Minwax wipe on poly availability

[markharrison]

Anyone know if there is an underground supplier of this product?

It seems since the great Masters debacle, nobody has stepped in to pick up this brand. A shame really.

I have to finish a new item to match an existing item that was finished with Minwax gloss wipe on polyurethane.

Alternatively, how close is the Feast-Watson wipe-on poly? It's unlikely these two items will ever sit right next to each other so the match so as long as they kinda look like each other, it probably doesn't matter too much.

[Robson Valley]

Have you lost the entire MinWax brand line of finishes? Shame if you did.

What's equivalent in the UBeaut line?

I use MinWax Tung Oil Protective Finish. 4 coats is water-wet glossy.

[Aussie048]

I tried to find it in Melbourne and could not. I tried to order it from the Paint Shop in the USA. There one online company I did find that said they could send it to Australia and that was a 6 pack and there was going to be a few of us share the box.

Unfortunately I do not have the name of that online company anymore

[ian]

has anyone tried contacting the Australian rep Minwax - Wood Projects are Simply Not Complete Without Minwax! (http://www.minwax.com.au) ?

[Chrism3]

Re your question about the Feast Watson product, I've used both Minwax and FW and I found the Minwax easier to apply and it gave a better finish.
That was the Minwax poly - I haven't used the Minwax water-based product.

[Aussie048]

Ian

I have and the contact goes straight through to the states.

I did get a response and they siad they would pass me onto international sales to tell me where I could buy it. That was the last I heard from them. The Australian website says coming soon. That has been on there for over a year now.

Masters Hardware closed down in Australia and they as far as I am aware they where sole distributor of Minwax.

It is a pity none of the other hardware chains have taken Minwax up

Some of the chains do have some Minwax product but not Wipe on Poly

Cheers
Geoff


has anyone tried contacting the Australian rep Minwax - Wood Projects are Simply Not Complete Without Minwax! (http://www.minwax.com.au) ?

[Drillit]

Just to let you know that I have bought some since the Masters exit on Ebay. Drillit.

[ian]

Just to let you know that I have bought some since the Masters exit on Ebay. Drillit.
who was selling it?

[Chrism3]

I found some here:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Minwax-40910000-Wipe-On-Poly-Finish-Clear-pint-Satin-/263340686799?_trksid=p2349526.m4383.l4275.c1
good postage rate, but presumably sea mail.

[pker]

Does anyone have any updates on the availability of Minwax wipe on poly in Australia ?
pker

[Wongo]

I gave FW a go and I will not touch it again. See this

http://www.woodworkforums.com/f9/wipe-poly-minwax-vs-feast-watson-218666


I am prepared to buy it from the US even if it means I have to pay $$$$ for delivery.

[Wongo]

There is this webpage, but it is not very helpful.

https://www.minwax.com.au/where-to-buy/

[Chesand]

There is this webpage, but it is not very helpful.

https://www.minwax.com.au/where-to-buy/

Hopefully, they will list suppliers soon as I will need some for a project.

[Wongo]

I am surprised no one here is willing to take it on, Trend timbers, CT or timbecon...

[Mobyturns]

who was selling it?

Bunnings was selling it until Masters came along, then dropped it from their stocked lines.

[jmk89]

I used their online query form to ask who is distributing in Oz and got this reply (mid-June this year):

"Hello,

Thank you for contacting Minwax. We appreciate your inquiry.

Unfortunately, there are no locations in Australia you can find our products at this time. Our team is working diligently to make them available to our Australian customers soon.

Please let me know if you have any further concerns or questions."

Maybe if more of it asked who their distributor in Australia is, they might be motivated to do more....

[pker]

" Coming soon " - Yes, as my father used to say - "So is Christmas". Maybe if Billyboydes gets any time after setting up their new business MACHINERY PLUS he could look into it.
chris

[Tccp123]

I am surprised no one here is willing to take it on, Trend timbers, CT or timbecon...

100% off topic but that’s quite an impressive body of work you have there on your website Wongo. You are a prolific woodworker!

[Chris Parks]

Today I received a reply from the US manufacturer saying they have no intent to re-enter the Oz market. I then sent them a link to the Oz page showing otherwise so the answer will be interesting.

[Wongo]

I am thinking about getting (just maybe) a mate can send them to me from the US. It is a flammable liquid 3 product. Will it be a problem then to send by air?

[Chris Parks]

I am thinking about getting (just maybe) a mate can send them to me from the US. It is a flammable liquid 3 product. Will it be a problem then to send by air?

Brett (Fence Furniture) might be able to answer that Wongo.

[markharrison]

US Postal Service policy on flammable liquids: https://pe.usps.com/text/pub52/pub52c3_021.htm

Australian postal regulations also come into play, not that they vary too much from the US: https://auspost.com.au/content/dam/auspost_corp/media/documents/dangerous-and-prohibited-goods-guide.pdf

My reading of these is: No.

Minwax do make a water based wipe on polyurethane product. But otherwise, unless someone steps up to import the product we will all need to find an acceptable alternative.

[Wongo]

I ended up getting a friend to one in the US and he posted it to me. Total cost USD$25 from Amazon plus USD$35 postage to Australia.

[Mobyturns]

You may want to have a read of this site -

https://www.casa.gov.au/standard-page/sending-dangerous-goods

[Wongo]

Thanks. The product in the US does not have a "flammable liquid" label on it. I did ask my friend to check with the post office over there first.