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Spray Can Polyurethane

WranglerWrangler Member Posts: 5,788 ✭
edited January 2017 in General Discussion
Anyone used it in a spray can? I'm just redoing some kicker plates on some bathroom and kitchen cabinets. Low visibility. Does the stuff cover well or should I avoid it and apply it the old fashioned way?
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  • TfloggerTflogger Member Posts: 3,390 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    For your purpose spray is fine.
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  • asopasop Member Posts: 9,006 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I agree. I've been using a "wipe on" poly on more intricate pieces.
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  • rambo rebelrambo rebel Member Posts: 4,028
    edited November -1
    I've had good results with the krylon crystal clear.
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  • jkbt1jkbt1 Member Posts: 223 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I highly recommend Deft brand poly. Started using it about 2 years ago and will not use anything else out of a spray can again. I've been doing a lot of projects around the house and have sprayed out a pile of trim with it. Prep work makes or breaks any job but this stuff is the easiest I've found for a nice finish coat.
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  • TangoSierraTangoSierra Member Posts: 1,248 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I have used it with good results. On stained wood, best results were with multiple, light coats.

    A good quality product works best.
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  • LesWVaLesWVa Member Posts: 10,490 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    You should have no problems using spay polyurethane. A few light coats always gives better results than one heavy one.

    +1 on using Deft.

    If it is applied in an area where water is present. I would suggest using an Interior/Exterior poly.

    I did the kick boards with Deft spray poly on this kitchen I redid for a lady this past Winter. The kick boards were black plastic and I replaced them with wood. Refinished the cabinets and wood work on the walls, tiled the floor and refinished the wood floors all through the house and a few other things.

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    She lives out of state and I sent her photo of the progress. Grainy photo took with a cell phone.
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  • jkbt1jkbt1 Member Posts: 223 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Another tip with spray can poly...it's pricey and half your can is full of propellant...if you have anything else already , use that for the first coat or two.

    On trim I don't bother. If you sand good enough , 2 coats of the deft usually has it looking pretty good and doesn't use up all that much. On larger stuff I've been brushing on the first 2 coats , sand smooth , and one shot of the deft satin spray has it really looking nice. I used to finish windows and cabinets with a buddy who had all the fancy spray equipment in his shop. This method isn't giving quite as nice of a finish but we're not talking a $1500 sprayer either..
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  • notnownotnow Member Posts: 1,856 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I first used Deft in high school shop class. I like it. 0000 steel wool between coats makes it smooth as glass. Dries fast. You can re-coat after about 10 minutes on a dry day. I did a Marlin goose gun stock with it once and it turned out great. The only thing I notice was, it didn't wear as well on some furniture items I had done. Probably could have done more coats. I've used polyurethane too. Not spray though. The first thing I noticed was it needed a bit of time to "cure". I thought I was going to re-coat In hours but It needed a day or two to harden so I could give it a light sanding. Once it cured, it was a good hard durable finish. I like them both. Deft for it's ease if use and poly for it's durability. I've tried brush-on laquer. what a nightmare. I reasoned, that's why they came up with the new stuff.
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  • skicatskicat Member Posts: 14,431 ✭
    edited November -1
    Also a Deft fan. Repeated light coats yield a very nice finish.
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  • LesWVaLesWVa Member Posts: 10,490 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by notnow
    I first used Deft in high school shop class. I like it. 0000 steel wool between coats makes it smooth as glass... I did a Marlin goose gun stock with it once and it turned out great. The only thing I notice was, it didn't wear as well on some furniture items I had done.

    Some people think polyurethane is just polyurethane. And do not know that they're actually three different types aimed at the DIYer.

    Interior = Good for furniture and items where temperature and humidity stays at a near constant level. Put it on your deck and you will start having problems within a couple of years.

    Exterior = Good for outdoor use where weather patterns range widely.

    Interior/Exterior = Holds up better than plain interior on furniture and in places such as baths and kitchens. Does not hold up as well as pure exterior on outdoor items but does better than pure interior. I like using it best when refinishing gun stocks.
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  • CubsloverCubslover Member Posts: 18,601 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Spray will work.

    "Thin is in"

    Multiple coats.
    Half of the lives they tell about me aren't true.
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  • jkbt1jkbt1 Member Posts: 223 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I would save the '0000' steel wool for putting the hand rubbed finish on after the final coat. 220 grit is fine for between coat sandings unless you really want to do that much extra work.
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  • armilitearmilite Member Posts: 35,490 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I used it on an old Mossberg wood stock turned out pretty decent.
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