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Comment on Do MDF Boards Stain Well? by wisno

wisno — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 02:09:19 +0000

Yes MDF does not have any grain at all. If we need the grain looked, we better to use veneer.
MDF is also will absorb finishing material more than wood or veneer.

wisno

Comment on How Do I Apply A Lacquer Finish To My Wood Working Project? by toni

toni — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 13:31:39 +0000

The beauty of the lacquer finish is that you can use lacquer thinner to thin the finish before applying it.

Comment on How Do I Apply A Lacquer Finish To My Wood Working Project? by toni

toni — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 13:29:44 +0000

It sounds like the white marks are dirt that is trapped between the layers of the polyurethane. Unfortunately, the only way to get rid of them is to sand down the that layer. Be careful when sanding that you don’t accidentally sand through all of the layers of the polyurethane and sand through the finish!

Comment on How Do You Remove Old Paint From Wood Work? by Dan

Dan — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 12:19:27 +0000

For what it’s worth, I use to work refinishing pianos and we use to brush on a paste stripper and let it sit a long time and if it dried out we brushed on some liquid stripper and within a minute the paste could be easily scraped. I recommend that you wear safty goggles and a face shield. It is amazing how messy things can get. Take extra care to mask off surounding areas really, really well and have lots of trashcans, old empty coffee cans, newspaper and paper towels. Also, check what chemicals are in the stripper you are using and check the ratings for your gloves. We use to buy beefy chemical gloves but the plastic the use wasn’t resistant to one of the chemicals in the stripper and so we started wearing vinyl gloves underneath for total protection. Just remember stripper is very strong stuff. Protect every thing you don’t want stripped for like a mile radius and protect it well.

Comment on How Do I Apply A Lacquer Finish To My Wood Working Project? by rope

rope — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 22:14:41 +0000

how do i apply deft, a thick brushing lacquer-thinly as the directions sugest. what can i thin it with, what do these prouducts do,-lacquer thinner, naptha, mineral spirits or denatured alachol. i would like to be able to brush the entire surface and wipe off the execess on the verticle surfaces. i am duplacating a cabinet finish over 800lft of trim.

Comment on How Do I Apply A Lacquer Finish To My Wood Working Project? by Cathy

Cathy — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:58:24 +0000

I have just refinished my table top and after putting on another coat of polyurethane I realized there were white marks that the tack cloth did not get. Is there anything I can do?

Comment on Do MDF Boards Stain Well? by Bill

Bill — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 13:29:30 +0000

Another problem with mdf is that it usually doesn’t have a nice grain pattern to show off. You could do a veneer or a patterned veneer …. Buy some “door skin” and glue that on. Either of which will look better then trying to stain the mdf.

If you really want to stain the mdf, you will have to pre-treat it to help control the blotching. Minwax makes one that works very well. When I’m working with anything that soaks up the stain to fast or unevenly, I will apply a coat of the pre-stain, let it set for a few minutes and then do a coat of natural stain. Let that combo sit for about an hour and then apply the color I want. Keep in mind that doing this will not let a lot of the color absorb and you end up with a much lighter finish. After it cures for a day or two, you can hit it with the color again to get it a bit darker.

Best of luck on your project!

Comment on How To Artificially Weather Wood Quickly by toni

toni — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 02:09:00 +0000

For indoors, faux painting is a great way to produce a weathered look. This site http://www.rapidtruevalue.com/fauxfurniture has some great tips on how to create a faux weathered finish.

Toni

Comment on How To Artificially Weather Wood Quickly by Linda Tweedie

Linda Tweedie — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 17:14:57 +0000

I have been scouring websites for this very thing, so I’m thankful that I found this solution. Unfortunately, my new beams are holding my kitchen up! Can I use something indoors that will make them look aged? I have been on the scaffolding scrubbing and rubbing and I can still see the band marks. Should I just chisel these out? Any other suggestions…I guess I should have been more specific when I said I like wooden beams! Thanks.

Comment on Burial Flag folded display case plan by toni

toni — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 15:02:26 +0000

Abe, it is good to hear that the burial flag case turned out well. True, the craftsman can always point out his mistakes.

I am saddened at the loss of your friend.

Toni

Comment on Burial Flag folded display case plan by Abe Dadian

Abe Dadian — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 14:57:56 +0000

I wrote to you in Nov. of last year, looking for plans on how to build a flag case. This was to be for my friend, a USMC SSgt. Well I followed your instructions and I have to tell you that I think it came out pretty good. My wife rates it a little higher but I know all the spots I sort of screwed up. My friend’s widow and son will be here on Saturday to pick it up and I’ve already inserted his flag. Thanks again.

Comment on How To Artificially Weather Wood Quickly by toni

toni — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 03:04:45 +0000

I have used it on smooth sanded wood and it worked well. It will also work well on ‘rough cut’ wood. That is wood that has not yet been run through a surface planer.

Comment on How To Artificially Weather Wood Quickly by Mary

Mary — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 23:37:05 +0000

Does this technique have to be used with new wood or will it work on sanded wood?

Comment on How Do I Apply A Lacquer Finish To My Wood Working Project? by toni

toni — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 23:38:31 +0000

MDF paints very well. It is very important to first prime the MDF. The first coat absorbs a lot of paint / primer. This is mainly because of the way the wood fibers are oriented.

The problem with lacquer over paint is that the lacquer finish uses lacquer thinner as the solvent for the lacquer finish. Lacquer thinner is very good at dissolved most all paints both oil and latex.

Personally I have never tried to put a lacquer finish over a painted surface. However, you can put an epoxy finish over a painted surface.

Comment on How Do I Apply A Lacquer Finish To My Wood Working Project? by rick

rick — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 21:05:42 +0000

How would I paint the MDF before I lacquered it? What kind of paint. Does MDF paint well. We are making shelves for a baby’s room. Please respond asap.