Choose a finish to match your skill level.
Most durable wood furniture finish.
This method uses electrostatic paint guns to coat the metal with pigments before.
Oil based polyurethane is the most durable finish you can apply by hand and catalyzed lacquer and varnish are the most durable sprayed finishes.
That means the table dented and scratched easily.
The best most durable color finish for metals is a process called powder coating.
They all require maintenance.
Polyurethane wood finishes are synthetic coatings that prove highly durable and water resistant making them the best clear coat for wood protection.
Moisture and ultraviolet uv light.
Outdoor finishes simple to super durable.
Outdoor finishes have one thing in common.
They provide a natural appearance with a variety of satin semi gloss and glossy sheens and are ideal for kitchen cabinets doors furniture and floors but not recommended for outdoor use.
Of all the evaporative finishes lacquer nitrocellulose and acrylic water and solvent based fare the best in terms of overall durability.
At our high elevation the uv rays are particularly potent and there aren t many film finishes that can survive that kind of torture.
Wherever a scratch occurred there was a point of infiltration for the elements and the finish simply lifted from there.
Of course paint is unequaled at protecting the wood from its two biggest enemies.
Moisture causes the wood to rot and sunlight bleaches out its natural color.