Can I Put Water Based Polyurethane Over Oil Based Stain. You need to wait 30 days before. I use minwax oil base and polycrylic water base top coat all the time. Question i am using an oil base stain on quarter sawn oak plywood.
Oil based polyurethane lasts longer than water based.
The result is a bubbling appearance on the wood. The process i am using is i sand the plywood with a random orbit sander and 150 grit paper, apply the stain if the shellac seal coat doesn't work, i may be back looking for suggestions on how to strip the piece so i can start over again. Oil based stain must dry for 24 hours before you begin top coating. Once the stain is applied over the piece, wipe off any excess with a clean rag and let dry. Meredith, i would definitely recommend using an oil based poly over the stain. Now a week later, i find oil on the surface of the cabinets, and i recently applied water based polyurethane on a new wood floor and am starting to get white hazy spots. It's the project, not the product, that determines our choice. Are there any potential incompatibilities?
