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 way.
A: I’m [...]
Q: Is the resistance to strippers a sure indicator of a polyester finish or does it merely suggest it?
A: It suggests it, but is not an indicator of polyester alone; it is merely an indicator that the finish is highly cross linked. Polyester is probably the most common of the highly cross linked finishes found [...]
Q: Short of sanding it off, is there any way to remove a polyester finish from guitar sides?
A: Yes, but it might be faster and easier to sand or scrape it off. For guitars with solid sides, you can make the job easier by working it off with a heat gun. When heated, polyester tends [...]
Q: What product can you suggest to remove hempseed oil and beeswax from a table top?
A: That depends on how long the hempseed oil was on, and whether or not it was mixed with beeswax or merely applied prior to it. If it was not on long, or if it was mixed with wax, you [...]
Q: My oak floor has a factory wax finish from 1982. Can it be refinished using a polyurethane? How do you know the wax is completely removed?
A: Scrubbing the floor thoroughly with mineral spirits on a nylon abrasive pad and wiping the residue with paper shop towels will remove any surface wax. After that, you [...]
Q: I’ve been in the refinishing business for years, but have just been stumped and need your help. An end table stained red mahogany was brought in for top only refinish due to white water stains splattered all over the surface. It had a very hard semi gloss sheen-finish on it. After stripping, I’ve found [...]
Q: I’m refinishing a mahogany end table. After stripping the old finish, I washed it down with paint thinner then applied a coat of polyurethane. The finish did not take in some areas. I believe it’s called fisheye. I applied a second coat and it seem to fill in some of the spots but enough [...]
Q: We are redoing our kitchen cabinets, and tried to remove the finish with Citristrip Stripping Gel. We waited, but had a really hard time getting it off so we stopped and waited a few days. Sanding makes the paper gummy. Is there any easy ways to get this junk off?
A: Yes, and you were [...]
Q: I have a 40 year old dining table with much sentimental value. A refinisher ruined the reddish color many years ago. The two leaves were not refinished. I’d like to restore the entire table to its beautiful original color. The wood is in good condition but the color is blotchy. I believe the finish [...]
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