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| greasy fingerprints on cupboard doors | 11/15/2009 | Eileen Cronk |
Q: OUr house was built 6 years ago, and already I have oily fingerprints on my kitchen cupboard doors ...
A: Nice to hear from you. This area is always a problem for greasy finger marks. I am surprised the ...
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| Old wooden chest | 11/14/2009 | Greg Scholl |
Q: I have an old wooden chest, oak maybe I think, the top/lid has become very worn with ringmarks etc, ...
A: can't tell the type of wood from the picture, but the top is pretty bad, I think you'll want to ...
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| Exterior use of plywood | 11/13/2009 | Greg Scholl |
Q: I am repairing a garage door and plan of facing some old and weakened joints of the wood door with ...
A: I thought I sent out an answer yesterday, but I don't see it posted.....trying to do a sandwich type ...
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| re-finishing a dining set | 11/12/2009 | Eileen Cronk |
Q: I recently bought an entire discontinued Ethan Allen dining set on the cheap (85 dollars!), but ...
A: Nice to hear from you. Really great buy. Good eye. Unfortunately to remove this type of lacquer ...
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| refinishing ash veneer cabinets | 11/12/2009 | Greg Scholl |
Q: we just put in ash hardwood floors...look great...but our attempt to match the stain to existing ash ...
A: but you have to strip the cabinets of the old finish with stripper, which is the correct course of ...
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| refinishing ash veneer cabinets | 11/12/2009 | Eileen Cronk |
Q: we just put in ash hardwood floors...look great...but our attempt to match the stain to existing ash ...
A: Nice to hear from you. The answer to your first question is yes. You can refinish veneer. Stripped ...
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| Warped Table Leg | 11/12/2009 | Eileen Cronk |
Q: I hope you can help me. I have a Three-Legged table made of Oak or Chestnut. One of the legs is ...
A: Nice to hear from you. Yes, something can be done but not to the existing leg. You must have a new ...
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| Exterior use of plywood | 11/11/2009 | Greg Scholl |
Q: I am repairing a garage door and plan of facing some old and weakened joints of the wood door with ...
A: What type of repairs will you be making? Marine plywood is really the best choice, but you'll need ...
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| antique chair seat springs | 11/11/2009 | Mark H. Miller |
Q: I HAVE THIS OLD CHAIR THAT IV'E STRIPPED TO FIND THE SEAT HAS ABOUT 15 SPRINGS WHICH 7 ARE BROKEN, ...
A: type "upholstery supplies" into your search engine and many sights will come up, or go to ...
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| bath vanity | 11/11/2009 | Greg Scholl |
Q: I have a bathroom vanity that is oak stained. How can I refinish it using a glaze. I would like to ...
A: Yeah, that's a glazing technique, the glaze is the brown (or any contrasting color) that simulates ...
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| Sleigh Bed Frame | 11/10/2009 | Jamie Yocono |
Q: I was recently staying at a friends apartment and bent a piece of the frame on his Hudson Sleigh ...
A: Ravi, Are you talking about a metal piece? Whenever I need to straighten out a piece of bent metal, ...
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| bath vanity | 11/10/2009 | Greg Scholl |
Q: I have a bathroom vanity that is oak stained. How can I refinish it using a glaze. I would like to ...
A: you mean you want it cream colored and then glazed? Like an Antique looking finish?....your vanity ...
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| painting over painted cabinets | 11/10/2009 | Greg Scholl |
Q: We chose the wrong color for our bathroom cabinets. They were professionally painted a mauve color ...
A: I don't think you can hope to change these with some type of glaze....why did you sign off on the ...
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| Painting cabinetry | 11/10/2009 | Greg Scholl |
Q: I am painting over my bathroom vanities and would like to know if there is something I can apply as ...
A: an Acrylic Urethane in Satin will give you added protection, especially a catalyzed one...I like ...
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| sticky spots on kitchen cabinets | 11/9/2009 | Greg Scholl |
Q: I think the kitchen cabinets of the house we just bought had never been cleaned. They are ...
A: Unfortunately no....the best thing is to let it sit for a few weeks, then evaluate it again...if ...
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| Painting over spray paint | 11/9/2009 | Eileen Cronk |
Q: We just made a shelf and used gray primer spray paint and then black satin spray paint to finish it. ...
A: The best way to fix this is to sand the piece and pay particular attention to the rough areas. ...
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| maple shaker table &chairs | 11/9/2009 | Greg Scholl |
Q: hopefully you can help me out. Due needing more seating for holiday gatherings, my wife and I just ...
A: I would not recommend using Tung oil or Linseed oil on a finished piece of furniture. If this is ...
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| Old Cupboard | 11/8/2009 | Eileen Cronk |
Q: I have an antique cupboard I purchased five years ago for $950. It stands about 7 feet tall, is a ...
A: Nice to hear from you. Very interesting question. I actually read it several times so I am giving ...
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| Diningroom furniture | 11/7/2009 | Greg Scholl |
Q: I purchased an expensive set about fifteen yrs. ago and never waxed or cleaned it, some of the chair ...
A: there isn't a product that can keep it from drying out.Furniture dries out from lack of humidity, ...
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| refinishing | 11/7/2009 | Eileen Cronk |
Q: I have a light pine finish on my chair,can i make it a dark cherry color without stripping it. ...
