For staining, varnishing, polyurothaning, etc, what does?

For staining, varnishing, polyurothaning, etc, what does PrepHole prefer?

Brush vs foam pad?

Oil vs water base?

Any other opinions?

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  1. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    oh...oops

    shellac vs laquer vs polyurothane?

    • 1 year ago
      Anonymous

      >shellac
      polish one piece
      >laquer
      spray a bunch of stuff fast
      >poly
      the finish needs to be strong. Also not as bad as it gets credit for

      Hard wax oil is the hype of social media wood polishers these days. It's expensive and can probably be matched by other products with a similar detailed finishing process.

  2. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    Foam brush oil based stain an poly

    • 1 year ago
      Anonymous

      oil based poly takes too long to dry, imo. what makes it better than water based?

      • 1 year ago
        Anonymous

        I use water based everything, I apply all of it with a wadded up sock. It works great, sometimes people talk shit and then they try it and they convert.

        I've heard that water-based isn't durable ad doen't create as smooth of a surface, but I don't really know. Oil-based definitely gives you a great end product--my parents did their floors with it in the 1980s and they still look and feel god tier. Does anyone know how durable water-based really is?

  3. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    Boiled linseed oil.

    /thread

    • 1 year ago
      Anonymous

      it depends on the surface/application my Black
      do I want protection? is it nice wood or cheap pine? do I want to keep the look? is it a high traffic area? what does the wood around it look like?

      >not using real tung oil
      ngmi

    • 1 year ago
      Anonymous

      Stinks really bad when it self combusts in your trash can. At least the smell was so strong it woke me up but I spent like 30 minutes looking for the source before finding it, the smoke was invisible.

      • 1 year ago
        Anonymous

        why did you put boiled linseed oil in your trash can
        burn the rags or set them outside to dry

    • 1 year ago
      Anonymous

      Based. I thinned some with turpentine and did a few benches and a small deck recently.

      Stinks really bad when it self combusts in your trash can. At least the smell was so strong it woke me up but I spent like 30 minutes looking for the source before finding it, the smoke was invisible.

      Pussy

  4. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    I use water based everything, I apply all of it with a wadded up sock. It works great, sometimes people talk shit and then they try it and they convert.

  5. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    shellac, shellac, shellac. you can put whatever you want over top, if it sticks to wood it sticks to shellac
    gotta be dewaxed shellac though

  6. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    I had to stain and poly 30 4'x8' farm tables that I built for a company. I used a gel stain that I didn't like (not my choice). Just splatted it all over the top with a putty knife, then smeared it (neatly, with the grain) with a rag,used a chip brush on the inside angles, let it dry for a couple of days, then used a painter's pad for the water-based varathane. I could do an entire table, top, sides, legs and all (tapered square legs) in about 8 minutes. 2 coats with an hour in between and they were good to go.

    YMMV
    Personally, I would have used oil-based stain and good ol' varnish, but that's just me.

  7. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    iron and vinegar for staining wood with low tannins
    ammonia fuming for staining wood with high tannins
    shellac for shiny
    boiled linseed oil for wear surfaces
    linseed oil paint for ugly wood
    beeswax polish goes on top of anything

    /thread

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