I recently installed a evergreen paperstone kitchen countertop and finished it with the recommended bees wax. I read that a polyurethane jell can be applied to seal it, but it was not clear if the bees wax finish would have to be removed first.
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I don't know.
But,
I do know that if there's wax on a hardwood floor, you need to remove it b/4 poly can be applied. Nor do I know if beeswax is the same in makeup to commonly used floor waxes. If wax is wax, I would contact the supplier of your top and ask.
Seal it?
We recently redid our kitchen and used paperstone around the undermount sink. I couldn't get oil to penetrate even the exposed edges so we wiped it off and left it raw. Only have a year's worth on hard use to report on, but so far-so good.
If I'm still alive I'll try to remember to check back with a report in 20 years, but my guess is it will still be fine. That stuff is DENSE.
No way I'd put a polyuretnane skin over a countertop, though. Imagine chips of plastic getting mixed in with whatever you eat off the counter? We went right to the factory in Hoquium and bought a "second" and I was pretty surprised when they recommended that poly finish they sell. I think it's an asss covering practice, and a poor one.
Use shellac.
Somebody has to say it.
It's edible, but tastes like bugs.
Mark H -
hehehehehehehe...
Hey. Would that be French shellac?
It's all French to me. Cant keep the French out of mind when I think about shellac.