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A customer of mine recently painted his first cabinet with a ‘cabinet grade’ enamel. He doesn’t feel that it is shiny enough for his liking. Does anyone know if you can use a wipe on poly over this paint with no drawbacks? He doesn’t own a spray gun and I’m not all that knowledgable in the finish area to tell him yes or no. He is looking to reduce or eliminate brush marks.
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Using an oilbased varnish or poly varnish over a paint is problematic. The varnish will add an amber tone and will yellow further over time.
If a good enamel was originally used, a varnish will not add much additional gloss.
*In order to eliminate brush marks on water-based poly, I had good success with very fine wet sanding followed by extra fine rubbing compound and a polisher. I followed this with wax and a good buffing, which did seem to shine it up a bit more.
*Roger, I'm curious; was this done over enamel paint?Dano
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