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Cabot's Cabothane Clear Water Based Questions & Answers
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Nicole tasked
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I asked for satin but got matte can I go over the matte with satin?
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Raymond Crossleyasked
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Can I put watered down white acrylic paint over the top of the Cabot’s Cabothane clear mat water based
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Stephen M.asked
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Red hardwood sanded down to 240 grit. The white water based (satin) varnish in the can is leaving a milky surface on the wood instead of clear. I tried the hair dryer trick with no success. Any thoughts?
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Sachaasked
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Hello, I want to creat a black Japan look on my Baltic pine floors and use Cabot’s water based crystal clear as a coating. Can you recommend how we do this? Paint/stain the floors first perhaps, or add a stain to the crystal clear? Many thanks, Sacha
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Read more In order to achieve the look you are after, there are a few recommendations we can give. Firstly you will need the floor to be completely bare of any coating. This is necessary for the stain to penetrate the timber. Once the floor is bare, be sure to vacuum sanding residue. You can then apply 2 coats of Cabot’s water-based Stain and Varnish in Black. Once dry, you can then apply 3 coats of Cabot’s water-based CFP in the sheen level of choice. This clear coat is necessary as it is the only clear coat that can withstand foot traffic, unlike Cabothane Clear or Crystal Clear as you mentioned. Be sure to apply a small sample to a hidden area to be sure you are happy with the colour before committing to the whole expanse. If you have any questions about this or any other future Cabot's projects, please feel free to give us a call on 1800 011 006. Our operating hours are Monday to Friday 7:30 am to 7:00 pm, and Saturday 8:30 am to 3:00 pm AEST. For far more immediate professional woodcare advice, please join our Cabot's Project Assistant service via the Cabot's website 24/7 - www.cabots.com.au Kind Regards, Stevie - Team Cabot'sReport
Trena gasked
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Could I use a bench clear over a feast Watson oil I have put on, I have only done one coat of the oil on the bottom of benchtops
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Read more Unfortunately, our Benchtop Clear is not compatible with our sister brand Feast Watson’s Oil. This means that if the oil is only on the underside of the benchtop, you won’t have any issues as long as the two coatings don’t meet. If you want to apply the Benchtop Clear to the underside of the benchtop too, you will need to remove the oil via sanding. If you have any questions about this or any other future Cabot's projects, please feel free to give us a call on 1800 011 006. Our operating hours are Monday to Friday 7:30 am to 7:00 pm, and Saturday 8:30 am to 3:00 pm AEST. For far more immediate professional woodcare advice, please join our Cabot's Project Assistant service via the Cabot's website 24/7 - www.cabots.com.au Kind Regards, Stevie - Team Cabot'sReport
Benitaasked
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Can I seal leather that has been dyed, with Cabot’s Cabothane Clear Water Based Varnish?
I love working and sealing all my painted projects with it, but would like clarity regarding leather please!
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Read more When working with leather, we do not recommend using our product as it is only designed for timber. We suggest looking into Tautflex, which has specialised paints for sealing leather and other flexible items. If you have any questions about this or any other future Cabot's projects, please feel free to give us a call on 1800 011 006. Our operating hours are Monday to Friday 7:30 am to 7:00 pm, and Saturday 8:30 am to 3:00 pm AEST. For far more immediate professional woodcare advice, please join our Cabot's Project Assistant service via the Cabot's website 24/7 - www.cabots.com.au Kind Regards, Stevie - Team Cabot'sReport
Henry W.asked
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Could I use Cabot's Cabothane Clear Water Based on Water Based painted surface?
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Read more You can absolutely use our water-based Cabothane Clear over acrylic paint, as long as the paint is clean and in good condition. If you have any questions about this or any other future Cabot's projects, please feel free to give us a call on 1800 011 006. Our operating hours are Monday to Friday 7:30 am to 7:00 pm, and Saturday 8:30 am to 3:00 pm AEST. For far more immediate professional woodcare advice, please join our Cabot's Project Assistant service via the Cabot's website 24/7 - www.cabots.com.au Kind Regards, Stevie - Team Cabot'sReport
Denisasked
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I have applied Cabot’s Stain and Vanish water based gloss to timber furniture. Can I use Cabot’s Cabothane clear satin over the gloss.
