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Finishing

Discuss the finishing processes and materials used to achieve the perfect finish.

 

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Subforums

  1. Finishing Tips

    Use this sub-forum for Finishing to submit your tips and tricks related to this sometimes complicated subject.

    • 103 posts
    lew
    Refinish or reburbish this finish
    lew,

  2. Finishing Book Reviews

    Please use this forum to enter your book reviews related to Finishing.

    • To fill in the title field of your book review, please use the same title as the book you are reviewing, thank you.
    • 8 posts
    kmealy
    Furniture Repair and Refinishing
    kmealy,

  3. Finishing Archives

    This forum was moved from our old community to our new community, the software change made much of our old content disheveled and the layout looking poor. But we are keeping this forum intact, as we slowly but surely move the old content, to our active Finishing Forum.

  1. Now I'm finishing this thing I started a few days ago

    Smallpatch,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.5k views
    John Morris
    John Morris

  2. TGIF: Cold weather finishing

    kmealy,
    • 4 replies
    • 1.5k views
    Dadio
    Dadio

  3. I switched over to finishing this man chicken

    Smallpatch,
    • 11 replies
    • 1.6k views
    Smallpatch
    Smallpatch

  4. TGIF: Repairing damaged furniture

    kmealy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.5k views
    lew
    lew

  5. Flake: I can be a real one

    Cliff,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.5k views
    Roly
    Roly

  6. Stained doors and door trim and baseboards but all white windows

    Michael Thuman,
    • 4 replies
    • 10.8k views
    Michael Thuman
    Michael Thuman

  7. Stained doors and door trim and baseboards but all white windows

    Michael Thuman,
    • 1 reply
    • 1k views
    Roly
    Roly

  8. Veneer Door issues

    Michael Thuman,
    • 12 replies
    • 1.5k views
    Roly
    Roly

  9. Painted Trim or Wood Trim

    Michael Thuman,
    • 8 replies
    • 1.6k views
    Dadio
    Dadio

  10. "3X" poly

    PeteM,
    • 11 replies
    • 1.6k views
    Dadio
    Dadio

  11. TGIF: Polyurethane myths

    kmealy,
    • 6 replies
    • 1.5k views
    Cal
    Cal

  12. What finish on offering plate?

    Gerald,
    • 8 replies
    • 1.6k views
    Michael Thuman
    Michael Thuman

  13. Unique way to apply paint finish

    Dadio,
    • 6 replies
    • 1.5k views
    Stick486
    Stick486

  14. Water stain removal

    Danl,
    • 10 replies
    • 6k views
    Grandpadave52
    Grandpadave52

  15. Acrylic dye

    PeteM,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.5k views
    HandyDan
    HandyDan

  16. Manger

    Artie,
    • 65 replies
    • 5.2k views
    Grandpadave52
    Grandpadave52

  17. No body likes hand sanding and putting more paper

    Smallpatch,
    • 14 replies
    • 1.5k views
    Grandpadave52
    Grandpadave52

  18. Charles Neil Finishing Videos

    lew,
    • 1 reply
    • 994 views
    Fred W. Hargis Jr
    Fred W. Hargis Jr

  19. Keith Mealy Finishing Forum Host (status update)

    John Morris,
    • 5 replies
    • 1.5k views
    Cal
    Cal

  20. Charles Neil finishing tips

    Fred W. Hargis Jr,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.5k views
    Gene Howe
    Gene Howe

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