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   calvin | Oct 02, 2011 10:52am | #1

   Arch

   I don't know.

   But,

   I do know that if there's wax on a hardwood floor, you need to remove it b/4 poly can be applied.   Nor do I know if beeswax is the same in makeup to commonly used floor waxes.  If wax is wax, I would contact the supplier of your top and ask.

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   jimblodgett | Oct 03, 2011 11:31am | #2

   Seal it?

   We recently redid our kitchen and used paperstone around the undermount sink.  I couldn't get oil to penetrate even the exposed edges so we wiped it off and left it raw.   Only have a year's worth on hard use to report on, but so far-so good.

   If I'm still alive I'll try to remember to check back with a report in 20 years, but my guess is it will still be fine.  That stuff is DENSE.

   No way I'd put a polyuretnane skin over a countertop, though.  Imagine chips of plastic getting mixed in with whatever you eat off the counter?  We went right to the factory in Hoquium and bought a "second" and I was pretty surprised when they recommended that poly finish they sell.  I think it's an asss covering practice, and a poor one. 

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   MarkH | Oct 03, 2011 05:26pm | #3

   Use shellac.

   Somebody has to say it.

   It's edible, but tastes like bugs.

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   jimblodgett | Oct 03, 2011 05:33pm | #4

   Mark H -

   hehehehehehehe...

   Hey.  Would that be French shellac?

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   MarkH | Oct 03, 2011 06:38pm | #5

   It's all French to me. Cant keep the French out of mind when I think about shellac.