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By: handyman in NY

handyman in NY — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 18:00:31 +0000

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By: Glen

Glen — Thu, 08 Jun 2006 18:17:07 +0000

Question:
I have hardwood red oak floors 5 years old, finished by me with oil based Verithane.

I removed a devider wall & repaired the gaps with new unfinished boards.

The original floors were ready for a refinish effort.

What are recommendations to address finish to new boards, & sanding/refinish to origuinal boards, to get a uniform finish product.

By: walt

walt — Mon, 18 Jul 2005 15:39:34 +0000

i’m a handyman/gc in sf, ca.
you can stain and adjust stain with a second color wiped on before the first one dries (adjust tint mostly)
the polyshades are more of a ‘glaze’ - color added over the substrait to even gran and adjust color - but only darker.
hard to control with a brush as opposed to spray.
verithane makes water-based finishes you just brush on thin and sand very lightly w/320 or finer to take off the nibs.
then build up as you wish with repeated coats - especially where wear is anticipated most.
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tia,
walt

By: Dougal

Dougal — Tue, 12 Jul 2005 13:37:41 +0000

Yeah, Citristrip is what I’ve been using. The citrus smell is nicer than most other strippers (AFAIK), but it’s still not something I’d want to be breathing in any more than necessary. I see that you used some kind of spray-on variant, whereas we used a liquid/gel. I used a good quality facemask, safety glasses, and heavy rubber gloves while working with it.

We considered a combo stain/finish, but some of the things we read suggested that doing the stain and finish separately generally resulted in a more pleasing finished product, and a better protective finish. So, we opted for the slower process. If I get the opportunity one day, I might try one of the combo products for comparision, though.

I really wish we had taken some ‘before’ and ‘during’ photos, but it’s too late now. Well, it’s too late for Jamie’s furniture. I still have some stripping to do on Mary’s stuff, so I might try to document it some when I work on those this weekend.

By: Mark

Mark — Tue, 12 Jul 2005 03:56:25 +0000

I’ve got a couple of quick recommendations for ya. Citristrip works great for removing old varnish and has a strong orange scent rather than harsh chemicals. Also, Minwas has a line of products called “Polyshades”; it’s a combination of stain & polyurethane so you can apply both at the same time. I was really pleased with the results when I tried it out.

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