Littlefair'sVarnish for Wood - 500ml, Matt - X Strong & Fast Drying Wood Varnish - Water Based Interior Polyurethane Wood Finish - Lacquer Clear Coat for Wood - Clear Coating Wood Protector

Would buy again

I bought this product to use on some furniture that I have been upcycling.Unfortunately, it's not very good for use on dark colours. It does leave a sort of haze over the original paint that I was trying to protect.I think that it would work well on white or other light colours, but I definitely would not recommend it for use on dark colours.I am going to have to live with the haze now on my Bureau, as I have hand painted the Ivy leaves etc and I don't want to have to start over.But on the other piece of furniture I used it on, I have been able to paint over it and I will be using a different protective varnish on it.I should have tried it out on a painted sample 1st, but I was too eager to finish my project!You live and learn, as the saying goes.I haven't tried washing the Bureau, so I cannot give a review on that or how long it will last.

I brought this as I had a local painter come in and paint my staircase.I asked many times will the bannister need a varnish for protection (he used a water based ‘tough’ paint).No no he claimed..2 days later - the paint is already wearing away and starting to chip…I made my complaints and he offered to repair the marks for just another £200… Nae Nae my friend! J0g on…I’d clocked the paint he used and brought the smallest can possible and touched up the areas that had worn.However I wasn’t prepared to pay high street prices for the varnishes they had, plus none were Matte.I’ll admit I took a risk and brought this as others had added pictures of their projects.I applied the varnish with a foam brush and it dried so quickly!I did two coats and was so impressed, it dried down smoothly, no runs, no horrid smell, it has a lovely texture to it, I’d describe it as crisp linen..you can run your hands over it and know it’s there.I was that impressed that I applied it to an Ikea desk that hadn’t been painted - reason being it that Ikea furniture can quickly get little scratches and it’s a pain in the you know what to colour match and film in the cracks.This varnish took away the sheen on the Ikea desk and had added a layer of protection to it.The bannister is still perfect too!Give this a try - it’s fool proof to apply!

My builder friend recommended that I treat my bare wood doors with a varnish and suggested a water based acrylic. I chose this one and am very happy with the result - the difference between the treated and untreated doors is marked.

Went on clean & smooth, quick to dry 1hour, so could add second coat.

New to the wood work. First time did the painting on my old furniture. I am glad that I use this varnish. Its easy to use. See the results.

Really good stuff, doesn’t darken or yellow the wood after sanding / bleaching - highly recommend

Used this varnish on my fire surround that I had stained with little friars ebony which was also fantastic stained. Great products.