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Circa 1850 Fast Dry Polyurethane is a clear, tough coating that protects and beautifies wood. It can be recoated in as little as 3 hours and cures to an exceptionally hard finish, similar to those used in bowling alleys. Its micro-formulation permits clog-free spray application.
Recommended for use on all interior wood surfaces; including floors, cabinets, doors, furniture, and paneling. Available in GLOSS (1818), SEMI-GLOSS (1817) and SATIN (1819).
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Circa 1850 Fast Dry Polyurethane can be applied onto bare, stained or finished wood.
Sand existing wood or new wood to obtain a smooth, uniform surface. Stir contents thoroughly prior to and during application. Never shake.
On unfinished wood, thin first coat with 10% mineral spirits. Wipe or brush on a thin coat of Circa 1850 Fast Dry Polyurethane using a lint-free cloth, a pure bristle brush or a lambskin applicator. Apply evenly with long strokes in the direction of the grain.
Allow to dry for at least 3 hours and sand lightly using very fine sandpaper (220) or steel wool (0000). Remove all dust and apply a second coat as above. If a third coat is desired, resand and apply as above.
Product
Sheen
Durability
Resistance to Water
Dry Time to Touch
Dry Time to Recoat
Fast Dry Polyurethane
Gloss, Semi-Gloss, Satin
High
Excellent
1 Hour
2 Hours
Coverage per Quart
100 Sq Ft
Coverage per Aerosol Can
40 Sq Ft
BRAND:
Circa 1850
Type:
Varnishes
Questions & Answers about Circa 1850 Fast Dry Polyurethane:
2013-03-13FIRST NAME LAST NAME asked: does anyone know the full cure time for this product?
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2013-03-14THOMAS KILEY: I have used the product on cabin soles and can get back on it in a warm overnight
2013-03-15PHIL ALLEGRETTI: I put it on very heavy and seemed to cure completely in about a week
2012-11-26IVAN PESANTE asked: how much square feet does a spray can cover of the high gloss ?
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2012-11-27Nathan Fournier: 40ft square feet is the exact measurement per can, thank you.
Nathan
JD Store
(401)253-3840 ex130
store@jamestowndistributors.com
2012-02-13MARC LUCIER asked: Can this be used on a new (bare) cabin sole? Is there a better product for that purpose? I understand Ultimate Sole is no longer available. Thanks
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2012-02-18REB BLANCHARD: Marc -
I don't know why it could not be used on new flooring...in my application I was refinishing 44 yr old teak/holly floor boards and took them back to bare wood before application.
I have one season since the re-finish and so far so good.
Reb
S/V Siren Song (Hood 43)
2012-02-18GLENN HIPP: Hi Marc,
The finish of the Circa 1850 was good, but durability was not. I wouldn't use it on the floor. Ultimate Sole is what I used and it was the way to go. Hard to belive it isn't available some where. Canada??
2012-02-18marc lucier: Thanks for the response, Glenn. Ultimate Sole is no longer available here I'm told because of the VOCs. I guess I'll keep looking. Please let me know if you find it anywhere, OK? Thanks again, Marc
2012-02-19THOMAS KILEY: I used 1810 for two boats recently with great results. Idid 8 coats of gloss and the last was satin. I have been very happy since. Caution: the semi gloss is very glossy. Use satin or gloss.
2012-02-20SCOTT DISMUKES: If I understand the question, this has to do with the flooring in a boat cabin. I don't know what kind of wood is being used - is it teak? Something oily like teak would make it a less-good surface than something like mahogany to receive a film finish. The teak oils would possibly cause the finish to flake off prematurely.
Given the very damp/wet conditions, I would look to something that is more penetrating than a film finish such as this. You could thin this product 50-60% first then apply liberally (and go somewhere a day or so while the thinner evaporated! I prefer naphtha over mineral spirits since it evaporates faster.), and that may give additional penetration. I am not a fan of Danish Oils for this purpose as it isn't as good a product as Circa 1850. You might also consider a product such as Cuprinol, specifically designed for marine preservation applications, then apply the Circa 1850 on top of that.
2012-02-20ED MILLER: I don't know about a cabin sole, but I have used it for my display of a rocket launcher for my fishing product and a teak table with very satisfactory results. It will dry felatively quickly and allow for multiple coats in a short period of time. The finish is pretty hard as I have put reels on the table for display and there are no marks left behind when they are moved.
2012-02-20LOREN MILLIGAN: Marc, I would use Circa product but I would use the exterior type, you will find it is a great product to work with great finnish. Loren Milligan
2012-01-20A shopper asked: can this product be sprayed?
