re: polyurethane application

When I did my office I used the minwax version of that stuff for the desk top (high build oil based polyurethane) and it is a pain to work with. I kept getting bubbles and weird streaking so bad I sanded it off and started over. I tried an expensive brush, wiping it, etc. Nothing worked perfectly. I ended up diluting it with mineral spirits and then it brushed on OK, but still not perfectly. I think the problem is the material itself, not the application or the person applying it. If I could do it again, I would use regular or wipe-on poly and just do lots of coats.

The other thing is that it doesn’t look natural at all. I know that polyurethane is a film and all, but this stuff looks like a coating of plastic. It’s just too thick. Maybe the varethane looks better than the minwax version, but anyway that’s my 2 cents. It is durable, though. I’ll give it that.