Hi everybody, I have a slightly crude way of highlighting the grain on wood that actually worked great for me. I found a solid wood desk painted black that somebody left on the street. I had it lying about the house and was going to throw it out when I realised my coffee mug showed rubbed the paint off. Anyway so turns out the desk had been painted with water soluble black paint. I washed the paint off but as I did, the cloth I used wouldn't get into the grooves of the wood so the black paint stayed in the grains. My desk now looks great and has really great grain which everyone who sees it talks about. Hope somebody can try this out even if its crude. Its free I guess?
@@nateb4543 Yep. Mineral spirits and polyurethane are both oil based (probably why you can probably thin one with the other). But take that with a grain of salt (heh, a mineral), I'm no expert.
Yes, after the poly is cured, I think it should be fine with a light non-scrubbing wipe. Try it on an inconspicuous area (bottom of a table, etc.) before wiping on any visible area. - Paul
i have a question that i hope you can help me. i happen to like the look of the wood before you applied the mineral spirit on. its a true natural look that i love. is there a way to keep that look after sealing the wood or would i just keep it unstained/sealed?
If you need to seal it, a water based finish is more likely to give you a natural look. Osmo is an oil finish but they have a particular one, the Raw version, which has white pigment to achieve a more natural look. So if you use a waterbased product and you want to add a little bit of white pigment powder... could be an option. And diluting it so you have a very thin coat, and applying another if it's too thin. Choose a matt finish. Or rub it with a scourer at the end. Or both.
Any penetrating oil based finish would give you a similar look on a permanent basis. This would be my personal favorite: amzn.to/2FdciiT. For more durability, this product would give you a similar look, with some build-up on the surface for more protection: amzn.to/2FhLSvn
Exactly my thoughts! Why not just wet part of the area? After all, that log soaked in plenty of water for all those years. Unless I am missing something?
@@shashwatparhi4504 Was wondering the same thing. I've heard that its bad to put water on unsealed lumber because it might make it expand, but just a little bit should be fine, right?
Yup, video made no sense. You would use mineral spirits if you needed to clean some residue off the wood. If you wan to see the "finished look" or " wet look" use water.
Water will raise the grain, mineral spirits will evaporate, but that was a fair amount he used there and might leave a smell, I've made that mistake myself
