How to protect the stencil
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Linda Dorn
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I put a stencil on a laminate desk, is there anyway I can seal it so it won't come off? Thank you for your help.
11 answers
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I would try a water based poly sealer. This will be a little glossy so it is suggested to seal the whole piece of furniture.
Janet Pizaro
on Oct 05, 2015
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Thank you, do you know if it will turn yellow?
Linda Dorn
on Oct 05, 2015
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I do not believe so test in a hidden area if you are not sure.
Janet Pizaro
on Oct 05, 2015
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Great Idea, thank you for your help.
Linda Dorn
on Oct 05, 2015
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Minwax water based polycrylic as Janet mentioned is what I use, it doesn't yellow but even the satin finish is glossy so I would agree that the whole piece get a few light coats
Sharyn Diaz
on Oct 05, 2015
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Thank you, very helpful
Linda Dorn
on Oct 05, 2015
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It is my understanding you can use a water based poly that is dull. Somebody sells it but can't remember who. You can wax it too but when I did that to a graphic it kind of smeared the graphic. How did you do yours? I traced my stencil using graphite paper and used a magic marker to apply it. Yours looks great! I would appreciate your how to.
Elaine Simmons
on Oct 06, 2015
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Hi, I bought the water base poly today in a spray at Home Depo. I'm going to spray the stencil in the morning. I will let you know how it turns out. I used a stencil I ordered from Home Depo and I also used Chalk paint to put the stencil on, as chalk paint sticks to everything.
Linda Dorn
on Oct 06, 2015
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so...how did it turn out?
Carla
on Oct 08, 2015
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I used Minwax water based spray and it worked wonderful. I only had to do the front where the stencil is and you could not tell the difference on the rest of the desk. I thank everyone for your help. Linda
Linda Dorn
on Oct 08, 2015
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I used Minwax water based spray and it worked wonderful. I only had to do the front where the stencil is and you could not tell the difference on the rest of the desk. Thank you
Linda Dorn
on Oct 08, 2015
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