Furniture Finishes

All these finishes are designed to protect the wood and to bring out its natural beauty and all of them can be assessed in terms of how well they accomplish these objectives.

Furniture finishes. On bare wood lightly sand the surface with 150 grit sandpaper to remove nicks scratches and to open up the pores of the wood grain. Kevin s expertise is the result of more than 20 years experience working with and learning about wood finishes and furniture repair and furniture refinishing. When refinishing furniture you must do the most unpleasant part of the job first.

See more ideas about paint furniture furniture finishes redo furniture. Clear finishes would include lacquer shellac varnish tung and danish oil linseed oil as well as polyurethane. Finishing furniture leather restoring wood although staining furniture is optional applying a finish is essential to protect the wood s surface.

Or wet sand your film finish starting with 400 grit wet dry sandpaper. Evaporative finishes such as lacquer shellac and many water based finishes dry to a hard film as the solvents evaporate. Opaque finishes would include paint both oil and latex as well as some lacquers.

Without a finish wood can dry crack and deteriorate or if exposed to moisture swell so that drawers and doors no longer work. You ll save tons of time. Water is not a solvent it s a carrier for the finish emulsion.

For a while early in the process until you start getting down to the wood underneath the mess you may feel that you have completely ruined the piece. We ll show you kevin s tips for cleaning repairing and restoring finishes without all the messy chemical strippers and tedious sanding. Feb 13 2020 i adore distressed furniture with a well worn patina and layers of colors showing through.

This is where i gather all the tips and advice on how to achieve the look on not so old furniture pieces. All wood finishes can be classified as one of two distinctly different types based on how they dry or cure. You can sand dry finishes with 240 grit stearated self lubricating aluminum oxide paper usually grey colored.