Finishing a buffet question
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http://www.finewoodworking.com/2004/11/01/selecting-a-finish
If you want a deep glass like finish, use epoxy. Otherwise a polyurethane finish will do. Always, no matter the finish use some sort of protection on wood from a hot pot and wipe water spills up as soon as possible. Good luck.
I agree, no matter what finish you use on top of the paint, you will need to protect the surface from heat by using a trivet or something underneath it. Nothing will protect the pain from heat if you put it directly on the surface of the buffets you are making.
Over the years my dad made my mom a number of buffet cabinets for our dining room. One now lives in my garage for tool storage and another in my kitchen for storage. To solve the hot / cold / spill issue, they always had a piece of glass (plexiglass will do) custom cut as a topper. You still need to use a trivits, but far less likely to mar the top of the buffet.