I thought those new ceramic topcoats were just marketing talk

I was really sure they were just a fancy name for more expensive poly. Then a client in Austin insisted I use one on a big oak table last year. After six months, they sent me a picture of a red wine spill that sat for a full weekend, and it wiped right off without a mark. The stain resistance is real. Has anyone else had a good run with these, or did I just get lucky?

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the_nathan1mo ago

My buddy in Denver had a similar thing happen with a kitchen island coated in that stuff. His kid left a whole bowl of spaghetti sauce on it for a day, and it cleaned up like it was just water. That's what sold me on trying it. Anthony_wells is right about it feeling like a thin glass layer, but it's still weird to see it work in real life. I guess the science is finally catching up to the hype for once.

anthony_wells2mo ago

Yeah, that lines up with what my supplier was saying last time I ordered. They mentioned the ceramic stuff bonds way harder than traditional poly, almost like a thin layer of glass. Makes sense it would shrug off stains better. Saw a demo once where they left coffee on a test piece overnight and it just beaded up. Still seems like magic though.

patel.keith2mo ago

Right? I saw a red wine demo that blew my mind, same deal. How does it not soak in?