1/2 pt Minwax 25555 Clear Polycrylic Water-Based Protective Finish Gloss

I used this on a window ledge extension project, due to it being exposed to some elements of the weather, I was looking for something to help protect the finish. I came across this and I'm glad I did, it applies very easy with a brush and the smell is really not over powering or bad, at first I was doing it slowly, just to realize that I should dip the brush in and spread it, it dries quite fast and when it's dry it really looks amazing.

I bought this to out s clear protection coat on my sea shells and it has worked fantastic. Doesn’t discolor, but brings out the fabulous colors of the shells. Will definitely buy more when this runs out. I will say it does have a smell but its not overwhelming and airs out easily.

love this product. dries fast, smooth, no drips, thin but not too runny. just enough coverage to continue with my projects and no buildup. easy to use.

Exactly what I needed! High quality yakes awhile to dry, to be expected! Clear almost like resin. This is less expensive than resin I got the idea from a tube video which gave a simple recipe using this brand and will buy again and again for my projects

I used the gloss inside the plastic ornaments that I described in another post. It worked well to place glitter into the ornament. It was the right stickiness. The gloss is holding up well and it spreads on thinly so you can still see through your ornament if you wanted to. I am not sure about the water resistance as I never got the gloss wet, but it did wash off my hands well.

I used this product to seal my completed diamond paintings. It's easier to use than many of the other sealers, since you didn’t need to wipe off the tops of the drills after applying it, and it doesn't dull the sparkle or crack or yellow, like some of the other ones do over time. It's a little more expensive than some of the other sealers, but worth it! I did subtract one star because I think the half-pint size is overpriced...it's about FOUR times more expensive per ounce than the quart size! But the half-pint lasts quite a while (you can seal a lot of diamond paintings with it), so I'm afraid that, if I bought the quart size, it might go bad before I could get the value out of the larger size.

I bought this product for an atypical purpose - I was not coating wood but a cheerleading megaphone. I wanted a high gloss, water resistant finish. I never found I liked the result of sprays that much, and after some research, decided on Minwax Polycrylic. I was hand painting a cheer megaphone, so after prepping it, and several layers of the base coat in school colors, I let the base coat cure for about 30 days. You don't have to do this, but I wanted as hard a finish as possible, as the megaphone gets handled, put on track and turf, etc. I then painted on artwork. I used regular craft paint (avoiding enamels as they sometimes react poorly to the Polycrylic). I let the painted design cure for about a week. That is the minimum I would go; two weeks is ideal. I used a cheap sponge brush applicator. I coated the megaphone five times, which uses remarkable little of the product. I coated the first 3 coats an hour apart each, then coats #4 and #5, three and six days after. Basically, you can recoat within 90 minutes, OR then should wait 3 days. The finish dries to a high gloss and doesn't turn color, so the artwork is true to how I painted it. It also is nice and hard, and has been on the running tracks surrounding many a football field with not so much as a chip. The photos in this review are after JUST ONE coat. You can already see it picking up some gloss. After all the coats it was high gloss. I waited a few days and polished it with car wax and boom.

Worked great for my projects. It’s easy to spread around on my projects, it’s not too thick or too thin, coats pretty easily and dries clear.

I like it but expensive

quick drying and durable, needs light brush

Love it

Great product, works as described. Perfect for a clear coat on my RC planes.

Delivery was delayed due to courier issues in the USA. However, I eventually received the product OK and it worked fine. I used a roller to get a better finish.