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2012-01-20HENRY APPLEGATE: I used a roller and a brush so I cannot answer from specific experience, but the material was relatively thin so if you have good equipment and are good at quickly cleaning same after use, I would say it could be sprayed.
2012-01-20SCOTT DISMUKES: Absolutely. Thin it about 30%-50% wth naphtha (evaproates faster than mineral spirits, but mineral sprits will also work). Spray light coats.
2012-01-20LOREN MILLIGAN: I have never sprayed Circa 1850 before, it is a very good product, I don't see why you can't I would sure give it a try. Loren Milligan
2012-01-20JAMES INGRAHAM: I'm sorry I can't help. I don't know how to spray I hand rub and it works great.
2012-01-20RANDOLPH VISCARRA: Yes. It sprays great. Lays down great. Be careful not to spray too heavy on vertical surfaces. It builds as normal and is very hard when cured.
2012-01-21MICHAEL CLAUDON: We have used what we had, so I cannot check the label. We brushed and tipped it here.
As the tech specs from JD stipulate thinning it with mineral spirits, I would go ahead and do some test spraying on a scrap piece of board.
2011-10-21KRISTA STREHLE asked: Hi, I have an outdoor furniture business and normally use the Man O War Marine Spar Varnish on all my work, but I have an inside project to do including table tops and booths that will get high traffic and lots of cleaning/spills and would like something that is a hard durable finish, I also would like a product that is not overly difficult to apply with china bristles brush, drys well, sets nicely (ie. brush strokes) not overtly fumey, 3-4 coats tops for a nice finish in Satin/Matte. What would your opinion be on this product? Or, is there another product I should be looking at?
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2011-10-21THOMAS KILEY: The 1812 is great stuff. I have used it on our kitchen bar top ( we have 5 kids) and on the cabin sole on our 1968 wooden boat.
Good luck.
2011-10-21Dave Hildebrandt: Krista,
As polyurethane's go, this one is best of bread if you are looking for a hard smooth finish on indoor projects. I can't speak to its outside use and generally here in the northern Sierra Nevada in higher altitude, urethane doesn't even last a year on outside projects, although I have not used Circa 1850 in outside applications. This product goes on great with a brush, but the air temp at time of application and at least an hour afterwords needs to be 68 F or above. I get a smooth high gloss finish on hardwood floors that is very durable and doesn't scuff easily. The only word of caution, this product drys fast giving off a lot of vapors so when you use it indoors plenty of ventilation and a good 3M organic vapor mask is a must. Hope this helps...
Best Regards,
Dave
2011-10-21LOREN MILLIGAN: Krista, I would not use any other product for your described project, I have used circa 1850 for 6-8 years and I would not buy any other brand. It will work great and will meet all your needs. Thank,s for asking Loren Milligan
2011-10-22CARTER CROLEY: A friend bought the semi gloss and loved it. Could recoat in 4 hours. I bought the satin and it was horrible. It was still tacky after 24 hours. 70F, 60% humidity. I had to strip off and find another product.
If you buy the satin test it on a cheap piece of wood first to verify drying time.
2011-10-22MARTIN ROBINSON: I would recomend this product for your purpose. Slightly fumey. If fumes are an issue look at water based urethanes instead.
2011-10-23REB BLANCHARD: Krista -
I used the Circa 1850 Fast Dry Polyurethane on the teak/holly floor boards in my sail boat and have one season on them.
Application - Very low fume, self leveling, I would give it 24 hours between coats, it is a gloss finish. I used foam brushes, but think it would finish even better with a higher quality brush.
Durability - So far I am pleased...not high traffic area, but pretty abusive environment.
2011-10-23JAMES INGRAHAM: I am not sure what "high traffic" you are talking about if it is foot traffic. I don't know I haven't used Circa 1850 Fast Dry Polyrethane for that application. I have used it for kitchen table top that gets it share of spills. I found this product easy to apply with a brush and not overlay fumey. I think 3-4 coats would give you the desired finish. I use this product in conjunction with the Circa Tung Oil which I find really enhanses the natural beauty of the wood and the Circa Polurethane for the extra protection. These are the finishes I prefer and recommend. I hope this helps.
2011-10-29SHERYLENE DENOBREGA: Hi there. We had installed knotty pine floors all throughout our second floor. To include, sanding, staining, repeat process, & finally the poly application. From our personal experience I do not recommend the product I purchased. We have a 65 pound lab who wreaked havoc on the floors with deep scratches. We tried various applications in different rooms & even re-did one of our daughters' rooms. The item is not as advertised. The product actually chips which is why we had to redo an entire room. So then we had an idea to buff the floors. They are now dangerously too slippery & will be having professionals come in to redo the entire second floor. Still scratches easy as well. However, we recently had a walnut countertop custom made for our kitchen island & was advised to use Min Wax.
