<B><I>Leslie Bartlett <l-bartlett@sbcglobal.net></I></B> wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid"> <META content="MS Exchange Server version 6.5.7036.0" name=Generator> <div><FONT face=Arial size=2>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?   </FONT></div> <div> </div> <div>Hi Les -</div> <div> </div> <div>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.  </div> <div> </div> <div>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?</div> <div> </div> <div>Mark Potter</div></BLOCKQUOTE>