Expert: Eileen Cronk - 8/10/2006

Question
I took my old dresser and night stand; and after sanding it, gave it a fresh coat of white milk paint.  It looked gorgeous!  Then my husband polyurethaned the set.  He put the first coat on very lightly, but then informed me that he put the second coat on a bit thicker.  The set still looked great in the indoor lighting.  But the next morning, when the natural light poured through the window, you could see streaks of light yellow where the polyurethane had been applied too thick.  How can I correct this problem?

Answer
Hi Alyssa
Sorry about this happening, but the pieces will have to be stripped down.
There is no other way.
And putting poly over paint was a bad move.
It always goes yellow after a short time unless its a waterbased type of poly and even then I would not apply it over paint.
Regards
Eileen