2011-09-11STEVEN KILDE asked: Can this product be used on a tile floor. we have tile floors that have grout lines in them and want to fill the grout lines even with the tiles?.
Thank you
steve kilde
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2011-09-13JENNIFER PIVOVAR: While I think the circa 1850 Poly is one of the best around, I would not use it for this purpose. It is not really suitable for building a layer that thick and feathering into the adjacent tile. (this is really not a job for a varnish or poly coating)
I don't know why you would want to fill grout lines except perhaps as a prep for a new floor? If that is the case then simply grouting over flush would be the best bet.
If you actually want to see the grout through a transparent fill coat the only real choice is to use an epoxy product. One of the ones that is meant for the 'bar-top' applications is what I would look at. (Having lots of experience with epoxy, tile and varnish (separately!) - my opinion.)
2011-09-13SANDRA HORTON: Hi Steve
I used this on wood floor, not tile, so I have no idea how it would work on tile and grout lines. They have new grout sealers out that are supposed to be pretty good, why not use that which is specifically made for grout?
2011-09-14MARTIN ROBINSON: I would not recomend this product for filling grout lines. If you think that it takes a number of coats to fill the grain of wood then to fill what would probably be, at least1/16th " differential, you would need so many coats as to be impractical. The product would form a mechanical bond with the porous grout but I feel that the bond with the glazed ceramic tile would be suspect and you would likely encounter delamination between the urethane and the tile surface.
2011-09-30MARK PINTHER: I wouldn't use this product on anything but wood honestly. This is undoubtedly the best poly you can buy for indoor use on wood but using it on ceramic tile doesn't seem to make sense. I'd be worried that it wouldn't stand up to people walking on it all the time and would be very slippery.
I don't understand why anybody would want to level the grout lines with the tile, but if that were something I had to do, I would use something really tough like epoxy.
MP
2011-09-30SCOTT DISMUKES: Hi Steven,
I've used polyurethanes for many years, and used this product on my wood floors. It filled the thin cracks between the boards just slightly.
On tile? If the tile is glazed, I'm not sure the poly would even adhere well. As far as filling the grout up to the level of the tile (sounds like you're looking for a dead-flat floor) this product is too thin to do that well. The curing time would be measured perhaps in weeks, and durability if it were that thick would be real suspect. This is designed to be a THIN-film finish, and is excellent at that!
If all you want to do is seal the grout, there are products for that purpose, perhaps better at the job than a polyurethane would be.
If you want to retain the look of your tile, even filling the grout with more grout won't do well - as the grout would thin-out as it extends around the edges of the tile, and would flake off real easily. You'd have to look at some form of an epoxy floor covering, like for a garage floor - don't know if any of that comes in "clear", though.
If you were looking for a dead-flat floor, and didn't care if the tile got covered. then get a thinset floor levelling compound, spread that on evenly, then lay down a new floor material that has no crevices or grooves.
2011-09-30ED MILLER: Hi Steve, I have only used this product in the manner of a substitute for varnish. I have done shelves and other wood projects with it with some very nice results. Having said that. why not try a small area first and see how it turns out. It is a hard finish and should accomplish what you are looking for. Hope this helps.
Ed Miller
2011-10-02KEVIN HENDRICKSON: I haven't tried it, but I would think it would be no problem. The poly is more flexible than the grout and as long as the grout is thoughly dry you should be fine. It will be tedious to apply. Good luck. I would thin it down a bit like it says on the first coat so you get good penetration.
2011-07-07A shopper asked: Can anyone tell me what the sq ft coverage per gal for this product is?
Dave..
EXCELLENT PRODUCT TO USE FOR FURNITURE FINISHING. DOES NOT YELLOW OR FADE ORIGINAL PAINT/STAIN CLAIRITY WHEN APPLIED. DRYING TIME WAS 6 TO 8 HOURS FOR HANDELING OF WOOD SURFACES. CAREFUL NOT APPLY IN COOLER TEMPERTURES - YOU WILL NOTICE A DIFFERENCE IN YOUR DRIED FINISH . . . MAINTAIN CONSTANT TEMPS WHEN DRYING SURFACES. . . TWO COATS WILL "BLOW YOUR MIND" WITH THE BEAUTY OF THIS FINISH . . . I DEFINITELY WILL USE THIS PRODUCT AGAIN!
