Wood Classics FastDry Oil Varnish from Sherwin Williams. It is a true varnish but the solvent is Naptha.
Not as dark as regular varnish, dries to the touch in 15 minutes and can be scuff sanded and re-coated in 4 hours. Applies very nicely, I thinned it a little because that’s the way I like it. Seemed to pull a little on the brush but I will try to add a little Penatrol to a sample to slow it down a little.
Took a while to get ahold of a tech guy at SW but he told me that the addition of a little ‘high-flash’ naptha will also slow it down, but SW didn’t have any and I haven’t had a chance to look any where else and I spoke with him before I used it and I didn’t think to ask him about Penetrol.
Seems do dry very hard, as in durable, time will tell.
The retail price was about $35 a gallon but gave me my professional discount and it was about $26. That’s less than half what I’ve been paying for Behr’s Clear Lac, another fast dry varnish type I like that I have to order directly from Behr because the HDepots around here don’t carry it.
John
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One method of making a wiping varnish is to dilute 50/50 with mineral spirits. Another is to dilute with naphtha, which makes a wiping varnish that will dry quicker. This sounds much like the latter--maybe not diluted 50/50--or maybe it is. A wiping varnish can also be recoated in 4 hours usually.
I know, I've used regular old alkyd varnish for years and have thinned it with many things and I still use it. I always apply final coats very thin with twice laundered new flannel.But this stuff right out the can thinned a little Naptha is very good for the price. And another thing. I put some in a small butter tub, thinned it and used it over two weeks ago. Today I opened the butter tub to see if it was any good to put on a walnut tote I just finished and the viscosity had not changed at all from the time I closed the tub.That's important for me because a lot of stuff; Clear Lac, Varnish and Waterlox will solidify just because of all the crap they put in them.John
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