I recently stumbled on a new wood finish that is supposed to provide the beautiful natural-looking & satiny clear coat that we love in the hard wax oil finishes we’ve been using. It’s a product from @cleanarmor that is easily applied, has NO VOC (volatile organic compounds), HAP (hazardous air pollutants) and no hazardous disposal requirements and is much more durable. What really got my attention was its ability to cure in minutes under UV light, either from artificial lights or sunlight. We’re used to “accelerators” with hard wax finishes, that speed up their curing process to about a week. This was worth checking out!
I wasn’t able to get samples (the quart minimum size isn’t cheap) but I decided to spring for a bottle of the 700 Interior Clear Coat in Satin to see how it would compare. I ordered from mywoodcutters.com (incidentally, the same place I previously bought some helical heads for our planer & jointer) and got my order in a few days. We were excited to try things out and this our first ever experience with it. We had to use the guest room up at the house since it was the only place where we could easily prevent sunlight from creeping in. As hoped, we got a great first impression. We’ll be putting it through its paces in the shop and with some projects. So expect more details as we get ourselves familiar with this promising new finish!
