Painting - Can i put oil based varnish over water based varnish?
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brazilianandy
10-16-08, 12:36 AM
I've just been varnishing our floorboards with water based varnish although i meant to buy oil based varnish. Can i switch at this stage an put oil based varnish ontop of the water based?
Many thanks for any help
Many thanks for any help
marksr
10-16-08, 05:38 AM
How much poly have you applied?
Waterbased poly doesn't change the color of the wood any but oil base does. If some parts have waterbased applied first and other parts have oil base first - the latter will come out darker or deeper in color.
Oil base should adhere ok over waterbased providing there isn't a big build up of waterbased.
Waterbased poly doesn't change the color of the wood any but oil base does. If some parts have waterbased applied first and other parts have oil base first - the latter will come out darker or deeper in color.
Oil base should adhere ok over waterbased providing there isn't a big build up of waterbased.