There are as many different ways to classify furniture finishes as there people to make up the classifications. For furniture, let’s break finishes down into two classes, with subgroups. The two classes being clear and opaque. Clear finishes would include lacquer, shellac, varnish, tung and Danish oil, linseed oil, as well as polyurethane. Opaque finishes would include paint (both oil and latex), as well as some lacquers. Neither of these lists is all inclusive, but it covers the range of what you’ll commonly find on furniture.
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