Hi Lorri, I had to sand the edges a ton between each coat then gave them a final sanding with a fine sand paper once finished. It was double the work but the table leafs still fit perfectly. I also made sure to not paint the grooves that connect the pieces. Hope that helps a bit.

I was just there they recommended Emerald Urethane trim Enamel for my kitchen table.

I have been having a terrible time trying to refinish an antique table. It have veneer damage and needed to be painted. I attempted chalk paint with a polyurethane top coat a couple of times. The chalk paint would always look great, but then the polyurethane would go on streaky and gummy and ruin it. I finally decided to remove all of the veneer before trying to paint. This time I decided I will go with a latex paint that I don’t have to top coat and while researching what to use I came across your post. Hopefully this will finally be the thing that works for me. It’s a beautiful table and I can’t wait to finish it!