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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. I'm famous (almost)

    kmealy,
    • 6 replies
    • 1.5k views
    HandyDan
    HandyDan

  2. Color contrast

    Pauley,
    • 14 replies
    • 1k views
    Pauley
    Pauley

  3. Two butterflys fixin to take wing

    Smallpatch,
    • 8 replies
    • 1.5k views
    DuckSoup
    DuckSoup

  4. A Question..

    steven newman,
    • 5 replies
    • 1k views
    kmealy
    kmealy

  5. step board

    kmealy,
    • 5 replies
    • 771 views
    Gerald
    Gerald

  6. wood conditioners & wash coats

    kmealy,
    • 4 replies
    • 1.5k views
    smitty10101
    smitty10101

  7. Finishes in the finishing forum

    Cliff,
    • 2 replies
    • 1k views
    lew
    lew

  8. custom stain match

    kmealy,
    • 2 replies
    • 3.6k views
    Danl
    Danl

  9. finish flatteners

    kmealy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1k views
    lew
    lew

  10. Painting in wood grain

    kmealy,
    • 20 replies
    • 2.6k views
    kmealy
    kmealy

  11. solvents

    kmealy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1k views
    FlGatorwood
    FlGatorwood

  12. Poly puck

    kmealy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1k views
    forty_caliber
    forty_caliber

  13. fail

    kmealy,
    • 10 replies
    • 1.6k views
    Smallpatch
    Smallpatch

  14. Non Poly varnish

    kmealy,
    • 13 replies
    • 3.2k views
    Fred W. Hargis Jr
    Fred W. Hargis Jr

  15. Gluing leather to Waterlox

    Bob Hodge,
    • 9 replies
    • 1.5k views
    John Morris
    John Morris

  16. Silicone contamination

    Michael Thuman,
    • 12 replies
    • 1.8k views
    John Morris
    John Morris

  17. Abrasive paste

    Bob Hodge,
    • 8 replies
    • 2.7k views
    John Morris
    John Morris

  18. Picking a brush 101

    kmealy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1k views
    lew
    lew

  19. Wet sanding - I'm still just not getting it - when to sand wood, or the finish?

    Bob Hodge,
    • 8 replies
    • 1.6k views
    Bob Hodge
    Bob Hodge

  20. Buffing out a finish

    kmealy,
    • 2 replies
    • 1k views
    Fred W. Hargis Jr
    Fred W. Hargis Jr

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