Polyvine Heavy Duty Varnish Satin 100ml

I love this varnish. My husband had carved a Dougal as a gift. I painted the face with acrylic paint and we left the body plain wood. So I needed a varnish to seal the paint and protect the wood. This worked brilliantly. It’s easy to apply…I used a brush and sponge for different areas. It flows out lovely and dried really quickly…about 30 minutes. I applied 3 coats across a couple of days but could have got it done quicker. I got a lovely tactile gloss finish. I’d definitely use this for other projects. It goes a long way so quite economical.

High build. Great for decoupage.

Only thing I will use on my decoupage coasters, placemats etc

I bought this to varnish over some handcrafted coasters. I am hoping that they are heat proof. Nice small jar because you don't need to use much.

Perfect for my project, seals it perfectly, it might be expensive compared to others but it does the job excellently

Does what it says and more. Used this more my diy coaster project, does fantastic job. Also had a roof leak situation. Before the roofer can schedule a visit to fix the outside tile, I put a layer of the varnish to the ceiling inside to stop stain from showing. It initially made color more saturated, then I painted over with emulsion paint. So far, stain hadn’t gotten worse just from viewing. Great for temporary fix in an unusual way ;)

I'm unable to answer on the durability or the heat resistance as I can't tell at the moment, but it looks like you need quite a few coats of it which for me makes it quite an expensive buy, for all the coasters I make. I will update the review when my work on them is complete.

I'd previously used various varnishes for a restaurant table but they ended up getting sticky or scratched easily. With sanitisation products triggering a reaction with normal varnishes by ronseal etc my tables became unusable. Tried this and omg - not only easy to apply and quick drying but it actually works.Excellent coverage, doesn't go sticky under heat or chemicals.