Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Do it urself furniture work

Step 1: Sanding
Prepare wood for sanding and priming.
For wood with rough texture or grains, use grit 80-120 sandpaper.
For wood with smoother texture or finer grains, use grit 180-360.
Sand either by hand* or use an electric sander or planer. If the wood has holes or imperfections, Fill it up with either body filler, glazing putty, nitrocellulose plastic woodfiller**, Marine epoxy or mix a little paint into calsomine powder.
*we recommend using a sanding block for efficiency and ease.
**works great when you want a natural wood finish.

Step 2: Priming and staining
For Varnish Effect
Paint the wood with the desired color of oil woodstain or spray Non Grain Raising Penetrating woodstain. Let dry. Spray or brush with sanding sealer or polyurethane sealer, depending on your desired topcoat. Rub it with grit 360-600 sandpaper.
For Painted effect
Paint the wood with Flatwall Enamel.For a better finish use lacuer primer surfacer then followed by lacquer spot putty. Rub it with grit 360-600 sandpaper.

Step 3: Final Coat
For Varnish effect
Use either clear gloss lacquer, spar varnish, plastic varnish or polyurethane topcoat, depending on preference. Spray or brush evenly and add 2 or more coats if desired.
For painted effect
Brush or spray with Quick drying enamel or semi gloss enamel. For better results use Auto lacquer topcoat or high gloss lacquer. Use appropriate tinting colors for desired results.

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