General Finishes Exterior 450 Water-based Top Coat Semi-Gloss

Applies beautifully. Very forgiving - for beginners like me. Quick drying.The semi-gloss finish, turned my teak patio table into a lovey piece of outdoor furniture. I would suggest using in a well ventilated area + use a mask or respirator.

I like the fastness of the dry time and the finish after three coats

This product appears to be wonderful but time will tell as it is on my front door exterior surface. It applied easily and looks great.

Amazing product. Rolled it with a foam brush on my patio cover gave it a sand with 320 and added one more coat and I have a super smooth finish.

Excellent product very pleased with it

The General finishes Exterior 450 was the best product I ever bought. I sanded down a french door and tryed 3 different stains (spot tested) but was not getting any kind of good results.
The Exterior 450 was my last choice and it did the job. The wood was cedar and it came out great and my wife was happy.
I recomen that you read the label very carefully because it makes a world of difference for the finished product.

I will send a picture in the future.

A few years back, I cleaned out my parents’ house and was really surprised at the yellowing of the oil based finishes (one of the best available at the time) on my mom's old artwork projects. Many actually obscured the image below the finish. I design and build laser cut ornaments, signs, and other ornamental items. Since I like to think many of these will survive generations to become family heirlooms, I wanted a finish that would look good and hold up for many years without yellowing. My previous experiences with brand name, water based polyurethane finishes available from the big box stores had been at best, dismal. They never even looked good initially and self-destructed quickly even in moderate environments. General Finishes Exterior 450 was recommended and I have used nothing else since. The finish sprays on well (HPLV), is VERY forgiving (self-leveling what would have been ugly runs with other finishes), dries very quickly, and filters out UV rays that otherwise would brown out exotic woods such as Purpleheart and Padauk. When sprayed inside, odor is minimal (my shop is in our house but my wife has never even chased me outside to try to finish a project). Sand lightly (400 grit) between coats and the appearance goes from excellent to spectacular. A welcome sign I made 4 years ago hanging outside beside our front door looks the same as the day I made it (well, after you dust the pollen off this time of year). The laser cut star I designed this year weathered incredibly well even with the extensive edge cut Baltic Birch plywood surface area. I highly recommend it for ease of use, finish quality, and durability!

I have used Exterior 450 on over 400 bird houses over the past 3 years. I use recycled cedar and the finish after 2 coats is amazing. The wood shows almost no weathering after 3 Texas summers, and the soap and water cleanup saves me lots o time, too! I just wish it would go on sale every once in a while.

Goes on easily, doesn't separate in can and finish is very smooth.

I used this finish for some cabinet work I did in our travel trailer.
I only wish the manufacturer of our trailer had used this product!

I certainly do like the easy clean up of brushes etc. The safe disposal of rags is nice as well. The problem I had was doing a large object, it dries too fast and doing it in sections I found it troublesome getting rid of section lines. I used it on two large outdoor signs, so time will tell on it's durability.