Apply First Clear Coat

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DIY Wood Stains. Staining & Clear Coating Interior Wood Trim. How to stain wood windows.

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After the stain has dried for at least one hour, apply the first coat of clear finish. For this project, a Minwax Helmsman Indoor/Outdoor Spar Urethane (Clear Semi-Gloss) is recommended, chosen for its excellent water damage resistance, ideal for areas like behind a sink. Use a 2-inch synthetic bristle brush to apply a very light, even coat over the entire stained window casing. To aid in drying, especially on cool days, open windows for ventilation and consider using a fan or heater. Ensure the windows are closed just enough so they don't touch while drying, if applicable to the window type. The video implies a second coat would be applied after sufficient drying of the first.

Goal: Apply a protective, water-resistant clear coat.

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2-inch Synthetic Bristle Brush — Applying clear coat
Fan/Heater — Aiding the drying process

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protection. And now we're going to let this set for an hour and then we're going to coat it with our Minwax oil mod oil oil modified polyurethane. In this project, we'll be using a Helmsman indooroutdoor spar urethane semig gloss product and that product can withstand the water damage that is caused from being behind the sink a lot better. And I'll be using a synthetic bristle throwaway brush that I can just discard when I'm just done with this small project. I have used my 2-in synthetic bristle brush, and I have now brushed a very light coat over this entire window. And I've got my heater set up to dry our first coat. And then I'll come back and apply our second coat. It's a very cool day, so I opened up the windows. And then I brushed a coat on the inside of the windows. Closed them back up just a little bit so they're not touching.

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