What Kind of Finish Should You Use? | WOOD FINISHING BASICS
What Kind of Finish Should You Use? | WOOD FINISHING BASICS
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This was a great video until it got to the Casper ad. Then it was incredible.
Dear Steve
How to water proof washroom wooden doors?
You’re like the Bill Nye of woodworking, thank you for all this detailed, easy to digest info as it has severely improved my analysis paralysis hahaha keep it up!
Great vodeo! Happy to have found you!
9:55…soaking a brush in lacquer thinner and placing in a plastic bag sounds extremely frightening. Beyond melting and creating plastic residue on brush, what about spontaneous combustion?
Love you tips but please be careful
Great video Steve…subscribed. Can Kamar Varnish be used over Boiled Linseed Oil? I created a painting on wood that uses Acrylic paints and conditioned the wood around the painting with Linseed Oil – I want to put a protective layer over the the acrylic painting.
Wanna know why this generation prefers wood grain over paint so much?
Psychedelic drugs. Doesn’t matter if it’s psilocybin, lsd, mescaline, mdma, whatever, all it takes is one trip around wood and you’re forever in love with the natural living beauty of it.
He uses Tung oil finish that has no tung oil in it at all : )
What mineral spirits should I buy? I live in the UK and can’t find anything
Good videos but please remove background music, it adds nothing to the info but it’s very distracting
Hi steve can we apply varnish or any other kind of layered finishes on top of oil finishes after completely dry?
I just made a complete mess , used a paint brush it was like painting on syrup , nothing is even and I can’t wipe it off
Thank you very much for the helpful instructions!
I have a.. very beginner question though. I have so far collected the unused woods/planks. I’m planning to make simple wooden boxes out of them. Meaning, I will need to cut them to desired lengths.
Should I complete the boxes first and then start painting the finish coats. Or should I paint the finish coats on the ‘raw’ planks, and then nail the planks together to the box?
Thank you, and sorry for this silly beginner question.
That advert just made me realize the WW MM spraypoint isnt a Wario/Mario thing
You have a lot of great information here, however the most important part is "use a quality applicator". I see so many people spend top dollar on a finish, only to buy a low end tool, then complain the finishing product was inferior. The tools you use directly affect the quality of the results.
You are awesome! I’ve always been interested in woodworking and I just recently bought a book to help me get started. I decided it’s time to finally explore the interests I’ve always carried with me without making excuses as to why I can’t. I stumbled across your channel and I’m about 5 videos in. I really appreciate the time and effort you put into helping beginners learn how to get started. Thank you! I subscribed immediately.
You and your videos are really crucial for what I am trying to do. Thank you so much, seriously…thanks man.
I love this channel😂
Steve! I just received an old bookcase that was built by my great-grandfather. It is solid wood and looks like it may be pine. It’s over 100 years old and has never been cared for or restored; all original finish and everything though it is mostly gone at this point and the 10′ long 1-piece shelves are sagging a lot.
I want to restore this family piece. I think I can keep a humidifier close by for a while and brace the shelves to bring them back to flat over time. I just don’t know what kind of finish would be best though… Is there a good way to test on the wood itself without needing to commit to staining the whole piece?
really helpful
After you sand the first layer of Poly what is on your rag that you wipe it off with before adding the next coat? Is that mineral spirits as well?
What should I use for my coffee and end tables. Never done this before but found a palm sander on sale. It only has 80 grit sand paper that comes with it. I suspect I will need higher grit to use in between finishes….I want the top to look like a bar top, with a nice stain underneath. After watching this I’m thinking of a laquer or Danish stain, then topping with a few coats of either water or oil based polyurethane. Does this sound right?
I love you Ram Stevey.
does the same go for antiques?
I spray the water based Varathane & get a nice even finish…
What would be the best for an exterior front door?
Hi so what’s the difference between a poly and a lacquer?
What do you suggest for a gun stock in the pacific northwest?
I’m looking to use a good wood sealer so I can airbrush on to it
I also want to know what the best clear top coat would be
It needs to be durable but highly glossed
What do you think about polyester clear coats
Starting at the very beginning!! New Sub, loving your videos. I am in my 50’s and starting out with DIY (very late starter)!!
Gratitude to everyone who loves to give us of his experience..
So I’m learning applying the finish will take way longer than actually building the piece. Paint it is. Or just 1 coat of oil based stain. I’m looking at old bookcase I used a oil based finish years ago and by no means professional but the difference isn’t anywhere near all the prep and extra time I just threw a coat on with a brush and called it good
Just curious, could you stain a piece of wood then add a polyurethane finish to it wothout the polyurethane and stain interfering with each other?
I’ve got myself a brush and now I’m ready to microjig!
excellent video tho, thank you
Do you finish the wood before or after assembling the furniture?
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I thought you are that math teacher making prank videos.
If i wanted to go straight to using a wood sealer no staining, do i NEED to still use a conditioner?
very informative. assuming choice and application is not impacted by raw v stained wood (pine and birch plywood in current project)?
What would you recommend for an unfinished wooden comb?
I make anniversaries, keepsake boxes with mostly from walnut and cherry and shelac somewhat like a French polish
I learned so much in such a short amount of time. Thank you 🙏🏽
Just unnecessary talking, no work shown
Thanks for the video. I am gonna rant though…..pure Tung Oil (TO) and Tung Oil Finish (TOF) are two VERY VERY different things. Actual pure Tung Oil is just that. Tung Oil Finish is a concoction of petroleum distillates, dryers, and other chemicals and may can very little actual Tung Oil (like less than 10%). TOF even varies considerably in what its actual constituents are between vendors. Just download and read the MSDS of any TOF product. TOF definitely is a useful product, but if one wants an actual TO finish on your project you need to purchase and use pure ole natural Tung Oil. Same kind of thing applies to actual Raw Linseed Oil and Boiled Linseed Oil. Rant over 🙂
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would you recomend wood dyes.
Wow what a helpful video to give order to the topic, thank you!
Thanks!
A helpful video in simple words..!!! Easily understood but have to see how much I had actually when I do..!!!
Hi I am re building a guitar and I love natural finish. I have remove the paint and primer from the body of guitar, I watched one of your video it talks about wood conditioning. Do you I have to apply wood conditioning to apply wipe on poly.
Please help what should I do. I was thinking sanding, than wipe on poly and wood polish.
Please help🙏