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How do I protect a banister?

JustininCali
9 years ago

I spent countless hours stripping and sanding large banisters. I stained them using a Kona color, and they look fantastic.

Here is the issue: how do I protect them? I have multiple coats of a Varathane brand Polyurethane Satin finish on them and it seems like it hasn't done anything. I put on about 4 coats of the poly, sanding with a 600 grit in between about every other coat. I let them cure for about 30 days in the garage before putting them up.

Today my wife nicked one with a laundry basket and you can see it scraped the ploy off.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. I would hate to see all of my hard work destroyed in short order. (I have small kids!)

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