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    hand painted v spray

    Hand painting has the advantage of squashing paint into the cracks between panel and rails/stiles. You don't need a booth and don't get overspray. Spraying in a garage is ok but there's the risk of flies, wind blown seeds, dust etc. I think most customers prefer a hand painted finish. Its the...
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    Surface Curing Issues...Please help!

    Just a thought. Rustins two-pack "plastic coating" lacquer is pretty bullet proof and brushable too.
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    Help needed with spray painting MDF with satinwood

    There isn't a lot of point in spraying oil paints as the cure time is too long to make the hassle worthwhile. I would recommend painting with a mini roller and "tipping-off" the stippled texture with a good brush as you go. You really can get a near spray like finish with no gun-cleaning, no...
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    Acrylic varnish versus Danish oil

    There are 2-pack car clears that probably have to be sprayed, and I don't know if they are flexible enough for wood. Here's another link to a Jotunproduct that has to have their special primer underneath. The main way to get a good quality finish to last is to maintain it. i.e. give it another...
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    Acrylic varnish versus Danish oil

    Polyvine grew up with the "paint effects" industry, and did produce some good products. But a clear acrylic is not going to protect the timber from UV. There are some specialised clears that are UV resistant but they cost the earth. Sikkens have been in the exterior joinery business for a long...
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    Acrylic varnish versus Danish oil

    UV protection depends on pigment in the finish, thus woodstains to a greater or lesser degree slightly obscure the grain. The most transluscent woodstains are probably the Sikkens cetol range, though Sadolin have brought out a new one that looks good. They are designed for exterior joinery and...
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    Water based gloss

    Water based gloss works quite well, the secret is in the preparation. Wash/sand with sugar-soap, green scouring pad and something like 240 wet and dry paper all at the same time so that everywhere is dulled down a bit. Rinse thoroughly. Then you can paint acrylic undercoat and gloss. Not as...
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    Darkening oak

    I've always found Bollom's colourfast 143 stain in MAHOGANY works well as an oak stain. You get that rich polished oak colour without the 'redness' of other mahogany stains
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    varnish on top of gloss paint?

    220, don't ever use wire wool, any stray bits left in the finish will stain.
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    varnish on top of gloss paint?

    When refinishing posh kitchens using THAT brand of posh paint, which looks nice but shows up every mark, I often recommend a coat of eggshell acrylic varnish. This improves the scuff-resistance of the surface. I use Craig & Rose which whilst a bit pricey is good stuff. Two things are important...
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    Floorboard finishes?

    Emulsion is rubbish for a floor finish, adhesion problems, will stain scuff and mark. For a solid colour finish a floor paint like Glidden has a range of colours. For washed out colour use Dulux Diamond glaze tinted to anything. I know these paints are pricey, but if the cheap option was any...
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    How to avoid brush marks in waterborne lacqer

    Some of these water-bourne finishes actually flow-out better if you put a fairly heavy coat on (not so heavy it sags) and then leave it alone. The brush marks will flow out as it dries. That said, unless sprayed, water base will never get the finish of an oil. Try the pads.
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    Re-finishing cabinets over Pre-cat

    Thanks everybody! However, I come across this conundrum regularly. The customer has an expensive hand-made kitchen which was finished in the pre-cat. Its now scruffy (10 yrs later), and customer would like it refinished. Although I can remove doors and drawers, there is still a significant...
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    Re-finishing cabinets over Pre-cat

    I need to refinish a large hand-made kitchen, ash finished with a pre-cat. Although the surface of the timber has yellowed slightly and finish has come off in a couple of places, I can not strip, sand and start again as it would take me the rest of the year. The customer would like a bit more...
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