Q: My oak moldings and baseboards were varnished in 1988 and have yellowed. We would like to paint over them. What paint can I use without having to sand the vanish on all the trim boards? A: Clean the baseboards by scrubbing with mineral spirits on gray nylon abrasive pads and wiping with paper shop [...]
Q: Where can I get information on custom color stain? We can’t find the color we want for an entertainment center. Can you teach us how to mix our own? A: I can indeed, and in fact, have done so in all four of my books on finishing and many times in magazine articles. However, [...]
Q: I am trying to duplicate a Pottery Barn Kid white dresser. How can I copy this finish, and where do I get the materials? A: The materials are the least of your challenges; that’s almost certainly an off the gun sprayed finish. That’s pretty easy to duplicate if you have a finishing shop with [...]
Q: Is shellac sanding sealer appropriate under aerosol cans of paint? A: That depends on what you mean by shellac sanding sealer, and where the item will be used. Cans of liquid shellac typically have wax in them, which occurs naturally in shellac, and are not appropriate under some finishes. Zinsser SealCoat, which is actually [...]
Q: I am using Plasti-Kote Super, an exterior/interior aerosol spray paint on drums. Is that acceptable without an oil or a varnish? When I put an oil atop matte black painted drums, it changes the sheen. A: Nominally, the answer is yes, that paint is durable enough to stand on its own without any topcoat. [...]
Q: I sanded my kitchen table and painted it black. What top coat should use over it? A: That depends entirely on what you used to paint it black. Some paints, such as oil based or high quality acrylic trim paints, will need no top coat whatever and should hold up just fine. Waterbased wall [...]
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