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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. Repair

    kmealy,
    • 4 replies
    • 572 views
    Danl
    Danl

  2. Orange stripper

    Zack,
    • 3 replies
    • 606 views
    Zack
    Zack

  3. Favorite wax and applicator?

    Stacy N,
    • 14 replies
    • 1.7k views
    lew
    lew

  4. Solvent vs. Thinner

    kmealy,
    • 4 replies
    • 1.8k views
    kmealy
    kmealy

  5. What finish should I use?

    kmealy,
    • 0 replies
    • 417 views
    kmealy
    kmealy

  6. The worst thing to happen to a can...

    kmealy,
    • 8 replies
    • 617 views
    kmealy
    kmealy

  7. stripping furniture

    kmealy,
    • 3 replies
    • 2k views
    Danl
    Danl

  8. How to fumigate furniture

    Frenchtom,
    • 13 replies
    • 10.1k views
    Roadkill Furniture Lover
    Roadkill Furniture Lover

  9. A simple fix

    kmealy,
    • 4 replies
    • 496 views
    Gerald
    Gerald

  10. The beginning of the end for all of civilization

    calabrese55,
    • 7 replies
    • 629 views
    calabrese55
    calabrese55

  11. Old School Varnish?

    Handfoolery,
    • 6 replies
    • 871 views
    Handfoolery
    Handfoolery

  12. Finish Removal by Laser

    John Morris,
    • 9 replies
    • 1.6k views
    Grandpadave52
    Grandpadave52

  13. OB Shine Juice Questions

    smitty10101,
    • 5 replies
    • 815 views
    PostalTom
    PostalTom

  14. Rubbing out poly - I'm stuck with streaks

    Bob Hodge,
    • 6 replies
    • 1.2k views
    Gerald
    Gerald

  15. Different finishes on the same piece

    Bob Hodge,
    • 4 replies
    • 643 views
    Gerald
    Gerald

  16. Tung Oil Application

    VagueScorpio,
    • 10 replies
    • 1.5k views
    Gerald
    Gerald

  17. I think the "green police" have got me agin.....

    Fred W. Hargis Jr,
    • 1 reply
    • 402 views
    JWD
    JWD

  18. I have plenty colors to choose from when I am trying to paint this blue gill

    Smallpatch,
    • 2 replies
    • 561 views
    Smallpatch
    Smallpatch

  19. Forgot a step between coats of poly

    Bob Hodge,
    • 1 reply
    • 430 views
    kmealy
    kmealy

  20. Finishing advise...

    KevTN,
    • 15 replies
    • 1k views
    KevTN
    KevTN

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