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Read more You can absolutely apply a different sheen level Cabothane Clear over the top of your previous coat, as long as both products are water-based, they are compatible. If you have any questions about this or any other future Cabot's projects, please feel free to give us a call on 1800 011 006. Our operating hours are Monday to Friday 7:30 am to 7:00 pm, and Saturday 8:30 am to 3:00 pm AEST. For far more immediate professional woodcare advice, please join our Cabot's Project Assistant service via the Cabot's website 24/7 - www.cabots.com.au Kind Regards, Stevie - Team Cabot'sReport
meredith s.asked
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Can anyone help me on how to fix this disaster from using Cabot's water based clear varnish? I didn't stir properly and the bottom of the tin was and thick gluggy and has dried white.
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Read more When working with polyurethanes, the solid content is not the same as paint and therefore has to be stirred continuously in order to avoid the flattening agents separating and settling to the bottom of the can. In order to resolve the white effect you currently have, we recommend waiting until the Cabothane is dry, then sanding it back to bare timber. You can then give it a fresh coat with well-stirred polyurethane. If you have any questions about this or any other future Cabot's projects, please feel free to give us a call on 1800 011 006. Our operating hours are Monday to Friday 7:30am to 7:00pm, Saturday 8:30am to 3:00pm AEST. For far more immediate professional woodcare advice, please join our Cabot's Project Assistant service via the Cabot's website 24/7 - www.cabots.com.au Kind Regards, Stevie - Team Cabot'sReport
Leanneasked
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Hi, can I put water based benchtop clear on top of oil based cabothane?
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Queeasked
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how to strip back without sanding
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1. Paint stripper - two types - the old nasty aggressive stuff. - which is brilliant and fast but attacks skin and damages eyes if you flick some in there. The new gentler, safer type which is easy to...
Read more use but pretty bloody slow and you almost always have to do another coat. I use the first but wear rubber kitchen gloves and safety goggles. At this time of year they both work faster so you can’t just put it on and walk away - it goes hard again if it dries. Just give it the occasional scrape every 10 minutes to see if it is soft enough. I use stainless steel putty knives / scrapers to get the old paint off. 2. Heat gun - doesn’t have to be expensive - mine is a Black and Decker but it is 2000Watts which is useful if you are using it outside where a lot of the heat gets blown away. Same stainless scrapers. I wear a leather garden glove on my scraper hand as things get pretty hot when you are moving heat gun and scraper at the same time in different directions.Report
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Read more The best way to strip your timber back without sanding is by using Timber Stripper. We recommend using Intergrain Timber Stripper, which you can view at the link below. https://www.intergrain.com.au/products/intergrain-timber-stripper/ If you have any questions about this or any other future Cabot's projects, please feel free to give us a call on 1800 011 006. Our operating hours are Monday to Friday 7:30am to 7:00pm, Saturday 8:30am to 3:00pm AEST. For far more immediate professional woodcare advice, please join our Cabot's Project Assistant service via the Cabot's website 24/7 - www.cabots.com.au Kind Regards, Stevie - Team Cabot'sReport
Debhasked
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Can I use cabothane clear water based over a table that has been stained with a oil based stain?
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Theoretically yes once the stain is completely dry (7 days even at this time of year). Problem is it’s not as durable as an oil based poly or as easy to apply as one of the non-polyurethane clear fini...
Read moreshes. I’d choose something else. And I’ll repeat my answer to other questions - dust control is the thing that will make your table look good. Buy some tack cloths if you can find them to wipe the table down just beforehand, don’t apply finish just after you have vacuumed the room as it will still be full of dust, do it in clean clothes (not sanding clothes), and when you finish take your gear out of the room to clean up and close the door. A matt finish hides dust better than satin which is better than gloss. Use a big brush so the product goes on quickly and you aren’t over-working the product or trying to keep a giant wet edge going. No I’m not nuts - dust is the enemy here. JeffReport
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Greg Basked
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Can I use this over Scandinavian oil?
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Nope - won’t stick. You either stay with an oil finish forever or strip the whole project back and even then you’ll probably have to wipe it all down with solvent to remove all traces of the oil. If y...
