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There are three surefire ways to waterproof your wood for years to come. Use linseed or Tung oil to create a beautiful and protective hand-rubbed finish. Seal the wood with coating of polyurethane, varnish, or lacquer. Finish and waterproof wood simultaneously with a stain-sealant combo.

There are three types of clear topcoats used to seal natural wood or bleached furniture ? polyurethane, polycrylic, and wax finishes. Each type of clear coat has different pros, cons, and projects that it's best suited for. Polyurethane is available in oil-based and water-based finishes.

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Start with High-Gloss Poly A few coats of semigloss or satin polyurethane look like a sheet of dull plastic over the wood. So build up coats of gloss poly first. Then, if you want less sheen, dull the finish by wet sanding or wiping on a couple of coats of satin or semigloss.

After stripping the finish and sanding down the stain, you will then need to refinish the surface with wax or oil. Buff it with a soft, clean cloth to give a great finish.

Oil-based varnish is a durable, user-friendly product. Other than pre-catalyzed lacquer, it's the product typically used most often by the average woodworker to seal tabletops. It dries more slowly than lacquer, meaning that insects, airborne debris and dust also have extra time to settle into the finish.