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FLEXNER ARTICLE: How to Brush a Finish

Brush Differences. Brushes differ in their ability to keep their bristles from falling out, in the amount of finish they can carry and in their comfort. More expensive brushes, such as the oxhair brush (top), don’t reduce brush marks noticeably over the very cheap...

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TIP: Water-based Finishes Don’t Add Color

Water-based finishes have no color. They may appear white in the can, but when dry on the wood, they don’t have the yellow/orange coloring common to most solvent-based finishes. Nor do water-based finishes yellow over time as do most solvent-based finishes. This can...

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TIP: Getting the Most Out of Shellac

Unlike most other finishes, shellac in liquid form deteriorates as it ages. It doesn’t dry as rapidly or as hard and it watermarks easier. The deterioration goes faster when the shellac is stored in warm conditions and slower in cool conditions. Generally speaking, if...

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TIP: Sanding Flat Surfaces

Always back sandpaper with a flat sanding block when hand sanding flat surfaces such as tabletops to avoid grooving out the softer, spring growth, areas of the wood. (It’s rarely necessary to use a sanding block when sanding between coats of finish because you’re...

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TIP: Sand with the Grain

Always sand in the direction of the wood grain to minimize visible scratches showing through a stain or finish. An exception commonly occurs when sanding woodturnings because of the difficulty sanding with the grain. To compensate and still eliminate visible...

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TIP: Finish Important Parts Last

Whether brushing or spraying, always finish the most seen and touched surfaces such as tabletops and chair backs last to avoid runs and overspray showing up on these parts. For example, finish the legs, rails and the edge of a tabletop and then brush or spray the top...

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Apollo and the UV Sunless Tanning Industry

Everyone at Apollo Sprayers is interested in finding new uses for our sprayers. We know it sprays chocolate on cakes in a specialty cakes bakery. The bathtub resurfacing industry uses our sprayers. So do contemporary artists making huge abstract paintings. Then a few...

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Apollo Visits Woodworking Clubs

Bill Boxer, Sr. VP and COO of Apollo Sprayers, Int. is in demand as a speaker, and he likes to comply as often as his schedule allows. His expertise, of course, is HVLP sprayers and both waterbased and waterborne coatings. On September 14, 2009 Bill attended the...

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Earlex Spray Stations – Great DIY System

TheFinishingStore.Com has added a new line of HVLP turbine systems. The Earlex Spray Stations are a perfect Do-It-Yourself alternative to more professional turbine systems if your needs are small. 2 different sizes to choose from, Completely self contained with a...

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Bloxygen – Store Leftover Coatings

We at the finishing store are proud to annouce the addition of Bloxygen to our product line up. BLOXYGEN will allow you to store leftover finishes as long as you want. BLOXYGEN works by keeping air and moisture away from products that react with our environment:...

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