Comments on: The 7 Myths of Polyurethane

By: R.Snipes

R.Snipes — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 17:08:02 +0000

Why in the world would you want to shake it anyway? it isnt like a paint. Just gentle stirring is good enough. Even if it did have bubbles in the can….it can be worked out with gentle strokes when applying. I do however thin it sometimes, ONLY to give the bubbles a chance to pop . I love the product and have great results

By: jte9999

jte9999 — Sun, 13 Jan 2013 19:39:21 +0000

matt m, I think you misunderstood Mr. Flexner. He didn’t necessarily recommend shaking the can. His suggestion was two-fold about what to do when bubbles occur. Are you saying that “tipping off” then lighly rebrushing or slightly diluting the varnish to increase the “open” time failed to produce the desired results?

By: matt m

matt m — Sun, 13 Jan 2013 00:56:28 +0000

Are you mad?? Go ahead and shake a can of poly and try to finish with it. I just did, trusting your article. It looks horrible, it’s the by bluest coat I’ve ever applied. Now I gotta redo that board and wait a day for the bubbles to settle out of my can. That’s what I get. For listening to an ‘expert’. (For the record, the coats I put on before, stirring by hand look good. It’s clearly the shaking that ruined it, and not my application.)