Final Finish On Coasters

[chapelstone]

I have started making some coasters. I finish them just like my other work. I oil, let it dry; rub in bic conditioner, let it dry, finish with tan kote.

I like the way they look when they are finished but after some use they get a white cloudiness that is hard to rub off. Do they need to be water proofed.

[Halitech]

The tan kote should waterproof them. How long are you letting them dry between each step?

[chapelstone]

I let them dry over night before each step. They look very good when finished but after a month of use they get cloudy (kind of a white film)

[chapelstone]

It is hard to take a picture but here it is.

[Halitech]

If you can rub it off, even slightly, then to me it's something topside. I've never seen tan kote do that before

[chapelstone]

It does rub off and looks good but then it comes back again with in a few days. I have not seen it before either.

[chapelstone]

I think I found it. Black Rock seems to have solved the problem?

[sreyasemaj]

I'm curious to know what the solution to the issue was.

[chapelstone]

I rubbed it with a leather conditioner called Black Rock. You have to be careful not to put to much. I always used it to condition boots and saddles and it weathers well. So far so good. Then film has not come back.