Hi, first post, be gentle if I get wood working terms wrong 
Moderate ramble at first:
Before christmas I built a dining table using a spot of over engineering (4x4 legs, 3x3 rails and two layers of 18mm MDF as the top), and then obtained some Alpi Alpiform D engineered medium/dark walnut.
The place I got the veneer from said that it was prefinished with a matt surface, and yes it is. Its also appearing to be moderately water resistant but it is suffering light scratching and I also want to seal the join in the middle of the table.
The surface does seem to have a fairly open structure but feels reasonably smooth when running your hand over it.
I cant find any information about the product online at all on the lable stuck to the vaneer it has OLEO UV in the "finish" section.
What would be best to give the top a robust finish that requires minimal maintenance and least stress applying to an unknown finish already down?
I do have some off cuts of the veneer to test on if needed.
thanks.
Stuart
Once I pass the 3 posts I'll get some pics of my first crack at woodwork for 15 years up, its more functional than pretty but I (and more importantly the Mrs) like it.
Moderate ramble at first:
Before christmas I built a dining table using a spot of over engineering (4x4 legs, 3x3 rails and two layers of 18mm MDF as the top), and then obtained some Alpi Alpiform D engineered medium/dark walnut.
The place I got the veneer from said that it was prefinished with a matt surface, and yes it is. Its also appearing to be moderately water resistant but it is suffering light scratching and I also want to seal the join in the middle of the table.
The surface does seem to have a fairly open structure but feels reasonably smooth when running your hand over it.
I cant find any information about the product online at all
on the lable stuck to the vaneer it has OLEO UV in the "finish" section.What would be best to give the top a robust finish that requires minimal maintenance and least stress applying to an unknown finish already down?
I do have some off cuts of the veneer to test on if needed.
thanks.
Stuart
Once I pass the 3 posts I'll get some pics of my first crack at woodwork for 15 years up
, its more functional than pretty but I (and more importantly the Mrs) like it.
