polish/varnish
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shiznit76 said:
On furniture, if you stain wood and polish it, it'll be very difficult, if not impossible, to apply varnish on top of the polish. Wax Polishes tend to seal wood with a temporary barrier.
I'm an amateur DIYer and, at the risk of teaching Granny to suck eggs, what I do with great success is:
Why French polish when I can get abetter more resilient finish using something like Ronseal polyurethane varnish (I prefer gloss - no waxing/polishing required):
Sand as smooth as pos and remove all dust.
Wipe down with white spirit. and allow to dry.
Stain if reqd.
Using a good quality brush (no loose bristles) apply varnish/lacquer thinned 10% with white spirit (or whatever the lacquer is based on).
Apply first coat and allow to dry.
Lightly sand and clean off with a lint free cloth soaked in white spirit/thinner.
Apply subsequent coat(s) as reqd without sanding.
Very light final sand (use a fine wet/dry)
Finish off with a final thinned coat.
Yes, it's labour and time intensive but worth it in the end.
If pos do all sanding in a different area to that where your applying the varnish.
You can then sit back and admire your work.
Bit late now, but what are you polishing?
shiznit76 said:
Varnish and wax are two different products. Varnish is more a lacquer and therefor both cannot be used together (after one is applied, the other can't).
With what kind of product (lacquer, oil, colour wax) was the floor stained?
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then use maintenance for varnish (lacquer) finish, not wax. The wax will not penetrate the varnish/lacquer layer.
then use maintenance for varnish (lacquer) finish, not wax. The wax will not penetrate the varnish/lacquer layer.
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