Very smart man!
Your explanations are clear and this information is really helpful. Thank you for making videos and sharing this information.
Glad it was helpful!
This just saved me so much money, thank you ❤️❤️
You're so welcome!
thank you for such a quality video!
My pleasure!
Thank you. Very informative. I used water base on a desk for my kids and it has held up very well to their abuse so far. The paint and food cleans right off💪
That's great! Nice work :)
Awesome video. Very helpful Thank you
You're welcome!
Very nice video, neighbor!
Thanks 👍 :)
There is a water base spar urethane that I used for outdoor to keep an original light color of the stain or paint instead of using the oil base spar urethane or polyurethane that yellows and darken the finish .It’s a minwax brand indoor/outdoor helmsman spar urethane. Sold at sherwin Williams
Thanks for sharing!
Great explanation made my choice way easier!
Glad it helped!
Nice table!
I think so too!
THANKYOU
You're welcome!
I have a wooden kitchen table that I put oil based stain what do you recommend to put as a top coat
What varnish would i use for kitchen trivets, or hot plates? Im concerned about the heat they will get with hot pans on them always. What would you recommend?
what is the best applicator to apply polycrylic over gel stain cabinets?
What finish of polycrylic did you use for the table?
Love polycrylic!
Great video! Which finish is best finishing on our dining tabletop? We will abuse, scratch, and anything on it with young kids.
Lots of options, we used quite a few quotes of polycrylic and its held up great
Can polycrylic be used over polyurethane/stain?
Can I use water based poly over oil based stain on an interior piece?
There is a water based polyurethane used on small craft projects. It can leave a slight yellow tint like the oil based.
That being said, thank you for the video. I think that I will use the polycrylic on the inside stairs that I will stain, now that the carpet has been removed. I do prefer working with water based.
How many years passed between the intro and the video? I feel like he aged a bit...
It was a long project 😂😂😂
Did you sand between coats of the polycrylic?
Yes, very lightly
What type of water based stain did you use on your table?
Minwax water based charcoal gray stain
how much time passed between the intro and the product information? great video btw.
What happens or how will it look if you mix the oil stain to the water polycrylic
If you’re using oil based stain, the best solution would be polyurethane.
@@SawsHub polycrylic is polyurethane😵💫
Somebody please correct me if I’m wrong, but I was always told you can apply a water-based top-coat over an oil-based stain because the water-based solvents can’t really mess with the oil-base below, BUT you can’t apply an oil-based top-coat over a water based stain as it can mess with the water based stain. Is this not correct?
Overall, yes, that is generally correct. I personally don't do that but that does sound correct.
You don't want to mix at all. Either go oil-based, or acrylic.
@@kfiscal01 once oil based coatings paints or stains are fully hardened, you can add water based coatings over it. This has always been true. I have a 30yr old table that's my dad finished with oil and I covered with water-based poly 20 years ago. It's still going strong
what about alcohol bases dyes?
For polycrilic, use water based dye. For Polyurathane, use a dye that is soluable in mineral spirits.
@@SawsHub Thank you!
I hope I can return both of my waterbased minwax products because of the poor finish quality even though directions were followed.
Sounds like you didn't follow the directions...
Sorry, but I've used oil based poly over water based stain and vice versa many times. As long as the stain is totally dry, it doesn't make a bit of difference.
Thats what I learned.