That's the truth. Unfortunately I ran across a pair that some individual though would look good with a high gloss. A mismatched pair of EV Aristocrats that this fool covered in some type of glossy clear resin. (Think of the tables in cheap restaurants or the bar tops with that uneven thick glossy coating)
Anyway not having the desire to spend huge amounts of time trying to strip this stuff off (if it's even possible) I decided on another route. I sanded the current finish to roughen it up, then applied a test area of satin finish polyurethane to make it look 'clear' again. By golly , I think it just may work !! The wood grain shows through but no glossy finish!
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