Varathane Water-Based Ultimate Semi-Gloss Polyurethane Spray

The spray is a bit floppy looking, BUT dries beautifully! Highly recommend. I tried varnish and had to sand off. Gorgeous finish.

I just started making polymer clay pendants (I am a wire wrapper mainly)... I needed something to coat after I baked my pendants to keep mica powder on. The semi gloss is great as I wasnt sure if I wanted a gloss finish. Mica powder stays where it should and it will extend the life of the pendant. Only downside is this can spits sometimes so the spray isnt as fine as I want... maybe the head needs cleaning...

I have used spray paint/clear coat spray paint for a long time. Specifically rustoleum. This is my first time using this specific sealer, as I wanted a better protection for the top of two end tables. Allllll the furniture flipping gurus recommend this, in spray or in liquid brush on. Both versions of this product have made me so infuriated that I cannot write my thoughts on this review. The brush on comes out cloudy no matter what I have done. No matter how much I stir, no matter if I put a smooth layer on, move to the next part, and not touch it at all. This spray is worse. It comes out in tiny spots, not a fine mist that covers. It does not even out. It does not make a solid coat. I have shaken it for 7 minutes, watching my timer religiously. I desperately wanted this to work, but I will never buy this product ever again. Brand new, not cold, it’s august/september using this, 80 degrees. Held straight up and down. Nozzle can’t be clogged, it’s new. No I’m not bending the nozzle in a weird way to hit the rim of the can. I have done everything to try and make this work. Third time trying to use it, and I am beyond frustrated. WASTE OF MONEY and waste of my project, now I have to sand it down and start over completely. I WOULD recommend rustoleum enamel clear coat in satin. I have used probably a dozen cans of that while sealing hand painted wooden signs. Never had a problem. EVEN spraying it in the uninsulated garage when it was below freezing. THAT product is a champ. Guess I shouldn’t try new things and just stick to what I know!

Overall, I'm pretty pleased with this stuff. Except for the fact that its listed as "crystal clear". I did not find that to be true, especially on the spots that accidentally got more coverage than was necessary. Those places got a yellowish, brownish kind of coating that didn't really want to sand down. Also, the can warns not to apply in direct sunlight. Apparently that also means not in a place and time that would be in direct sunlight even with heavy cloud cover. The good news is that even if it is applied in direct sunlight, it just applies cloudy and white, but it dries fine and the color clears. I did *not* have a problem with chunky, uneven spray. That worked very well for me.

I love the mat finish and how it evens out my artwork. The best thing about it is there are no spray paint odors.

Great stuff but I ordered too many and they’re not returnable

This does not yellow which is good but it does NOT cover very well. I used 2 cans and it still needed more.

I usually use Varathane brush-on, but this was a delicate hand-painted hatbox interior lid and I was worried about brush lines. This sprayed on the curved lid and dried perfectly.

Good

Sprays on quite thin which is to be expected hence the need for more coats. I'm getting conflicting information. The can says you can recoat after an hour but the online product sheet says 2-4 hours. I may have to start over 🤔

I like this product a lot. I have for years. I lightly spray my Pysanky (Ukrainian Easter Eggs), and the spray just pop's the colours on my egg like you wouldn't believe. I would recommend this product!!!

great product, very easy to use, leaves a beautiful semi shine protective coat over nearly anything, wanted to re-buy it along with a satin finish one but unfortunately out of stock, strongly recommended

J’ai vernis mes roches et l’effet était satisfait