General Finishes PTHF High Performance Water Based Topcoat, 1 pint, Flat

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General Finishes PTHF High Performance Water Based Topcoat, 1 pint, Flat

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Pros

It's really worth it for the added durability and scratch resistance. The finish on, say, hard maple with just a couple of coats is sublime.

Water-based finish means no vocs or odor.

Cons

Even with spraying, the sheen is very streaky. This is how i've had mediocre success with this spray 3 medium coats sanding with a grey brillow pad between. With this method, you get about 1 side of a 4x8 piece of plywood for every quart.

This stuff is impossible to lay with a foam brush or regular brush without getting tons of * marks. It has so much of the mattifying ingredient that it clumps and instantly starts drying.

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Quality

Impressed with the product and would definitely recommend.

I wanted extra durability so used this over the top and am very happy with the result.

I'll start by saying that this is an expensive product!

It was ok for basic needs, but not after working with general finishes high performance top coat in satin i could tell gf was d... Read More

Competitiveness

I recently refinished a 75 year old 5'x3' maple butcher block that i use as my computer desk.

i bought this for my hvlp setup to build and finish custom drums.

You can find many others at less than half the price.

I used a wagner hvlp spray gun and was able to spray two coats of shellac followed by two coats of polyurethane.

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This product had a total of 6,704 reviews as of our last analysis date on Aug 28 2023.