4/23/2012
5.0
great product
By Beaver owner of Walts Rod & Custom
from Rochester, NY
About Me Professional
Pros
Easy To Clean
Cons
Best Uses
Comments about Circa 1850 Fast Dry Polyurethane:
i used this product for the wood in my 1928 Model A Ford and it came out wonderful. After laying down the first few coats with a brush I followed a quick sanding with 220 and shot with HVLP gun strait no thinner and ended up with a great finish.
6/16/2011
5.0
On interior stairway, seems ideal
By Al
from New Bern, NC
About Me Casual Do-It-Yourselfer
Pros
Easy To Clean
Even Paint Distribution
Cons
Best Uses
Comments about Circa 1850 Fast Dry Polyurethane:
I used the satin finish over existing sealer. Dried overnite for barefoot traffic, hard after a day. Be sure to thoroughly mix it if it's satin, or you'll get a glossy finish. One coat was sufficient in my application.
1/27/2011
(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)
4.0
So far, so good
By Reb
from Minneapolis, MN
About Me Casual Do-It-Yourselfer
Pros
Even Paint Distribution
Low oder
Cons
Best Uses
Comments about Circa 1850 Fast Dry Polyurethane:
Circa 1850 Polyurethane was used to refinish teek and holly floorboards from my 1966 Hood 43. Before each coat I lightly rubbed down previous coat with with medioum pad, cleaned with mineral spirits and tack clothe. Filtered Polyurethane from can and used foam brush for application. I applied three thin coats of Polyurethane followed by two thicker coats. It just kept getting better looking with each coat.
I gave it 24 hours to dry in between each coat...in a warmer environment it would have certainly dried faster.
Now time will tell how durable it is.
10/25/2010
5.0
Easy to work with, Excellent Results!
By Mark
from Rumford, RI
About Me Avid Do-It-Yourselfer
Pros
Durable finish
Easy to work with
Self leveling
Cons
Clean up
Odor
Best Uses
Detailed Work
Large Areas
Small Areas
Comments about Circa 1850 Fast Dry Polyurethane:
I used this to refinish my kitchen cabinets and genuine oak floors in a 60+ year old house. The pictures speak for themselves!As long as the surface is prepared correctly, this poly does an incredible job of bringing out the natural grain of the wood. It self-levels and dries to a very hard finish. I am not a professional by any means but I think I achieved professional results using this poly. I would recommend it to anybody. It's a bit pricey, but worth every penny.
12/28/2009
(2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)
5.0
best poly
By Donny
from Los Angeles
About Me Avid Do-It-Yourselfer
Pros
Easy To Clean
Even Paint Distribution
Cons
Best Uses
Detailed Work
Large Areas
Small Areas
Comments about Circa 1850 Fast Dry Polyurethane:
this is a great old style poly that is better than anything currently available in CA due to the asinine air quality control rules they have here. All the envio-friendly polys they sell here are far inferior. I use it on furniture and cabinets but wouldn't hesitate to use it on a floor. It levels great and sets up and actually hardens as opposed to the locally sold polys. The dry times on the label are on the aggressive side but if you have the right temperature, application, air circulation and humidity they are realistic but I agree that for the average environment and application more time is generally required. 90% of my applications are spray and 10% brush or wipe. If I did a floor I would roll it and brush edges/small areas.
10/5/2009
(2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)
4.0
Hard Stuff!
By Fuelpro
from Stamford, CT
About Me Avid Do-It-Yourselfer
Pros
Easy To Clean
Even Paint Distribution
Smooth finish
Cons
Best Uses
Large Areas
Small Areas
Comments about Circa 1850 Fast Dry Polyurethane:
Great for indoor use, best to have good clean finish for strong adhesion. Use as directed! I agree with other posts, 3 to 4 hours is probably pushing it on dry time.
8/31/2009
(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)
4.0
Longer dry time
By Hank
from New Jersey
About Me Avid Do-It-Yourselfer
Pros
Cons
Best Uses
Comments about Circa 1850 Fast Dry Polyurethane:
Product works as advertised except there is no way it dries in 3 or 4 hours. If you want three coats try about 12 hours between each coat.
6/20/2009
(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)
5.0
Great
By lb
from wv
Comments about Circa 1850 Fast Dry Polyurethane:
We used this on our stairs that are wood. It dries fast and gives a gloss and shine that regular poly cannot. We used the high gloss.
3/28/2008
(4 of 4 customers found this review helpful)
5.0
wonderful shine
By val
from clarkfield, minnesota
About Me Do-It-Yourself
Pros
It drys fast
It has a nice hard finish
Its has a beautiful shine
Cons
Best Uses
Large Areas
Comments about Circa 1850 Fast Dry Polyurethane:
i love it, ive put this on my hard wood floors, its beautiful.
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