Recent content by Pilchard

So... I got in touch with General Finishes and was told that I should not put an oil finish, any brand of oil finish, over their GelStain, because they are incompatible and the oil finish would bubble and lift, and that I should only use their own finishing coat. Pity, because I've always...

Oh, that's something I forgot to mention..... a single coat of rubbed down sanding sealer after the water dye is flattened... good ideaor not? A quick video below showing this process (including the sanding sealer)... and lovely colours, from same timber I'm using...

Thanks for that Custard. I was only thinking just a teeeensy little bit of warmth in the walnut colour, but wouldn't do it 'till I've done some large-scale testing... after all, I do have acres of underside of the worktop, and they'll need treating anyway to balance them up. Also... I found...

OK... so I'm back on the job now. The wife insisted I pack it in so we could be free of all the disruption over Cristmas & New Year, and then we spent a little time away... so raring to go again. I'd already got some samples from Wood Finishes Direct of Manns Brown water based wood dye, some...

I recently aquired a 30 or 40 year old pair of Ercol English Elm chests of drawers in their original natural pale ginger finish. Anyone familiar with Ercol will know how beautiful the grain is on their English Elm. The tops of both the chests have seen better days, although one will revive I...

Christ!!! Too much superb info to immediately absorb and think through with limited grey matter... so no comments at the moment other than... thanks very much. Keep them coming though... you can never be too well informed. Urgent distractions are keeping me off the job and it'll be at least a...

The stuff looks interesting skippie but Osmo claims no UV resistance for any of their products. Am interested enough in the Polyx Oil Tints to order a few small samples though. Can anyone coment on it's resistance to fading?

Thanks for replying. Am aware of the need for UV resistance Custard, especially as Walnut has a reputation for fading to an unwelcome gold colour. So yes, the stain/dye/whatever needs to be UV resistant. But to answer your question... The room has both a south facing window (approx 1.8m wide by...

Hi all. Am new here & this'll be my first post. Am looking for advice regarding colouring (stain, dye, whatever) some new Full-Stave Black American Walnut kitchen worktops I've bought for the uber-chic German style kitchen I've been building for our home.. It's most probable, as it's an easy...