We just had six lovely alder wood gates made. In order to make them look more like golden oak, the carpenter stained them a yellow color and then finished them with 4 coats of Minwax Helmsman water based indor/outdoor Spar Urethane. Unfortunately, the yellow we chose looks terrible with our remodeled exterior. We needed something that was more caramel colored and I think I can get there with a top coat of stained urethane. Can I add Mixol to the Helmsman Spar Urethane? Then how do I apply it? Lightly sand and simply apply like a final coat of urethane? Will it last? Thank you for your help.

Hi,

Mixol can be added to the Minwax product then applied as finish.

However, we do recommend sanding with a 320 grit paper before the application.

Hope this helps!

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