12 Useful Wood Finishing Tips 

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By mk

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I learnt something new about stains and how to clean and store a brush ...thanks for your useful information and I will surely put it into practice.

Rub with stain

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Dawn Busch got ‘em! Thanks

ddoungpanya was it a soft wood? Did you hand sand? Also you might have to go a little finer on the paper defending on the type of wood.. Hope this helps!

ddoungpanya keep going finer and finer with the sandpaper. They'll come out

Refinishing a beautiful wood table top always appears to be easy when true artists and re-finishers demonstrate the work .but sometimes these videos are edited and many steps toward getting the final result are left out. I had the same problem,once, in attempting to refinish a small table top, which had two additional shelves. It could have been discouraging, but a friend pointed out to me that many other steps are necessary too thin the beautiful surface I hoped for. Humidity I should checked before starting wood finish coats. Be sure the stain applied to each layer is thoroughly dry, allow a couple of days, and lightly sand again with the grain, using a new flat foam sanding pad. Remove all the resulting dust and debris with a vacuum, leave it alone for a few days as before. Once again, before opening the stain or finish, remember your vacuum. Turn off all fans, air conditioners,, close windows, which can cause unwanted dust to drift and maybe settle on your tabletop. Take time to wipe it completely with a recently purchased Tack Wipe or Cloth, opened and re-folded several times. No need to bear down,, but wipe all the surfaces underneath, too . Pour a mixture containing enough material for another application, I prefer buying new lined paint cans and lids when refinishing wood.and flow the finish on once more.following the manufactures instructions. Again, I use a new brush. Allow this coat to dry and cure for as long as a week, it will sand with finer results. I use another new foam sanding block at this stage, (180 grit to 200 ) very lightly, sanding only in the grain of the wood. Tack up the residue and use your vac, again . Let this coat dry and cure, as it seems to bind with the wood rather than just being a coat of stain or varnish which was slapped on the table top. Several days later, vac gently with the brush attachment and vac else everything again. At this point, I very lightly use a much finer grit (400- 800) foam finishing sanding block. and have often purchased flexible sanding sheets (200- 400 grit) made by 3 M to carefully detail slightly rubbed edges.. I have been very pleased with the results, and always enjoy the challenge and find it to be very rewarding, though not with instant results. But while I'm in my 'Happy Place', I find relaxation and many times enjoy the opportunity for a bit of meditation. I'm a 80 year old lady who grew up watching him at his workbench. I thought that was so much fun, it didn't occur to me that I I was really learning something useful. Perhaps you will find something here useful.. Don't be discouraged or impatient. I do hope you continue developing your very own special technique, and let us hear again about your works in progress! Elizabeth C.

Correction "Other steps are necessary to obtain the beautiful surface".

Correction: " grew up watching my daddy make beautiful things,"

IncognitoTorpedo. Dawn dish soap

Fabric softener works fine - no problem.

Not fabric softener ever it will cause all kinds of problems next time if not rinsed out completely. Dawn works great with some hot water.

Fabric softner has chemical and your product might not stick over it. No different from a house cleaner useing a chemical clean to clean the baseboard and when u try to paint over it the the will seperate . I've been dealing with these kind of problems many years. If your useing a latex hot soapy water if you use a oil based wipe down with a thinner rag

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What happens?

Daniel Longest . It depends a lot of times on the type of wood. When I sand down a piece of wood, I often times will put a coat of varnish on the wood, let it dry and then sand really good. You will get a more evenly stained piece of wood, especially soft wood...pine for example.

what,why, explain please