I built a few wooden thing with cheap pine and plywood. They are working very fine.
I like to make them look glossy. I expect there are thick varnish products that can do the job. So my cheap woods look shiny with proper stain and varnish.
However, I tried the following products and there is none or very little result.
This one, it is quite watery and didn't do anything:
This one is more expensive, but the result is not that glossy:
Am I looking at right products?
Is there any thick oil based varnish that can make my cheap wood shiny and glossy?
Best Answer
You are looking at the correct products but to get a high gloss several coats will be needed with a very light sanding or steel wool buff and clean in between coats. In high end finishes I put at least 5 coats and have used closer to 30 on show pieces. Light sanding between coats is important, don't over work or you will have bumps , put it on let dry buff clean put more on and repeat. You can make plywood look awesome with a light stain and several coats of polyurethane