Minwax 61490444 PolyShades - Stain & Polyurethane in 1 Step, quart, Natural Cherry, Gloss

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Minwax 61490444 PolyShades - Stain & Polyurethane in 1 Step, quart, Natural Cherry, Gloss

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Pros

This is an oil-based polyurethane varnish. It's a really rich, beautiful color that goes well with the oiled bronze finishes that have been popular lately. Great combination of stain and urethane finish.

Go darker than expected! Mission oak is just a beautiful brown, not reddish.

We just clean those areas and reapply. You need to use it in a well ventilated area because the smell is strong until it dries.

I still have the first furniture that i refinished with polyshades, and it still looks great. It works very well over hardwood.

Cons

The stain and poly combo is sloppy gunk. As you can see in my photos, it's more like red oak or something. Wish i could purchase the old zip guard poly which was a wonderful product.

It's very splotchy. No matter how thin you brush this on, it comes out streaky. If you don't get an even coat, it's very apparent, because the pigment darkens and accentuates the uneven areas.

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Quality

It's a really rich, beautiful color that goes well with the oiled bronze finishes that have been popular lately.

7) if you're not happy with a portion of your project you can sand it out and redo, something you'd be hard pressed to do if yo... Read More

Brush it on, go over it again with the grain to even it out.

Shipping

Not so good shipping, one of two cans very dented.

Packaging/appearance

Was not that viable on the non-wood surfaces, so we just painted them.

Competitiveness

5) if you want a heavier/richer finish after you've reached the color you want you can apply clear polyurethane over polyshades.

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color, good, easy, great and dry.

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This product had a total of 3,793 reviews as of our last analysis date on Apr 19 2022.