steen wrote:

On Sun, 23 May 2004 22:49:19 UTC, "John R Weiss"
wrote:

the satins are rated for interior use only. Maybe they aren't designed to
hold up under hard use, weather, or UV.

This is the case. Thanks!

You can easily achieve a satin finish with gloss varnish by rubbing it
out with fine Scotchbrite, steel wool or bronze wool. It's actually a
bit nicer than using satin varnish, since you don't have the flatting
agent hiding the wood grain.