poly + stain on Baldwin

[Mark Potter]

Leslie Bartlett <l-bartlett at sbcglobal.net> wrote:      What long term effects might one have if they put a polyurethane+stain over the finish of a 65 year old Baldwin?  Will this work?   
   
  Hi Les -
   
  If he properly prepared the surface before applying the finish material, AND applied it correctly, there is no reason I can think of for the finish to fail.  Pretty big "if", considering your description of this fellow. ;-)   That being said, the use of any finish with the stain already mixed into it is a particularly dumb idea, IMO, especially as a topcoat.  It can severely muddy the appearance, and anyplace the finish wears or is chipped, off comes the color too.  
   
  You oughta have to pass a test to buy some of this stuff, or at least promise you won't use it on anybody else's furniture.  I guess he IS inocent of that charge, though...  Maybe we should let him off with a minor misdemeanor, as it's probably punishment enough having to suffer the daily consequences of his not-so-informed decisions?
   
  Mark Potter
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