So I bought a stand from Petco. Reviews say that it's terrible at being water resistant, but bought it anyway because of its looks. After endless searching I only found a couple sites on any advice so I decided to make a thread on this forum. Any help is greatly appreciated.
Stand is made of LAMINATED MDF. The laminate will be fine with water, but it's the edges I'm concerned about (though I'd like to add protection to the entire stand anyway). I read that I can use spar urethane to make the stand water resistant. Since this is also a piece of furniture I need to keep the stand pleasant to the eye as well.
Should I lightly sand the laminate before spraying the spar urethane?
Will this change the looks of the stand much? (I purchased Minwax Helmsman Spar Urethane Spray Satin Finish)
Any other advice?
There are probably other options out there; any other options I should consider or am I going to be fine?
Thank you in advance!
Stand is made of LAMINATED MDF. The laminate will be fine with water, but it's the edges I'm concerned about (though I'd like to add protection to the entire stand anyway). I read that I can use spar urethane to make the stand water resistant. Since this is also a piece of furniture I need to keep the stand pleasant to the eye as well.
Should I lightly sand the laminate before spraying the spar urethane?
Will this change the looks of the stand much? (I purchased Minwax Helmsman Spar Urethane Spray Satin Finish)
Any other advice?
There are probably other options out there; any other options I should consider or am I going to be fine?
Thank you in advance!