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Annie Sloan's chalk paint comes in 28 colors....
Epifanes High Gloss Marine Varnish offers extra UV-protection....
The General finish took only two hours to dry to a low-gloss sheen with fair water resistance....
The old favorite, boiled linseed oil, takes about a day to dry and produces a flat-sheen finish....
Available in three grits, this stainless-steel abrasive from Microplane is available for 5-in. random-orbit sanders or sheet finishing sande...
Plane-blade maker Ron Hock sells this kit containing shellac, denatured alcohol, and instructions for application....
The Hydrocote Danish Oil Finish looks milky in the bottle but dries in 24 hours to a clear, flat finish....
The J.E. Moser's Natural Danish Oil took nine hours to dry to a relatively dark satin finish....
J.E. Moser's Polymerized Tung Oil Varnish offered the darkest color of the products tested....
McCloskey Man O'War Marine Spar Varnish generally held up well on mahogany, ipé, and pine....
Minwax Antique Oil Finish dries in about five hours to a low-gloss sheen....
Minwax Fast-Drying Polyurethane dries in about two hours to a light-colored semigloss sheen....
Minwax Wipe-On Poly was has a drying time of about three hours and produces a light satin sheen....
Mixol tinting colors are made of finely ground pigments and come concentrated in liquid form....
This finishing product from Montour Finishing Products is currently off the market....
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