Hi all. I need some logistical and technical advice. I've done some
cookbook-style finishing projects, making my way thru a range of canned
products, sandpaper grades, and so on. However, I've always had the
benefit of a large workspace, and relatively simple items.
Now things have changed. I've got a teeny, tiny apt, and no money. I
have a dresser to finish, and no idea how to handle it. I only want to
use a stain & coat all-in-one product, a minimum of papers, and get it
done with quickly. Since it's a dresser, however (with lots of interior
space), and I don't have much room, I'm not sure how to handle it.
Do I do a quick coat on the insides of the drawers one-by-one, do I do
the backs, let them dry, then the fronts...? It seems silly, but I'd
like to benefit from someone else's experience at this kind of stuff.
Please keep in mind that I have very little room right now.
Thx
Mike
I'm not sure exactly what you are asking. Treat The all in one product is
nothing more than poly with stain. So Treat it as such. That said, the
windows of the apartment open right?
If you are planning on doing the insides of the drawers get a small can of
straight, fast drying (or water based) poly for them no use wasting the
color on the insides (not to mention future color fast problems [maybe]) The
insides can be done as well as the outsides at the same time since the
inside never comes in contact with the outside (um duh?)
Just use standard logic. Don't coat whatever side goes down, two coats
always, and don't shake the brush or you will be redesigning the apt. too.
--
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"Mikey" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Hi all. I need some logistical and technical advice. I've done some
> cookbook-style finishing projects, making my way thru a range of canned
> products, sandpaper grades, and so on. However, I've always had the
> benefit of a large workspace, and relatively simple items.
>
> Now things have changed. I've got a teeny, tiny apt, and no money. I
> have a dresser to finish, and no idea how to handle it. I only want to
> use a stain & coat all-in-one product, a minimum of papers, and get it
> done with quickly. Since it's a dresser, however (with lots of interior
> space), and I don't have much room, I'm not sure how to handle it.
>
> Do I do a quick coat on the insides of the drawers one-by-one, do I do
> the backs, let them dry, then the fronts...? It seems silly, but I'd
> like to benefit from someone else's experience at this kind of stuff.
> Please keep in mind that I have very little room right now.
>
> Thx
>
> Mike
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On Sun, 05 Oct 2003 02:50:24 GMT, Larry Jaques <jake@di\/ersify.com>
wrote:
>In all honesty, the people who use Polyshades probably turn
>out somewhat better looking stuff than those who stain and
>poly in separate steps. Self-stainers have overlap strips,
>sanded white corners, etc. The Plastic-RBS-in-a-can is safer
>due to fewer steps.
Not from what I've seen.
Multiple steps give you more opportunities to correct or reverse a
mistake before it's set in stone.
I've seen several pieces done by different people with Poly Shades and
clone products. They all were truly horrible, this stuff will easily
shop lap marks, runs, etc.... The pieces would have looked much
better with a simple coat of latex paint. <G>
Barry
On Sat, 04 Oct 2003 23:03:11 GMT, B a r r y B u r k e J r .
<[email protected]> pixelated:
>On Sat, 04 Oct 2003 18:11:31 GMT, Mikey <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
>>Now things have changed. I've got a teeny, tiny apt, and no money. I
>>have a dresser to finish, and no idea how to handle it. I only want to
>>use a stain & coat all-in-one product, a minimum of papers, and get it
>>done with quickly.
>
>You should ask in alt.home-repair, as all you're going to get here are
>reasons why you shouldn't use a PolyShades type of product. <G>
>
>I'll let everyone else pick it up from here.
In all honesty, the people who use Polyshades probably turn
out somewhat better looking stuff than those who stain and
poly in separate steps. Self-stainers have overlap strips,
sanded white corners, etc. The Plastic-RBS-in-a-can is safer
due to fewer steps.
.-.
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On Sat, 04 Oct 2003 18:11:31 GMT, Mikey <[email protected]> wrote:
>Now things have changed. I've got a teeny, tiny apt, and no money. I
>have a dresser to finish, and no idea how to handle it. I only want to
>use a stain & coat all-in-one product, a minimum of papers, and get it
>done with quickly.
You should ask in alt.home-repair, as all you're going to get here are
reasons why you shouldn't use a PolyShades type of product. <G>
I'll let everyone else pick it up from here.
Barry
On Sun, 05 Oct 2003 11:35:37 GMT, B a r r y B u r k e J r .
<[email protected]> pixelated:
>On Sun, 05 Oct 2003 02:50:24 GMT, Larry Jaques <jake@di\/ersify.com>
>wrote:
>
>>In all honesty, the people who use Polyshades probably turn
>>out somewhat better looking stuff than those who stain and
>>poly in separate steps. Self-stainers have overlap strips,
>>sanded white corners, etc. The Plastic-RBS-in-a-can is safer
>>due to fewer steps.
>
>Not from what I've seen.
>
>Multiple steps give you more opportunities to correct or reverse a
>mistake before it's set in stone.
You're allowing for expertise and wisdom of experience where
none yet exists. I still say that the PS BS is the lesser of
the two evils.
>I've seen several pieces done by different people with Poly Shades and
>clone products. They all were truly horrible, this stuff will easily
>shop lap marks, runs, etc.... The pieces would have looked much
>better with a simple coat of latex paint. <G>
That's a GIVEN. Most projects which were stained should have
been painted instead, IMNSHO.
But I've still seen worse blotches and lap
marks on stained stuff (including my own before I knew better
than to use the crap, or I wanted to match something.)
.-.
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