Minwax Water Based Oil-Modified Polyurethane, Warm Gloss, Clear, 1 Gallon

Love this stuff!! I used it to seal fabric onto a filing cabinet I had painted (a pinterest project). It worked wonders! Leaves a very clear finish and dries rather quickly! Definitely would buy again!

I have started to use water based finishes more on my woodworking projects. I much prefer the look of oil based finishes and can thin to wipe on, especially after using a VOC meter and seeing the shop and attached house VOC levels after using an oil based finish.I spray water based finishes. This Minwax Poly is a good compromise. It looks more like an oil based finish and I have even used it as a wipe on, both thinning with Flotrol and without thinning. It works better than brushing at least with my skill level. Sprays great.

I'm fairly new to the world of woodworking. I recently started building some easy furniture and needed a good finish to protect the wood and the stain. I can't easily obtain oil-based finishes where I live, and I fully acknowledge that the woodworking community generally views oil-based poly as a superior product to water-based poly. I ordered this oil-modified, water-based poly in hopes that it would hold up well in addition to offering decent protection of my products. The only finish I'd used prior to this has been Minwax polycrylic, and that was only for smaller projects like award plaques.I was pleasantly surprised by how well this product works, especially given its reasonable price tag. You can visibly tell the difference between areas where it has been applied and where it has not been applied. The texture is noticeably different as well--I wouldn't call the poly-applied areas "rock hard," but it provides a nice shell, and I feel confident in its ability to hold up as long as it's used indoors. I don't know that I'd trust it for outdoor projects--I can't see it holding up incredibly well for a long period of time against the elements.You DO need to apply multiple coats. I used two coats on a table frame (definitely needs at least one more coat) and four coats on the tabletop. That still may not be enough for a dining room tabletop, which gets a lot of heavy use and takes a fair amount of abuse. I sanded between the second and fourth coats at about 320 grit to achieve a nice sheen.As a point of reference, the farmhouse dining room table below has 3 coats on the tabletop and only one on the frame/legs. I hadnt finished yet. If you look closely at the bottom of each leg, you can see where poly hasn’t been applied yet.The entry way table has only one coat on the tabletop and one coat on the frame. The tabletop’s sheen is attributed to a combination of oil-based acrylic paint covered by one coat of poly.I recommend this product for anyone looking for a nice water-based finish that won't break the bank.

Worked exactly as described

Great for my project, I'm using this to keep nitro fuel from destroying my custom made mounts on a Funkey Bell 222 RC helicopter project. No smell, cleans up easy. Worth the extra vs oil based, and is really the best choice to keep the nitro fuel and oil out!