Day One Journal Here-
LAST MINUTE PARALYSIS- PLEASE ADVISE!- The (Help Maybe Get a Couple More Years Out Of The Cheap Table I Got At A Yard Sale) Table Project
After sanding and applying the first coat of Minimal Helmsman Spar Polyurethane I let it dry overnight and thus morning gave it a light sanding and wiped it down with a damp rag. Easy. Now for the second coat
7:10AM
7:26AM
Second coat of Spar Polyurethane went on much quicker. Still have about a half a quart left. It was so quick and easy I’ll probably put on another coat around noon and be done with it. The second coat darkened it up nicely.
Very pleased with the results so far. 
11:00AM
Another light sanding and wiping off with a damp rag and now to apply the final coat.
2:50PM
Ive already put 3 coats on and lightly sanded in between coats. Staring at a half a can of Spar Urethane and with each consecutive coat going on that much easier, I’ve decided to just keep adding layers. 4th Coat-
Good Morning Gloucester 
It’s looking good- it has character.
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Looking good!
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nice!
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DIY projects are easier than they look, once you get over that initial hump of inertia and dive in the deep end with two-feet. I love Spar Varnish.
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Now that you have all the spar varnish on, try this to provide an impervious finish which is easy to touch up and never gets tacky. Kinda like a bowling alley floor. Rub the cured varnish with 000 steel wool dipped in Butchers Wax (a small can will last a long time). When it dries, polish it with a few old tee shirts and you should be good for a long time. When it needs a little cleaning up, do it again with the 000 steel wool and the Butchers Wax. Master carpenters used this on stair rails for years to prevent them from getting tacky when the dog days arrived.
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