Second coat.

Keith,

Sorry about your inability to get into the shop. But it does sound as if you are making progress. I am sure that you are looking forward to getting back into your space to get away from “all that banging”, :)

Water base poly is, for all practical purposes, odorless. You can apply it over oil base poly without any problems, provided the first coat has cured out (about 7 days). Just scuff sand the first coat, wipe off the dust and put on the second coat.

Have fun.

-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.

It may be odorless, but you should invest in a respirator.. Dont risk damaging lungs that are just recovering.. Safety is important with any finish

-- making sawdust....

Be careful breathing in the sanding dust too. You are just getting over pneumonia.

-- Berta in NC

Check with this company. Solvent free paint company.

all of there products are chemical free, I recently bought their boiled linseed oil.

Its rather expensive though, but I found it a little cheaper on Ebay.

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you can but its not a good idea. water based is a hard film. while while poly is a tough but flexible film. thats like putting glass on a couch. when you it on it it will break as the couch flexes. a bit over the top there but its not generally a good idea. you might try shellac. the alcohol will stink for a little while but once its all gone there’s no smell at all.

Thanks to you all for the advise. i think I’ll just have to tough it out & wait until i am well again. Then maybe next summer i’ll revarnish my den’s walls. Oh, i forgot to tell you all, i installed 1/4” plywood on the walls & trimmed it with plywood veneer, it turned out really swell.