cherry and EnduroVar questions - hoping to tap into some expertise!

[canadamike]

OK, lets try this again.

I am a newby at finishing, and from some of the posts I saw here, I decided to try EnduroVar as a finish for some cherry kitchen doors I am working on.

I did some test finishing using EnduroVar satin, and found it leaves a slight grey/green hue on the wood. The EnduroVar specs recommend against a base coat of shellac (which I usually do with cherry).

Does anyone have any suggestions on how I can give the cherry a warmer look, but still use a coat like EnduroVar? I am finishing by hand as its too cold to set up outside, and I don't have a garage. Or should I be doing something completely different?

Thanks very much in adance,

Mike

 

[rsh]

Seal a cell, wait two full days then top coat with gf of your choice -

enduro var is the most ambering of any of their finishes, oils included. it dries very brown and looks platicky in more than 2 coats, even in flat

high performance is great - polyacrylic is good also - both are water clear. so if you like how it looks after wipe coat of seal a cell, you should be good

 

[tiralie]

I did some test finishing using EnduroVar satin, and found it leaves a slight grey/green hue on the wood. The EnduroVar specs recommend against a base coat of shellac (which I usually do with cherry).

Hey Mike:
I would call or email General Finishes on using EnduroVar with a sealer. It says specifically not to. There is probably a good reason.
While it does say not to use shellac, it does say later that a 1lb dewaxed is ok. That's a bit confusing.
I would try to add up to 5% red or cherry dye color into the EnduroVar as a toner and see if that corrects the green.
If not, I would use another product/schedule dye, shellac, and  toner etc. that allows you toachieve the color you want.
Tim

 

[Gotoh]

Enduro takes Mixol pigments very well in my experience. I've always gotten sub-par results with their sanding sealer underneath it, though. Doesn't fail, it just doesn't look very good.

I always buy the glossy stuff and just buff it down to the desired sheen with Micro Mesh pads. You can always add scratches to the top, but you can never get rid of whatever it is they choose to mix in to break up the light.