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Finding Your Spray Comfort Zone

Finding Your Spray Comfort Zone

It’s human nature, we all do it. We have a project going - whether it’s a piece we are building or a piece we are refinishing - and there is a whole bunch of time and energy in the rough stages of the project. We keep carving on it until it takes the form we had in...

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John and Apollo 700s, named for the Space Capsule

John and Apollo 700s, named for the Space Capsule

In 1984 John brilliantly submitted independent laboratory tests to SCAQMD demonstrating that Apollo’s turbine system could produce over 80 percent transfer efficiency, which meant that 80% of the coating stayed on the work surface. Far less solvent blew out into the...

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TIP: Lacquer Over Glaze

As long as you are using a spray gun for application and lacquer for your finish, you don’t have to let an oil-based glaze dry overnight before applying the finish. You can do it fairly quickly, without problems. The trick is to mist some thinned lacquer onto the...

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TIP: Water-Based Finish Should Powder

TIP: Water-Based Finish Should Powder

As with all finishes, you should always sand the first coat of water-based finish smooth because it always dries rough to the touch. It’s also the best policy to sand additional coats smooth after they dry to remove dust nibs and other flaws, until the last coat,...

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A Glossary Of Basic Finishing Technology

A Glossary Of Basic Finishing Technology

As with any technical field, understanding the terminology of finishing is critical. It’s also critical that we all mean the same thing with the terms we use. With that in mind, here are some of the most common finishing terms, in alphabetical order, and their...

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“Equalizing” Sapwood

Finishing Tip by Bob FlexnerBut it’s usually better to equalize the sapwood to the color of the heartwood.One method is to bleach the wood using two-part bleach (sodium hydroxide and hydrogen peroxide). This will remove the coloring from the heartwood, so you can then...

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Wetting to Predict Blotching

Wetting to Predict Blotching

You can usually get a pretty good idea whether or not the wood you are using will blotch when a stain or finish is applied by wetting the wood.You can use any liquid, but water will raise the grain causing you to have to sand more. Mineral spirits (paint thinner)...

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Step Up to Spray Finishing

Step Up to Spray Finishing

The vast majority of hobbyist woodworkers, and quite a few professional woodworkers - who might only complete a project or two a month - do their finishing with brush or rag. However, as you begin to undertake more projects, or you move to larger carcass work, it's...

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