Enduro Var Vs Arm R Seal

Now i am setup for spraying nothing special just a hvlp gun and compressor and picked up a can of enduro var since based on reviews it seems to replicate the look of arm r seal quite well.

Enduro var vs arm r seal. I wanted to try a water based finish for the maple top of my shop desk since i wanted the maple to retain its natural color. Spray a wet coat of general finishes enduro var gloss and dry for 2 hours. 1699 1999 2499 2699 1899 999 1499 brush application fair fair good good good good fair color when dry clear clear clear amber clear amber amber staining agent red candle wax 1 2 2 0 2 1 0 red wine 0 2. The dry time of enduro is great as well.

When general finishes first told us about this new water based urethane to be honest we were skeptical. Spray a second wet coat and dry for 2 hours. The main reason for endurovar vs arm r seal is the base. A light sanding before the next coat fixes that.

After i apply the finish to the desk top i show samples comparing the. First enduro varit uses a colored urethane resin which like oil imparts a warm glo. As for rubio they sent me a sample kit a couple months back and honestly at the time they sent it to me i thought it was a joke. Enduro var water based urethane topcoat enduro var wood finish is a self crosslinking oil modified water based polyurethane that looks more like an oil varnish than a water coating.

For more complex projects that have a lot of nooks and crannies or projects with large surface areas such as cabinets we recommend arm r seal liquid oil based topcoat or high performance water based top coat or enduro var available in flat satin semi gloss and gloss. However after testing and using enduro var all skepticism vanished as we realized this was not the typical water based top coat. Enduro var it is a self crosslinking polyurethane finish when cured is comparable for durability with arm r seal except like all wb finishes it raises the grain on first application. It ambers slightly is highly water resistant and is both sprayable and brushable.

Level sand with 320 grit sandpaper. I could still go buy some arm r seal and wipe that on but one project has a lot of slats and i figured it would be easier to spray.