A: Nice to hear from you. Unfortunately we must strip wood to stain a different color. Sounds great in ...
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| Spruce up Stained Cabinets without Sanding to Bare Wood? | 11/7/2009 | Greg Scholl |
Q: Moved into a home with kitchen cabinets that are perhaps alder and have a very low sheen. There were ...
A: a tinted wax won't really do much for you....there's really no easy way to do what you want I'm ...
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| distressed furniture | 11/7/2009 | Jamie Yocono |
Q: My son is building a coffee table for me in shop class. I told him I liked the distressed look ...
A: Sharon, There are a lot of ways to distress furniture, but one of the easiest ways I've done it is ...
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| stripping an outside pine door | 11/6/2009 | Eileen Cronk |
Q: I just read your instructions for stripping cabinets with Circa 1850. I followed them but have more ...
A: Nice to hear from you. Are you keeping the stripper wet? Are you giving the stripper time to work? ...
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| Pine tongue and groove | 11/6/2009 | Greg Scholl |
Q: We have a screen porch with pine tongue and groove on the walls. It was stained, but not sealed and ...
A: it's likely that a lot of what you're seeing is also oxidation and darkening of the Pine due to ...
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| replace caning with upholstered seats? | 11/6/2009 | Mark H. Miller |
Q: Can I replace caning with upholstered seats? I was thinking I could take off the caning, figure out ...
A: Actually you are right on the mark, usually the plywood seat is cut so that it is at least a little ...
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| Broker drawer -need help on repair | 11/5/2009 | Greg Scholl |
Q: Kinderkraft model 265 Double Dresser n Changer We've had this for almost 8 years. Have not had any ...
A: I'm assuming this has metal drawer slides, and usually they can be pulled all the way out by ...
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| sticky spots on kitchen cabinets | 11/5/2009 | Greg Scholl |
Q: I think the kitchen cabinets of the house we just bought had never been cleaned. They are ...
A: Hey Chris, you've gotta be a little careful about putting a whole bunch of different chemicals on a ...
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| make a light wood darker. | 11/5/2009 | Jamie Yocono |
Q: i have a light wood TV stand, and i would like to turn it into a cherry dark wood. is there any ...
A: Paige, In order for your TV stand to be stained darker, you will have to strip off the existing ...
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| Cleaning old maple chairs | 11/4/2009 | Eileen Cronk |
Q: I just bought a drop leaf maple table and chairs. The chairs are grimmy. I mean the kind you can ...
A: Nice to hear from you. There is only one thing to use to remove this type of grime. Seen it many ...
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| wood stain | 11/4/2009 | Greg Scholl |
Q: i have a woodern fireplace whitch was waxed, while away my husband gave it a coat of stain and its ...
A: he stained OVER a wax?? tssk-tsssk.......the only choice now is to strip the stain and wax off with ...
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| cherry table top | 11/4/2009 | Jamie Yocono |
Q: I want to build a cherry table that will be 5' x 5'. I'd love to use the wood grain to make a ...
A: Greg, Much better plan - what you've described are called breadboard ends. If you have access to ...
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| Old Dresser | 11/3/2009 | Eileen Cronk |
Q: I have an old off white Formica dresser which i would like to paint into a dark oak color what ...
A: Nice to hear from you. First give the dresser a light sanding with 120 grit sandpaper. Then I would ...
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| wax sealer | 11/3/2009 | Greg Scholl |
Q: My daughter bought a dining table that didn't have a protective coat. Greasy finger prints from ...
A: what finish did you use? Was this a factory table? It definitely had a finish of some type if it ...
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| filler | 11/3/2009 | Greg Scholl |
Q: I filled a large hole in a paint grade project with epoxy/wood dust mix (west system 105-209 ) and ...
A: Hey Thom, I don't think the amount of acetone in the Famowood is enough to actually make a chemical ...
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| Fix/refinish Cherrywood table | 11/3/2009 | Greg Scholl |
Q: I bought a cherrywood coffee table from Ashley Furniture about 4 years ago. I don't know a lot about ...
A: Working with lacquer takes some skill and knowledge to do a professional looking job, but stripping ...
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| cherry table top | 11/3/2009 | Jamie Yocono |
Q: I want to build a cherry table that will be 5' x 5'. I'd love to use the wood grain to make a ...
A: You're asking some good questions about making that 5x5 tabletop, and I'll try to help. ...
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| Amber oak cabinets | 11/2/2009 | Greg Scholl |
Q: Referencing your response to Dee on her Oct 16 09 enquiry about changing her amber oak cabinets ...
A: Hey Ed, I would still definitely recommend a primer/sealer recommended for the topcoat you choose. ...
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| Torn cabinet | 11/2/2009 | Greg Scholl |
Q: Recently we painted our kitchen. And we taped around the edge of our cabinets. When we went to ...
A: this sounds like a vinyl veneer which is used on some older, cheaper cabinets, and will look like ...
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| formica cupboards | 11/2/2009 | Eileen Cronk |
Q: I think it is Formica, they are dark and from the early 70's I am retired and don't have much to $ ...
A: Nice to hear from you. Your cupboards are a good candidate for painting. And what a difference this ...
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| dark rings on furniture | 11/2/2009 | Eileen Cronk |
Q: I recently purchased a table that had some water damage on the surface--dark rings. Is there a way ...
A: Nice to hear from you. When we see these dark water marks it means the moisture has broken through ...
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