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Stripping Wood FinishesStripping Wood Finishes With age and use over the years, paint and clear finishes on woodwork can mar to the point where the wood has lost its beautiful look and feel. However, with a little patience and the right materials, you can remove the existing finish and restore your woodwork's original beauty. Basic information about two..
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Time to Strip?
( Added: Sun Oct 13 2002 Hits: 94)
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| Time to Strip?Time to Strip? Got a piece of furniture you're thinking about re-finishing? Should you strip it, or sand it, or leave it alone? Here are some pointers to help you decide what to do. When I use the term stripping here, I mean the process of applying and removing a chemical paint remover, not using sandpaper to abrade through the old finish...
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Tung Oil Info
( Added: Sun Oct 13 2002 Hits: 112)
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| Tung Oil InfoTung Oil One of the really great finishes available today (and under rated in my opinion), is tung oil. Most of the tung oil products on the retail market today are not pure tung oil. They have tung oil as a major component but have other additives, primarily varnish. Pure tung oil is available from refinishing supply houses, but don't...
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Varnish Info
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| Varnish InfoVarnish Now when I say varnish I do NOT mean polyurethane. Varnish as a finish is really quite old, being used in the Orient centuries ago. Varnish is an oil-based finish, usually amber in color. It's sold mostly in quarts and gallons. Adherents claim varnish is the best finish around, better than lacquer or Polyurethane for...
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| When Should I Change My Sandpaper?When Should I Change My Sandpaper? Few things contribute to the final look and feel of your finishing project as much as sanding. In the preparation work, between coats of paint or varnish, and sometimes even after the final coat, sanding is a key ingredient. I personally think it's fun (though some people might tell me to get a...
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Wood Finishes
( Added: Sun Oct 13 2002 Hits: 88)
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| Wood FinishesFinishes There are as many different ways to classify furniture finishes as there are people to make up the classifications. For furniture, let's break finishes down into two classes, with subgroups. The two classes being clear and opaque. Clear finishes would include lacquer, shellac, varnish, tung and Danish oil, linseed oil, as well as...
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