Michael Dresdner

straight talk about wood finishing

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Not always the answer you want to hear…

Saturday, August 22nd, 2009

Q: My floor is half sanded with some shiny areas and some bare wood. Do I have to remove all of the old finish before refinishing?
A: Yep
Q: I recently made an octagonal table top out of leftover red oak flooring. I wiped an oil based red mahogany penetrating stain on the sanded, raw wood. When [...]

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No Cure for an Oak Door

Thursday, July 9th, 2009

Q: I applied Varathane oil based stain after sanding to my oak front door. I let it dry thoroughly, overnight, then applied Varathane Spar Urethane with a brush. It’s been on 24 hours and it’s still tacky. I’m wondering if it will ever dry.The daytime temperature is 80. I would say the weather conditions [...]

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Q: I sanded my floors with an orbital sander and completed four rooms with no problems. There were some dark water spots on the floor. I used Clorox bleach to lighten the water spots and washed the chlorine as directed. I allowed the floor to dry for two days and removed any dust that might [...]

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