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1-2many
Citizen
Username: Wbg69
Post Number: 175
Registered: 6-2002
| | Posted on Saturday, August 2, 2003 - 11:54 am: |     |
OK - so I got the hideous old paint off (some of) my chestnut trim. Now what? How do I refinish the chestnut with staying power? Polyurethane? I don't think just tung oil or wax finish have enough staying power. What worked for you? |
1-2many
Citizen
Username: Wbg69
Post Number: 179
Registered: 6-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, August 5, 2003 - 9:22 am: | |
please tell me SOMEONE has done this??
what did you use - the wax finish? polyurethane? my neighbor thinks polyurethane is too permanent for wood trim, but the non-painted chestnut in my house has SOMETHING like that on it that has kept it not just kind of shiny but protected and beautiful all these years. please someone tell me what you did with your chestnut trim once you stripped the paint off!! |
bobk
Supporter
Username: Bobk
Post Number: 3265
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, August 5, 2003 - 10:17 am: | |
The traditional finish for woodwork is shellac, although now a days most people use polyurethane since it is both harder and stands up better to color changes over time.
If you are trying to match the finish on your other woodwork you are probably going to have to stain the newly stripped trim.
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1-2many
Citizen
Username: Wbg69
Post Number: 181
Registered: 6-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, August 5, 2003 - 11:39 am: | |
thank you bobk!!!!
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botulismo
Citizen
Username: Botulismo
Post Number: 84
Registered: 7-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, August 7, 2003 - 10:43 am: | |
Try 1 to 3# cut of shellac with a final coating of polish wax. It generally is available as blonde, orange or ruby.
Home Debit, Woodworker's warehouse on Rt. 22, and Ricardi's all sell Zinnser ready-to-use shellac. Check the born-on date. Do not use anything older than 6 months. Also, buy some denatured alcohol or shellac retarder. If you feel adventurous, Woodworkers warehouse and most online woodworking stores (www.rockler.com), sell flake. Just add the amount you want to EtOH.
I personnaly like shellac in most applications better than anything else out there. Shellac goes on easily, dries quickly (< 30 minutes), and is relatively non-toxic when dry. Afterall it is made out of a resin secreted by an insect.
It also brings out more depth of grain than poly and varnish. The final benefit is that it is repairable. If you scratch it, or it starts to alligator over time, you can repair it with a little 000 steel wool and denatured alcohol. |
Jackie Day
Citizen
Username: Zoesky1
Post Number: 65
Registered: 6-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, August 7, 2003 - 11:30 am: | |
Speaking of refinishing wood, I want to strip paint off my banister and restore it to what I imagine is probably some nice dark wood underneath. I bought some Zip Strip at Ricciardi's, but was later told by an expert (he happened to be at my house for furniture repair) that Zip Strip works well but is so strong, toxic and pungent that he doesn't even use the stuff. Has anyone else had this experience with it? My mother, who refinishes furniture as a hobby, swears by it. |
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