u/Mara355

hello, I am an outsider here in that I work with wood not fabric usually. But recently I covered a table in fabric (I glued it with 3m 77)

I can't find a varnish to put on top to protect it - I just need *something* that will protect fabric so that people can actually use the table...

I tried and failed the following (on spare fabric):

- epoxy resin (looks wet)

- PVA Glue (Pod Modge), full or diluted - you can see it on the fabric as it's a wool-like one. it ruins the colours, looks like a poor job

- same thing with 3m77 sprayed on top

- water based gloss wood varnish was useless.

- Found corn starch recipe but that just stiffens doesn't protect

Any advice for me? 🥹

I have a beauty of a solid mango table. I got some very good oil stain (so, with colour) and it's going to look great.

However, the piece has: a) some small gaps between parts and places where wood is chipped, and B) visible nails? putty? visible something grey where parts were, I guess, nailed together.

So I need to fix these bits with coloured wax sticks/coloured wood putty.

My guess is: I should do that after applying the oil stain (so I can match the colour), before final coat of varnish (which I believe I still need?)

thanks!