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  0 Thread: Putting paint over varnish - outside
Post: RE: Putting paint over varnish - outside

Spar varnish was the wrong product, though everyone seems to want to use it outdoors. If you wanted natural look an oil based deep tint paint with no tint added would of done you a.great.job. I use Sh...
Restorer Finishing 7 1,407 10-31-2022, 05:51 PM
  0 Thread: Grizzly G0889Z 13" 2 HP Benchtop Planer with Spiral Cutterhead
Post: RE: Grizzly G0889Z 13" 2 HP Benchtop Planer with S...

I would of bought the grizzly just before last christmas. It was out of stock an they didn't know when the next batch would arrive. On the grizzly site it gets good reviews and I have had good luck...
Restorer Woodworking Power Tools 6 7,147 04-26-2020, 12:34 AM
  0 Thread: Maple dresser stinks
Post: RE: Maple dresser stinks

JSpill Wrote: (09-06-2018, 08:16 PM) -- My neighbor bought a maple dresser at a garage sale. Evidently the seller was a serious cigar smoker. When she got the dresser home she realized it wreaked of ...
Restorer Finishing 6 4,115 09-07-2018, 12:22 AM
  0 Thread: Cleaning old wooden furniture?
Post: RE: Cleaning old wooden furniture?

goaliedad Wrote: (07-25-2018, 12:39 PM) -- Goalie’s girl friend was given an old family piece. Secretary desk on one side, glasses display case on the other. It is in generally good shape. She has be...
Restorer Finishing 4 3,248 07-26-2018, 01:12 AM
  0 Thread: Bandsaw resaw...should I expect better?
Post: RE: Bandsaw resaw...should I expect better?

Scott W Wrote: (07-18-2018, 08:45 PM) -- Thank you so much for the responses. Fumbling around, I found an unopened 1/2 inch 3TPI viking blade. I am finally getting to some of my shop stuff. Amazin...
Restorer Woodworking Power Tools 16 9,073 07-19-2018, 02:43 AM
  0 Thread: chair re web chair build
Post: RE: chair re web chair build

that is all I do for webbing on indoor chairs.  pull it tight and staple it.  I do like to fold an edge under so I am stapling through two layers of webbing if possible.
Restorer Woodworking 1 1,632 06-22-2018, 12:00 AM
  0 Thread: Minwax stain shelf life
Post: RE: Minwax stain shelf life

KingwoodFan1989 Wrote: (02-10-2018, 08:00 PM) -- While I was going to use Tung Oil to deepen the color of the main wood on my project, I realized I had a mostly full can of Minwax natural stain which...
Restorer Finishing 6 5,499 02-13-2018, 03:29 PM
  0 Thread: Natural fiber brush for poly
Post: RE: Natural fiber brush for poly

Admiral Wrote: (12-31-2017, 03:22 PM) -- If you consider manufacturer's advice, natural bristles are not optimal for poly.  Good, very good for shellac.  Don't ask me why, someone else would know the...
Restorer Finishing 7 5,535 12-31-2017, 09:16 PM
  0 Thread: New Kitchen Help
Post: RE: New Kitchen Help

This joint that Roly shows is very good.  I use it all the time instead of dovetails.  very easy to cut holds as good as a dovetail joint.  I first found it on a very old chest of drawers and copied i...
Restorer Woodworking 16 7,709 04-22-2017, 07:16 PM
  0 Thread: Farmhouse table
Post: RE: Farmhouse table

Building new stuff is not really my forte.  It really depends on the style of table you are making.  The only reason for a 13/4 top is if you are making a farm house/ tressle table style.  The vast ma...
Restorer Woodworking 13 7,342 04-22-2017, 07:07 PM
  0 Thread: antiquing brass?
Post: RE: antiquing brass?

did you strip the lacquer from the hinges first.  All new stuff that I have encountered has a lacquer finish on it to keep the item from tarnishing.   You have to first strip the lacquer or neither wa...
Restorer Finishing 23 14,576 04-20-2017, 10:22 PM
  0 Thread: Does this sound like a good finishing process?
Post: RE: Does this sound like a good finishing process?

four or five coats of wipe on poly is NOT enough.   The first two coats will pretty much soak in.   it takes  two to threes coats of wipe on to equal one coat of full strength.   it will start to look...
Restorer Finishing 8 4,469 04-15-2017, 02:35 PM
  0 Thread: Removing dust between coats?
Post: RE: Removing dust between coats?

all by hand.  You are not trying to sand the piece just knock the nibs off and dull the finish slightly.   I use mainly 400 grit wet/dry.  once I  get to what I hope is the last coat I use 600 grit to...
Restorer Finishing 18 18,947 03-23-2017, 10:58 PM
  0 Thread: Recommended Stripper
Post: RE: Recommended Stripper

klean strip premium comes in a copper colored can. around 23 bucks a gal.
Restorer Finishing 6 3,643 03-11-2017, 01:33 AM
  0 Thread: Best Outdoor Finish
Post: RE: Best Outdoor Finish

Sherwin Williams deep tint oil based outdoor paint.  Don't add any tint and it dries clear.  I've found the satin has plenty of sheen.  Then if you think thinned down blo does anything,  you won't lik...
Restorer Finishing 7 4,439 03-11-2017, 01:31 AM
  0 Thread: Which glue to use?
Post: RE: Which glue to use?

titebond ll  is what I use for most all projects.   you do not need a total water proof glues unless  you are building a boat or where the glue line is underwater.  I have several pieces of outdoor fu...
Restorer Woodworking 19 11,687 12-20-2016, 06:48 AM
  0 Thread: What lazy susan for TV stand?
Post: RE: What lazy susan for TV stand?

http://www.leevalley.com/US/Hardware/page.aspx?cat=3,44013&p=44042   I Have used many of these mainly in the C or 6" size they are reasonably priced and work well.  At least I have had no complaints...
Restorer Woodworking 6 4,017 12-05-2016, 01:40 AM
  0 Thread: How to determine which finish on furniture ?
Post: RE: How to determine which finish on furniture ?

Same here.  In the hundreds of pieces I have redone I have never had KS premium fail to strip the finish.  Other type of stripper have failed and even an lower level Kleen stripper, but not the premiu...
Restorer Finishing 5 3,944 11-10-2016, 12:53 AM
  0 Thread: disposing old finish
Post: RE: disposing old finish

Don't you have a recycle center that will take it?  Even my small town center takes in paint and other finishes.  Will take a whale of a lot of cat litter to soak up what it sounds like you have.   I ...
Restorer Woodworking 25 13,917 11-07-2016, 08:02 AM
  0 Thread: Seeking Advise for finishing a table
Post: RE: Seeking Advise for finishing a table

I do the same as jteneyck.    I use Kleen strip premium also.  I have stripped many, many pieces of veneered old furniture and never had a bit of trouble, if the veneer is solid.  Any loose or raised ...
Restorer Finishing 3 2,176 10-12-2016, 07:47 PM

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