Best clear varnish or lacquer for Cherry venner?

[savageseadog]

Best clear varnish or lacquer for Cherry veneer?

Boat is mostly in cherry either solid or veneered, with a few parts done in contrasting darker teak.

Redoing some of the interior finish which is a light golden colour... All of the clear varnishes I find have slight pigmentation that darkens the wood. What I want is the colour of the wood when I wipe it with thinners!

Any ideas?

 

[srp]

Osmo PolyX hard wax oil, assuming you have completely removed the existing finish. Brush on, wipe off surplus after half an hour. Repeat the next day. Maybe a third coat in high wear areas. Expensive, but the best oil finish I have ever used for interior work.

 

[northwind]

Osmo PolyX hard wax oil, assuming you have completely removed the existing finish. Brush on, wipe off surplus after half an hour. Repeat the next day. Maybe a third coat in high wear areas. Expensive, but the best oil finish I have ever used for interior work.

+1

I hadn't thought about using it on the boat, but I use it for furniture, you can apply it either with a cloth or brush.

 

[prv]

Must say that I've not noticed Epifanes darkening things - a wipe with thinners seems to be a pretty good approximation of how it will end up looking. But perhaps you've checked more carefully than I have.

Pete