Read moreou want something with a bit more protection, the only option is to buy one of the oil products that goes a bit harder and allows you to ‘polish’ it with fine steel wool. As there is no industry formula for what goes into ‘Danish’ oil or ‘Scandinavian’ oil you will need to read the can to find something suitable. There are products sold as ‘benchtop’ oils which may work. Can’t remember - read the back of the can. You’re mixing 2 random collections of ingredients here so there is a chance they won’t blend. If you can wipe off some of the old Scandinavian oil with a mild solvent like isopropyl alcohol you stand a better chance. JeffReport
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Read more Cabothane Clear is a polyurethane that will seal and protect your timber, but it cannot be applied over the top of an oil such as Scandinavian Oil. Unfortunately, the two products are not compatible. If you have any questions about this or any other future Cabot's projects, please feel free to give us a call on 1800 011 006. Our operating hours are Monday to Friday 7:30am to 7:00pm, Saturday 8:30am to 3:00pm AEST. For far more immediate professional woodcare advice, please join our Cabot's Project Assistant service via the Cabot's website 24/7 - www.cabots.com.au Kind Regards, Stevie - Team Cabot'sReport
Ray Kirkpatrickasked
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I have Cabothane water based floor sealer is their a hardener for this product?
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Alanasked
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Hi there,
Im looking to use the Carbothane Clear to protect a water based painted kitchen benchtop. Will it it be ok providing i sand the painted surface first?
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Almost essential you do to get them to bond as benchtops get such a hard time. But not with sandpaper - use 0000 grade steel wool (Bunnings sells it) or one of the 3M synthetic sanding mats that is al...
Read moreso labelled as equivalent to that grade of steel wool. You are just buffing it to take the shine off and nothing more. Both are much better than even fine sandpaper as they don’t get clogged. Make sure it is hard before you do this - 7 days minimum between paint and poly. Use the biggest brush you feel you can handle - you need to get the product on quickly and evenly without overworking it. Try to buy a brush that is average quality or better with soft ‘flogged’ tips to the bristles. They used to be expensive but if you choose one with a plain wood handle they are good value these days. You’ll still need to be careful with the bench top. Water based Polyurethane still isn’t as good as old Formica.Report
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Taffasked
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Can I paint over cabots clear
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Yes but it is polyurethane so is naturally quite slippery. You will have to scuff it to get a dull finish and I would highly recommend buying a nice sticky undercoat to make sure the top coat adheres...
Read more well. Dulux make lots including one for shiny surfaces. There are others as well of course. Ask at your hardware store to make sure you get the right one.Report
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Hi Taff,
Thank you for reaching out to us at Cabot’s via Product Review. Jeff7 is in fact correct in that you can paint over our Water Based Cabothane Clear. You will need to sand the surface first an...
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spannak9asked
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I need to use a roller as im no good doing this with a paint brush,and the doors,cupboards i have to do are too large, what is best for a good finish foam or a nap roller?
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I’ve used a foam roller with water based enamels and found they create too many bubbles which are hard to get rid of. If you are going to try a roller, deliberately look for a nap roller labelled for ...
Read morewater based enamels, they are shorter. And buy a smallish roller or mini roller - easier to handle and less wasteful. Even a small roller is fast enough for a door. (I’ve never been impressed by foam brushes. Paint pads - had great results with water based acrylics and you can get small ones. Worth considering if the roller doesn’t work). With cupboard doors - do edges and faces separately - it gives you more time to get a good finish and you’re not trying to keep 3 wet edges going at the same time. Just wipe any overlap off carefully with a finger.Report
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Bob Lasked
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Does the date on the base of the can indicate when the can was made or does it indicate when the product went into the can. My concern was regarding shelf life.
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It’s the date the product went into the can. Water based products do eventually start rusting the can but this takes years. You can usually tell if the product is contaminated when you stir it and the...
Read more brown colouring comes up from the bottom. Modern water based clear finishes are clever but the various resins they use do settle. Please accept my apologies when I say - stir the bloody stuff properly. I like the product but it is a bit thin. Don’t just slosh it on - it will run. A decent soft tipped brush makes a big difference.Report
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T Likeleasked
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I have just completed a project and applied 4 coats of cabothane clear coat to the desk top...high traffic area. How long do I need to wait before placing items on it and starting to use it as intended?
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adcrossasked
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will multiple coats of cabothane make Merbu handrails easier to remove bird droppings
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