It should be fine. 

Jackie's experiments were for projects destined for the outdoors in wet and freezing weather, the acid test for PM sealers.

Sue

I've finally gotten around to varnishing something. I've used Minwax and am really unhappy with it. This stuff has now dried and cured but it feels waxy.  I put this on a small pocket coin purse. It'll do, but I want better.

What brand should I buy? I wanna get an assortment of varnishes (matte, semi-gloss, and gloss). Does anybody have a favorite brand? Also, I think I'm gonna go with oil based (despite the smell and other hassles) because of the humid climate I live in. Please recommend a brand that comes in small quantities (pints) that is oil based.

Thanks.

Here in the U.S., yacht varnish is called marine varnish.

For shellac, I like Zessner's Bullseye Shellac (this is the real stuff, not urethane).  It comes in clear and a red/gold tint, about $9 per quart, if I recall correctly.  I live in western Washington, so it's as wet here as it is down in Oregon.  This is the third or fourth year for my shellacked fir chicken pen, which is constantly outdoors in the weather. I gave it two coats of shellac, and it still looks great, and the bottom rail sits right on the soil.

Sue

I saw something like that too. There's this paint that you can buy and paint plates and glass and what-ever.  You paint your piece, then bake it in the oven. When the paint sets up, it's suppose to be dishwasher proof and you can eat off it too. I don't know what it's called and I don't remember where I saw this, but if you can do this, then there's probably something for varnish that you can eat off of too.