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PolyWhey Floor and Furniture Finish – what are the differences?

 

Both our PolyWhey® Floor Finish and PolyWhey Furniture Finish are great options for coating your next woodworking project. With the strictest environmental standards in the US and Canada, there is so much to love about both of these products. However, they both have their differences. Keep reading to find the best product for your next project! 

 

PolyWhey Floor Finish

  • Dries clear / non-yellowing formulation
  • For interior use
  • Can be used over fully cured paint or stains
  • Designed to flow across a horizontal surface
  • Recommended 3 coats of finish
  • Formulated for foot traffic to resist scuff and black heel mar
  • Available in Matte, Satin, and Semi-Gloss

Our PolyWhey Floor Finish is perfect for projects that will experience a lot of heavy use over time, such as a restaurant table for example. While Floor Finish is high durable, it may not work for projects that have both vertical and horizontal surfaces as it is only intended for horizontal surfaces. 

PolyWhey Furniture Finish

  • Dries clear / non-yellowing formulation
  • For interior use
  • Can be used over fully cured paint or stains
  • Designed to adhere to horizontal + vertical surfaces
  • Recommended 3 coats of finish
  • Not intended to be walked on
  • Available in Gloss, Satin, and Semi-Gloss

PolyWhey Furniture Finish can be used on both horizontal and vertical surfaces, making it a versatile project if you're coating a variety of different projects such as chairs, tables, headboards, and more. 

PolyWhey is the trade name for the patented processed used by Vermont Natural Coatings to use whey protein, a byproduct of cheese making, as the transformative ingredient in its wood finishes.

PolyWhey has greater durability, with a cured hardness that is twice that of the average water-based finish. It also has 25% less VOC content than the standard that most water-based finishes try to meet. PolyWhey accomplishes this by using whey, a natural, renewable resource, as its bonding agent.

Our PolyWhey Floor Finish and Furniture Finish have similar durability when 3 coats of finish are applied. However, the Furniture Finish will not stand up to marks caused by foot traffic in the same way if used on floors

Independent tests confirm that Vermont Natural Coatings PolyWhey finishes are among the most durable on the market. They have stood the test of time on residential and commercial floors and in furniture manufacturing.