Hi there,I am refinishing an old kitchen table to use as a coffee table in our basement (man cave). I sanded the table down to the bare wood, and have chosen a Minwax oil-based stain. Here is my game plan and outstanding questions - any feedback would be greatly appreciated to save me from screwing up!What I would like to do is stain the tabletop and then paint words over the stain...we are a Penn State household, so the idea is to have a finished coffee table that is newly stained with the words "For the Glory" painted and then sealed.I'm planning stain the tabletop with Minwax oil-based stain - 8-12 hours in between coats & sand. Then, once it's had a good 12 hours to dry, I was going to stick removable vinyl stencils to the stained tabletop with the text on them. I saw a youtube tutorial where they painted a thin layer of water-based polycrylic over the stencil area (to avoid bleeding), let it dry for 20-30 minutes, sanded and then painted over the stencil. (here's the link if it's helpful to see what I mean: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJEmoy3s5_I) I have Benjamin Moore Natura eggshell paint that I'm hoping to use for this - it's 100% acrylic. Once I go over the stencil with a coat or two of the BM paint, I plan to let it dry a bit and pull up the vinyl, leaving the words stenciled onto the stained wood top. Finally, I would then go over the entire surface (stained wood & painted stencil) with the water-based polycrylic for a good 2-3 coats, again sanding and giving it time to dry in between.Does this sound right? Am I better off with a polyurethane? Just not sure how the oil-based stain, acrylic paint and water-based polycrylic will play together. Again, this table will mainly get used during football season for beers & buffalo chicken dip, and while it's not really a high traffic piece, we do have small kids so I need it to be semi-durable. I'm open to getting a different kind of paint if that gives me a better end result and/or switching to polyurethane instead of polycrylic is in my best interest.Thanks for the help! via /r/DIY http://ift.tt/2wNezjg
