General Finishes High Performance Top Coat

$28.07 ~~$41.9~~ In stock

Winner of Fine Woodworking's "Best Overall Choice Award," High Performance Topcoat was voted as the hardest, most durable consumer polyurethane topcoat. General Finishes High Performance Topcoat has an excellent adhesion to most surfaces and dries clear. It works great on woods where very little color change is desired.

BASIC FEATURES
Product Colors	Water White in can (dries clear)
Base Type	Water
Ambering	No
Sheen	Flat (5-10)

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Customer Reviews (4.6 / 5 · 5 reviews)

Eli S. ★★★★★ Oct 21, 2026

Brushed three coats onto a walnut coffee table, and it leveled out beautifully with no brush marks. The cured finish feels rock-solid, exactly what you’d expect from a topcoat that won a best overall award.

Adam K. ★★★★★ Oct 20, 2026

I’ve been using this on tabletops and cabinets for months, and the self-leveling is so smooth I barely need to sand between coats. The film really does feel harder and more durable than other polyurethanes I’ve tried.

Stella ★★★★★ Oct 19, 2026

It’s not every day a topcoat dries this glassy without a single brush mark, even in humid weather. The cure time was shorter than I’ve dealt with before, and my table’s surface feels like it could take a beating and still shrug it off.