This one-step stain and finish product transforms furniture without the need for stripping the old finish. Visit Ron Hazelton's website for more home improvement projects: www.ronhazelton...
Halving then quartering a standard sheet of sandpaper evenly can be fitted on any of the quarter sheet sanders. A half sheet folded in thirds is SOP in the paint trade working well for those who have small as well as large hands. The DIY ad/infomercials make it look as if there are just a few types of abrasive papers. Not so!
You videos are the epitome of furniture restoration! Thank you for eliminating excessive banter, chatter, joking and getting straight to the point with a show-as you-go strategy. I was so impressed I became a subscriber 👍🏼🤩
I'm so blown away by the way you organize your sandpaper! Instructions are so simple and lots of tips on going in the direction of the wood grain, brushes, applying coats etc.
I just had to come back and tell you that I refinished my kitchen cabinets (all 54 of them) and I did it every step that you showed in this video; except that I used a stain without the Polyurethane. I did the stain first then applied the Polyurethane separate after the stain. My cabinets turned out looking brand new! I am so glad that I found your video, it helped me so much. Thank you.
@@rachelburright1582 when I went to Home Depot to buy my stain and polyurethane I talked to the gentleman that worked in that department and he said the with his experience with the stain mixed with the polyurethane didn't work as well as doing it separately. I bought a small can of it anyway and tried it on a old piece of wood I had laying around and didn't care for it either. I think that it boils down to preference. I did mine in the two steps of stain then polyurethane and I loved the finished look.
Hi what stain did you use, just the normal minwax one? but since it doesnt penetrate wouldnt it just sit on top and not dry properly? or did you do the shellac layer and then that helped it to even out? I live in a country where I dont have access to such a wide range of staining products but I can get stains and polyurethane seperately so Id love to know how you did it
I love the way he talks. He uses very precise words. "Particles." love it. I am considering refinishing my dining room table and most of the videos I watch may me more reluctant. Yours make me more confident.
One of the best furniture refinishing videos I have watched. It's because of the way you narrate the video, and the way you describe what you are doing. Very easy to follow and understand.
I LOVE how thorough this was. There are so many questions a person might have that an experienced restorer would take for granted and you answered all of them in advance!
Such a nicely done tutorial! I really enjoyed watching and learned some great tricks such as the sand paper filing system and cutter and the info about silicone from furniture polish, besides using the poly stain. Thank you!
I was refinishing a bed that I bought and this video was very helpful Mistakenly bought the wrong kind of stain and it didn't work. Then I was saved again by RU-vid with this video. Very informative and got me on the right track. I will come back and show you the results when I am finished.
This is one of the best Polyshades tutorials on RU-vid. I've used it with a lot of stuff with great success. I didn't think about using clear shellac primer as a sealer first, and that's a very good tip.
This brought back memories of working with my dad, a furniture refinisher, when I was a young girl. His motto was always: *Invest in good tools!* Thanks for sharing this video! ♥
Love this! I feel encouraged and hopeful I can refinish my childhood bed. Very informative. I love the way people who know what they are doing share their wealth of knowledge to help others. Bless you!
I pulled this up on RU-vid because I was curious as to the steps to repairing, restoring, or changing the color of an old dresser or furniture piece. However, a few seconds into this video, I realized that I wasn’t here for the furniture… I was here for therapy. Your voice in the explanation is just so soothing. You’re the Bob Ross of refinishing furniture.😂
I learned so much from this video! I especially like how you organized your sand paper by using the accordion folder with tabs and I like how you made the sand paper cutter with the old saw blade! Very ingenious, sir! Stripping wood is tiresome and time consuming, not to mention messy and dangerous. I'll be trying this technique on a antique chair I purchased at a thrift store! Thank you for sharing your wisdom!
I've just watched partway 2 other videos posted by others which was more talk no action. Yours was the perfect combo of talking while doing, thank you! Learned more from you on this video than hundreds of others. that cutter alone deserved its own video.
I use that stain product too with the light sanding. My furniture looks really rejuvenated after application. Love it. After a few days it really looks great.
I swear. Sincerely. This is one of the most awesome videos I've ever watched and I've watched thousands upon thousands on yt and elsewhere. So incredibly informative
This video is extremely helpful. Thank you for sharing some of your knowledge with us. I just recently got in refinishing furniture and is quickly become one of most enjoyable hobbies.
The tool you made to cut sandpaper...jaw drop! That's ingenious! That as well as using the file folder to keep your sandpaper organized. 1:30 in and my life has changed! And I was going to strip an 8' dining table, too! Saved me a lot of trouble and skin burns from all that Jasco!
