Kids "hard wearing finished" furniture

[tkt007]

Hi
I've bought a raw pine table for my daughter. I've sprayed with high gloss painting. It looks OK. But it does not look verry glossy.

Could I use the polyurethan to spray on top to provide the durability to the surface like they do to 2 pack finish to the kitchen cabinet.

Can some one HELP!!!

Regards
John

[Master Splinter]

If you want a high gloss finish, the process is roughly:

Sand. (a lot)
Fill end grain, knotholes and so on.
Raise grain.
Sand.
Undercoat.
Sand.
Undercoat.
Sand.
Topcoat.
Sand.
Topcoat.
Sand.
Topcoat.
Sand.
Topcoat.
Sand.
Buff with Tripoli powder/rottenstone/U-Beaut's stuff that is quite good but I can't remember the name of.

You are not really going to get a hard finish on pine - the wood itself is too soft. If you want a hard-ish finish, I've found that car enamel works well.