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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.

    • 81 posts
    Gerald
    Finishing (white) oak
    Gerald,

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

    Smallpatch,
    • 2 replies
    • 616 views
    Smallpatch
    Smallpatch

  2. Forgot a step between coats of poly

    Bob Hodge,
    • 1 reply
    • 468 views
    kmealy
    kmealy

  3. Finishing advise...

    KevTN,
    • 15 replies
    • 1.1k views
    KevTN
    KevTN

  4. Itemized post-stripping Qs (EZ Low-toxic items/process for chair

    JudySmith,
    • 49 replies
    • 3.9k views
    lew
    lew

  5. Paint scheme

    Pauley,
    • 25 replies
    • 2k views
    Pauley
    Pauley

  6. Such bad advice

    kmealy,
    • 1 reply
    • 573 views
    lew
    lew

  7. House paint surprises

    Ron Altier,
    • 1 reply
    • 858 views
    lew
    lew

  8. Polyoneverythane

    kmealy,
    • 12 replies
    • 1.1k views
    steven newman
    steven newman

  9. TGIF: Paint on a Clear Finish

    kmealy,
    • 5 replies
    • 3.5k views
    Fred W. Hargis Jr
    Fred W. Hargis Jr

  10. how can I remove water stains from 1950's blonde wooden window sills?

    Paul Fischer,
    • 23 replies
    • 6k views
    Larry Buskirk
    Larry Buskirk

  11. New kind of paint

    kmealy,
    • 5 replies
    • 1.2k views
    JimM
    JimM

  12. finish for a Windsor chair

    kmealy,
    • 1 reply
    • 942 views
    lew
    lew

  13. Chalky Finish - Can This Be Fixed?

    markpj23,
    • 22 replies
    • 2.1k views
    Grandpadave52
    Grandpadave52

  14. Choosing a finish

    kmealy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    kmealy
    kmealy

  15. Choosing a finish

    kmealy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.1k views
    lew
    lew

  16. Wood fillers

    kmealy,
    • 8 replies
    • 3k views
    Grandpadave52
    Grandpadave52

  17. Chinese medicine cabinet

    Michael Whistance,
    • 10 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Grandpadave52
    Grandpadave52

  18. I'm a fisherman thingy

    Smallpatch,
    • 4 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Gerald
    Gerald

  19. green

    kmealy,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.1k views
    kmealy
    kmealy

  20. Good article on wood staining

    kmealy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.1k views
    lew
    lew

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