Questions tagged [refinishing]
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Transparent stain on refinished windows requiring filler?
I'm having some old wooden windows restored. They currently have a dark stain with (the remains of) a transparent finish, and in an ideal world I'd want to stay with that. However the wood is in bad ...
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Sanding Screens vs Sandpaper for Cedar Deck sanding
I am sanding my cedar deck.
The deck has been stained and in places it is worn away leaving bare cedar that has weathered and turned silver.
I have the sander for the weekend, ( 12x18 ) inches and ...
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Is there a non-specialty paint that can be used on microwave interior?
The interior of my older low-end microwave, where the rotating tray rollers contact, has worn through the original finish and become rusty.
There are specific microwave refinishing paints available, ...
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How can I prevent refinished tub from chipping?
I've used the Rust-Oleum 7860519 Tub And Tile Refinishing 2-Part Kit twice over the last 4 or 5 years for a rental property I own and each time a renter leaves, the finish as chipped off in several ...
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My oil primer is taking way too long to dry in my garage for my cabinet painting project – any tips to improve dry time?
Here’s my setup. First time using a paint sprayer and will be using oil based primer Zinsser Cover Stain, which smells badly:
Is this overkill for cabinet refinishing with a sprayer?
So far I’ve been ...
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Is there a way to refinish underside of a toilet seat?
I have an old-ish toilet seat that has eroded a bit on the underside. Picture below. Is there a way to fix this? Is there a material I can use to paint over it or something?
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Drips in my DIY bathtub reglaze
I used the Bathworks re-glaze kit on my bathtub.
I did amazing prep but then I used too much paint.
The entire thing started to slide and then I got drips that I was unable to get rid of. Now ...
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Can I match new to existing polyurethane floor finish?
I had painters tape pull up the finish on my flooring in a strip all around the room
Can I sand down the wooded strip and put polyurethane back on the one in strip and it be the same?
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Should I use clear grain filler on this oak table?
Currently at the end stages of stripping and refinishing a painted-over vintage oak table. After stripping off several coats of paint and careful sanding it has a nice natural pickled look to it. ...
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How to fill the cavity in a recessed door panel
I'm restoring the door to my dumb waiter. The door is 1" thick, plywood core, tin exterior (1/32"); the door is original and dates back to 1939. I want to make the door completely flat, then ...
