Multi Species Panel - Enhance Grain, but keep contrast with minimal amber

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Mostly you will see the ambering on the Maple. Enduro-var will be less than an Oil, but still there will be some. However if there is much grain to see on the Zebra, or Walnut, heck even the Maple, it will pop it somewhat. A full on oil will do better for POP, and a thin coat of a very clear shellac will hardly amber at all, but it won’t pop much either.

This has been my experience. Hoping someone has one of these newer finishes that pops like crazy, and doesn’t amber. I want some too. So far it’s been one or the other as far as I’ve noticed.

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Define “pop” the grain. If you mean add chatoyance, without some amber, the only thing Im aware of is SW CAB acrylic lacquer. Not very good durability for your application. Im sure there are other finishes, but they will be solvent based, spray application, and a lot of voc’s. Might be some industrial type polyester or vinyl finishes.

No waterbased product will provide chatoyance. If thats ok, Target EM9000 is a water clear wb poly, and for that application get the crosslinker as well which adds durability.

Platina shellac will create chatoyance, but will add slight amber. Could be use under a wb finish.