Best Clear Coat

[Crazyraceguy]

I tried one coat over black and the black looked gray.

I settled on using Butchers’ Wax applied with 00000 steel wool pads.  Over gloss finish, this yields a nice satin look, and leaves the finish with a silky feel.  Very nice.

They also sell “wool oil” which is designed to work with steel wool to achieve a satin finish.  I’ve used it.  I prefer the Butchers’ Wax.  I don’t know about re-coating on a wool oil treatment.

Before I discovered the steel wool treatment, would use gloss for the first two or three coats and the final coat only with satin finish coating.

The Butchers’ wax and 00000 steel wool treatment, to my eye and touch is nicer. It requires a lot of elbow grease.  You have to press hard enough to make the micro-scratches that creates the satin finish.

Oh yeah, black is the hardest. I was referring to light colored wood and not yellowing it.

 

[rocky100370]

Thank you all for your advice! Much appreciated!