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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. Keith Mealy...

    Stick486,
    • 4 replies
    • 1.6k views
    Stick486
    Stick486

  2. Spray gun

    Kenny Tarmack,
    • 16 replies
    • 2.8k views
    Danl
    Danl

  3. I generally don't always finish the underside of tables

    Fred W. Hargis Jr,
    • 19 replies
    • 4.8k views
    PeteM
    PeteM

  4. Rattle Can Disposal

    Fred W. Hargis Jr,
    • 34 replies
    • 2.8k views
    Stick486
    Stick486

  5. high grit sanding -of wood or finish?

    Bob Hodge,
    • 4 replies
    • 3.6k views
    Gerald
    Gerald

  6. minwax stains

    Al B,
    • 24 replies
    • 4.6k views
    Stick486
    Stick486

  7. Patriot Picking - Throw Back Thursday - 2-6-14

    John Moody,
    • 16 replies
    • 3.9k views
    Dadio
    Dadio

  8. Finishing a Beech gun stock.

    hawkeye10,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.5k views
    hawkeye10
    hawkeye10

  9. Mary Carter Linseed Oil

    John Moody,
    • 5 replies
    • 3k views
    John Moody
    John Moody

  10. General Finishes at Wally World?!

    kmealy,
    • 4 replies
    • 1.3k views
    Fred W. Hargis Jr
    Fred W. Hargis Jr

  11. TGIF: Finishing Summary Tuesday, August 28, 2018

    kmealy,
    • 7 replies
    • 1.5k views
    Michael Thuman
    Michael Thuman

  12. Tgif: Three Things - Matching a Color August 7,2018

    kmealy,
    • 4 replies
    • 1.5k views
    kmealy
    kmealy

  13. Tgif: Three Things - Distressing Tuesday, July 24, 2018

    kmealy,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.5k views
    Fred W. Hargis Jr
    Fred W. Hargis Jr

  14. Tgif: Three Things - Secondary Colors Tuesday Aug 13, 2018

    kmealy,
    • 5 replies
    • 1.5k views
    lew
    lew

  15. Article On Shellac

    kmealy,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.5k views
    Danl
    Danl

  16. Tgif: Three Things - Primary Colors + Tuesday, Aug 7, 2018

    kmealy,
    • 5 replies
    • 1.5k views
    kmealy
    kmealy

  17. Tgif: Three Things - Colorants Tuesday, July 31, 2018

    kmealy,
    • 5 replies
    • 1.5k views
    Michael Thuman
    Michael Thuman

  18. Roll On Varnish - Anyone Ever Tried It?

    kmealy,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.5k views
    Gene Howe
    Gene Howe

  19. Question About Alcohol Dye

    Gene Howe,
    • 15 replies
    • 2.1k views
    Michael Thuman
    Michael Thuman

  20. Finishes At Home Depot

    kmealy,
    • 5 replies
    • 1.6k views
    Gene Howe
    Gene Howe

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