will p.v.a waterproof a painted wooden desk?

pennypinchingmum

i'm altering an old toy box to be both a toy box and table. I have some hardboard thats acting as the table top, which i've painted with normal household paint. Thinking about it though i'm worried that it will stain really quickly so is there anyway i can make it a bit hardier maybe even wipe proof? Obviously without spending lots of money. I wondered if i could use p.v.a to make a varnish which could be painted over the top of tyhe paint, Any advice would be really helpful thanks
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Doozergirl

No!

When PVA gets wet it will go all sticky again, peel off and get everywhere. You'll create untold problems for yourself!

pennypinchingmum

cheers! Any suggestions on what i should use?

BillScarab

pennypinchingmum wrote: »

I wondered if i could use p.v.a to make a varnish which could be painted over the top of tyhe paint, Any advice would be really helpful thanks
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I think the clue is in the question! Give it a coat or two of clear varnish. Alternatively a good gloss paint should be pretty good on it's own.

nickj_2

as billscarb has said give it an undercoat and gloss it will be fully wipeable
allow it to harden for a few days