I'm a 3rd generation painter with 22 years experience and you are 110% right about the better the brush the better the finis. Never cheap out on a brush when painting or staining
I'm gonna work on my first drawer next week...I never refurbished anything but want to start and rn I feel way more confident after watching this video ...thanks man
I came across your video 1 day prior to the day I scheduled to redo dining table at the restaurant I'm servicing. I'm forever grateful for this video and knowledge you passed along. Here in CA, naphtha is labeled as "painter cleaner", took me a while to figured that out. Thank you...
Thank you Ron for all of your good information and great ideas, it was very helpful for me. God Bless you and your family. Thank you for creating helpful you tube video that is very informative.
Took some notes 1 use paint thinner to clean 2 use 120 gritt and sand with grain of wood 3 clean again this time with tack cloth to get rid of dust 4 use shellac primer 5 stain with 2 part (polyshades 2 in 1) brush lightly, don't put on too much 6 leave overnight
Ron, great sandpaper cutter and storage. However, with what you just did here in the video- sanding and such- you pretty much did "stripping" . I just finished doing a 1940's mahogany dresser and cabinet- and used ACETONE AND STEEL WOOL (no sandpaper!) . Works awesome and took off the old cruddy finish wonderfully. Then, finish the firniture with FORMBY's TUNG OIL- a gorgeous natural oil finish. I applied three thin coats of ting oil and it looks great. More natural than plastic looking polyurethane. Formby's is real natural tung oil- not the fake "tung oil" from others. Just my 2 cents from experience.
I have orange-ish oak end tables that I loathe because of the color. Can't replace them because my husband loves them. And he absolutely refuses to let me paint them. I found out about Minwax Polyshade and he's unbelievably ok with me staining them! But I've searched the internet and can't find anyone who has used them on an orange-ish wood. Until now!! I know this is an old video but if you see this, THANK YOU!
I just picked up a can of Polyshade and oil-based wood conditioner and will be trying it out on some pine, soon. Thank you for the great tutorial! A lot of other channels seem to think poly-over-poly means no prep work, then take the stance that the product is no good! Looks like you got great results.
Awesome video! Useful information, professional production and expert narration! I can't wait to start rehabbing an old sewing machine cabinet for my mother in law, now that I feel like I've got a fair game plan. Thanks for sharing!
Impeccable technique and video, I loved it! It just hurts me to see you do all that with your bare hands. You are so meticulous and organized, why not protect your skin? Anyway, thanks for the excellent video!
This video was simple and through. I've been doing so much extra work that I didn't have to. This has really helped me for future refurnishing. Thank you.
tip, sunmight sandpaper has a vinyl backing you can wash the dirty sheets and get more use out of them the foam sanding sponges you can do the same thing. Its only sandpaper with a paper back you can't wash without the paper falling apart.
This video is extremely well done! Not that I have an interest in restoring furniture. Looks like some fun I can do without. The bonus is the knowledge learnt by watching someone willing to share it, thank you good sir, may God bless you 🙏
nice piece love old from Abraham n Strauss Brooklyn furniture.my bedroom set is 34 years old and I would love to keep it doing what you just did. beautiful.
Loved this video and the organisation tips. Thank you Ron. And yes, I also got a micro-organisation high when I saw that expanding file 😍 How could you not 😂 I had all my sandpaper on a clipboard. Humbled. 🤣
This instructional video is absolutely amazing and remarkable! Excellent! speaking skills on the part of the narrator and very easy to follow instructions! ......The AUDIO VOLUME is just! perfect! and the tutorial yields a very usable and lovely piece of furniture! Wonderful video! Amazing results! Fantastic! Hope to see more tutorials on your exceptionally well-organized and wonderfully easy to follow channel!
Wonderful video with step-by-step clear and concise instructions. Please consider using gloves or other protective clothing. My mother refinished all the doors and windows in her house using a commercial stripping product without wearing even rubber gloves and a few years later was diagnosed with multiple myeloma. Her relatives typically lived into their 80s or 90s. Those who passed earlier generally had heart issues, so her diagnosis was a family rarity. We urged her from the start to always wear heavy gloves but sadly she did not. Reports indicate that people regularly using benzene or other strong chemicals without protective gear are at higher risk for certain diagnoses. RIP Mom🌺🤗❤
I enjoyed how easy to follow this video was, and how you didnt waste time on useless chat that we didnt click the video to hear like every other youtuber does.
