Safety

As a finisher with regular contact with potentially hazardous chemicals, I hope you question the wood finishing safety differences between water based coatings and their traditional solvent based counterparts, particularly concerning their performance and their impact on your health and the environment.  In my earlier years, I underestimated the significance of these questions. But as …

Navigating Health and Safety When Wood Finishing: A Practical Guide Read More »

In Part 1 of this post, I opened a discussion on the growing popularity of waterborne 2K polyurethanes, also commonly called “2K WB’s,” “2K urethanes,” “2K-PU,” “two-part” or “2-pack” urethanes. These are waterborne coating formulations that use a secondary additive in their design, making the coating a 2-component system. With the use of 2K polyurethanes …

2K Polyurethanes: What Wood Finishers Should Know – Part 2 Read More »