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Actually this is going to come as a real dumb arse reply.
I use LOTS of steel to make furniture etc., and I am sick of paints
that scratch and all the usual.
I live in a dry climate and far away from the ocean.
So while there is all this hoo-haa and hysteria about "protective
finishes" - which is fair IF the application actually requires it,
there is an awful lot that does not need a "fancy" finish (e.g
electroplated, spray painted or baked).
I quite like the natural texture and color of steel, the wire brushed
welds, and the polished off sharp bits etc. so I just paint all my
interior iron work - and my exterior work areas with plain old
shellac.
I have been informed that it is the WAX in the shellac that makes it
"mark" from water.
So as to how brilliant this finish actually is on a steel kitchen
counter top... well.
I'd use dewaxed shellac - which is easy to do, just make a batch and
let the wax settle to the bottom of the jar - pour the rest
off.
Shellac is FAST drying, easy to renovate (dissolves in it's fresh
application, and can be painted over with a urethane, if it doesn't
work out, or it can be completely removed with paper towel soaked in
metho - and kept under a sheet of aluminium foil.
Rastus Watermelon
- Melben Victoreea Straya

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