Q: I built a box of marine plywood to attach to the underside of the roof allowing a column to be mounted. After three coats of acrylic latex paint, the majority of the box is a nice white. However, there is a zig zag in the side of the box which either won’t accept paint [...]
Q: I’m getting some shiny areas in the finish after four coats of satin lacquer, scuffing with 180 in between. The sealer over the pore filler is two coats of tinted garnet shellac. Over that is one coat of sanding sealer. I fear I’ve sanded through the lacquer and gotten down to either the tinted [...]
Q: I am using India ink under urethane to ebonize an oak table. I want a bit of a limed effect with some gray color in the pores, but still want to keep an open grain appearance. A: That’s what glaze does; it is a specialized wiping stain with strong pigmentation meant to impart color [...]
Q: I’m restoring a Martin guitar, and after staining, I added three very light wash coats of 1lb. cut shellac. I’d like to strike the pores black with Finishers Glaze seal with sanding sealer, fill pores with Bartley’s dark, seal and topcoat. Martin mahogany pores are darkened nicely. I’m trying to do it the right [...]
Q: I stripped an oak fish tank stand and applied two heavy coats of espresso colored Varathane oil stain, leaving it sit one hour before wiping it off. I then applied two heavy coats of Watco Teak Oil and left them overnight. I found a sticky, gooey mess in the morning. When I tried to [...]
Q: I am new to woodworking and refinishing and am trying my hand at refinishing a bass guitar. I was wondering which book you would recommend that would help me. A: I’d be a fool not to recommend my own, but to be honest, I really do think it is the best one out there. [...]
Q: I want to finish new oak plywood cabinets with onyx painted finish with an artistic sanding through on accent areas but I can’t get a smooth finish look. What do I need to use to get the smooth finish look? A: You need pore filler. Oak is an open pore wood and the pores [...]
Q: How do I clean the bare wood on new pine windows? A: I suppose that depends on what is on them that you need to clean off. Usually, new items are clean and only need to be sanded. If they are dirty, choose a cleaner based on what is on them. For instance, dried [...]
Q: When I try to stain a project like a bookcase that has both red oak plywood and solid red oak, the colors of the two parts come out drastically different. A: There are several steps that will help you deal with this, and you may need just one or many. First, sand both the [...]
Q: I am coloring wood with cherry stain. I left the stain on way too long, and now it is tacky and shiny. Do I need to correct this issue before I spray on satin polyurethane? A: Yep, you sure do. Most stains do not have enough binder to act as coats of finish. Thus, [...]
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