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The electrostatic spray gun is merely help to spray the small staff. But it mostly does not help much for wood finishing. It is quite complicated and difficult to be handled. http://www.wisnofurniturefinishing.com/2010/04/electrostatic-spraying-equipment.html Thanks Good luck

You can spray shellac. What you need to do is thin in in the proper viscosity. http://www.wisnofurniturefinishing.com/2011/04/spraying-shellac.html Thanks and good luck wisno

You an use PU coating. It is strong and suitable for top table. Thanks good luck

You can use acetone. It is a good solvent. Thanks good luck.

You need a dark brown stain and glaze to get your color. the finishing step should be as follow: 1.Stain ( dark brown) 2. Sealer 3. Glaze ( dark brown) 4. Sealer 5. Top coat 6, Top coat. You can visit this link to get idea how your finishing process should be...

Yes you can do your finishing schedule. I would prefer to use the PU or catalyzed paint and coating to finish the MDF. MDF has a high absorption, so it need a high solid content coating. http://www.wisnofurniturefinishing.com/2010/09/mdf-for-furniture.html thanks good luck

It is very difficult to make the rosewood looked with MDF. We will never be able to imitate the grain pattern of the wood is the unique and natural. This is the reason why the rosewood is expensive. thanks good luck

You better glue the unstained wood. The stain could affect the gluing process. thanks good luck

You can try to coat with automotive paint. It is for exterior. Find the clear coat but it has to applied by spray Thanks Good luck

yes you can apply wax over water based paint. But it has risk to the wax to resolve some of your water based paint. It is better if you apply a thin coat of clear coat on your paint, You can apply a thin shellac, lacquer or varnish to seal and protect your paint. Good luck wisno

There is a free finishing e-book: "http://www.wisnofurniturefinishing.com/2010/09/free-finishing-e-book.html" It content the basic knowledge and information that may help you to understand the wood furniture finishing Good luck

Yes nitrocellulose coating should be okay. It dry quickly, easy to be handled with very good result. Good luck http://www.wisnofurniturefinishing.com/2009/10/nc-clear-coating.html

Did you sand your varnish before the next application? You need to make sure that your previous layer is dry and sanded good before the next application. How was the weather when you applied your varnish? The bubbles may caused by many reason, but i still suspect it caused by too much coat...

Oak has a nice grain and pore pattern. There are many finishing model can be made with this wood. You can make some experiments to find the good finish. Try first with some piece of panels, then you can choose the best finishing you want. Thanks wisno

The paint for children furniture should toxic free. But usually the water-based acrylic paint is considered quite safe for children. http://www.wisnofurniturefinishing.com/2010/11/finishing-for-baby-furniture.html Good luck wisno

It quite difficult o make cherry looked with pine. You can get the color with stain but you can mimic the grain of the cherry wood. To colored your pine wood you can use a purple dark stain. The purple stain will blend with the yellow color of pine to make a dark brown color. Try on some pieces...

Yes sure you can apply a clear coat on your mdf. Since mdf usually absorb lot finishing materials so i think the polyurethane 2 component is the best choice for your mdf. You can choose the low gloss PU top coat as a final top coat...

You can use a lacquer solvent such as lacquer thinner or acetone to wipe off your finish. The non catalyzed finish will be soften and easily removed with the thinner. If it not work, it means that you need a chemical remover to strip your finish. Good luck wisno

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You need to apply stain to get the color match of your wood. In my opinion You need a purple stain to bring the light green color of your oak wood to match with red orange of your cherry wood. After you get the right color then you can apply your clear coating such as varnish or oil finish...