I have been remodeling the kitchen in our rental house. The house was buil=
t in the 30s and last remodeled in the 60s. Typical 60s particle board dra=
wers and shelves, birch plywood cabinet doors and drawer fronts that someon=
e along the way lathered something like oil based Varathane on. Ugh! That=
crap is a lot like the original Herculon (sp?) upholstery material - indes=
tructible but far from comfortable for most. Add fifty years of cooking oi=
ls and dirt and nothing will stick to it. Almost nothing=E2=80=A6=E2=80=
=A6. I found a product (new to me) made by PPG called =E2=80=9CBreakth=
rough=E2=80=9D that looks like it will work really well. It sticks to most=
anything, is self sealing, self priming and levels well not matter how you=
apply it. Even in these less than ideal temperature and humidity conditio=
ns it dries to handle or re-coat in an hour or two and it sets up to a rock=
hard finish in a day or so. Full cure seems to be around two weeks. After=
a day it is hard to penetrate with a finger nail and once fully cured is a=
lot like a ceramic finish. They say it will work over both the rigid and =
the flexible laminate materials used in many of our coaches. I have not tr=
ied in in those applications myself, but based on what I am seeing used ove=
r ugly old Varathane I think it is well worth trying if you want to lighten=
up your interior. The white base it tintable so color choice is up to you=
. Try it in an inconspicuous place first and let it sit up for a couple of=
days before making a final judgment. You will not find it at the local bi=
g box stores, so go to a PPG paint dealer. Not overly expensive either. M=
y PPG store used it on their warehouse floors with great success. Wont sta=
nd hot tire pickup, but handles fork lift truck tires with ease. Jerry=
Jerry Work The Dovetail Joint Fine furniture designed and hand craft=
ed in the 1907 former Masonic Temple building in historic Kerby, OR g=
lwork http://jerrywork.com
t in the 30s and last remodeled in the 60s. Typical 60s particle board dra=
wers and shelves, birch plywood cabinet doors and drawer fronts that someon=
e along the way lathered something like oil based Varathane on. Ugh! That=
crap is a lot like the original Herculon (sp?) upholstery material - indes=
tructible but far from comfortable for most. Add fifty years of cooking oi=
ls and dirt and nothing will stick to it. Almost nothing=E2=80=A6=E2=80=
=A6. I found a product (new to me) made by PPG called =E2=80=9CBreakth=
rough=E2=80=9D that looks like it will work really well. It sticks to most=
anything, is self sealing, self priming and levels well not matter how you=
apply it. Even in these less than ideal temperature and humidity conditio=
ns it dries to handle or re-coat in an hour or two and it sets up to a rock=
hard finish in a day or so. Full cure seems to be around two weeks. After=
a day it is hard to penetrate with a finger nail and once fully cured is a=
lot like a ceramic finish. They say it will work over both the rigid and =
the flexible laminate materials used in many of our coaches. I have not tr=
ied in in those applications myself, but based on what I am seeing used ove=
r ugly old Varathane I think it is well worth trying if you want to lighten=
up your interior. The white base it tintable so color choice is up to you=
. Try it in an inconspicuous place first and let it sit up for a couple of=
days before making a final judgment. You will not find it at the local bi=
g box stores, so go to a PPG paint dealer. Not overly expensive either. M=
y PPG store used it on their warehouse floors with great success. Wont sta=
nd hot tire pickup, but handles fork lift truck tires with ease. Jerry=
Jerry Work The Dovetail Joint Fine furniture designed and hand craft=
ed in the 1907 former Masonic Temple building in historic Kerby, OR g=
lwork http://jerrywork.com
