Final coat on Kitchen cabinets - oil base or water base Polyurethane?
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Water base has an easy clean-up. To me, the oil base self levels and looks richer. I suspected the oil base would last longer. So I decided I wanted to use oil base.
However A paint “specialist” said the oil base will yellow and eventual crack.
This is confusing. What is truth about these Polyurethane?
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Oil based will yellow over time. It will also add a yellow cast to lighter paint colors. It can react with certain paints alligator, crack, and peel. Water based will not yellow, dries fast, and protects just as well as oil based. I always use three coats of water based no matter what I'm sealing.
Go with the water-based finish. Makes for easy clean-up and looks great!
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