Restaining your dresser, coffee table or other piece of wood furniture is a good way to give it a second life and bring it into harmony with your changing decor. If you want to restain to a lighter color, you will have to strip the old finish and sand the wood. Stripping and sandin...
After bleaching, let the piece of furniture dry for at least two days. Then sand the grain down lightly with grade 5/0 or 6/0 sandpaper; be careful not to roughen the surface. Because there may still be some chemical residue in the wood, wear a breathing mask and use a vacuum to re...
How to Refinish Furniture, Step by Step This process uses chemicals rather than spending hours and hours sanding off the old finish. What’s the best way to sand old wood furniture? NOT with sandpaper! What’s the most efficient way to sand wood to a bare finish? Again, not sandpaper –...
If you wanted to build an even longer slide, you could also consider using flush mount brackets (like we used to attach the slide to the wall) to attach 2 sections of the slide together for easier storage when the slide isn’t in use. Step 3: Sand smooth We sanded the seam smooth...
The rougher the sandpaper, the deeper the grooves created in the furniture. You’re not trying to sand through to the wood (usually), just to the finish beneath that layer of paint. Where and how much paint you sand off is strictly a personal preference. If you go crazy and sa...
from wood is to sand the wood down past where the mold has infested it, then spray it with antimicrobial agents,’ Bethany suggests. ‘Let those sit and soak into the wood for at least 24 hours to kill any remaining mold spores and then repaint orrestain the deckto its original color....
To prepare, clean the wood surface with a strong degreasing cleanser and wipe it down with a damp cloth or sponge. Wipe the surface dry with a dry cloth before beginning to sand. After sanding, wipe the surface clean. Use painter's tape or newspaper to protect adjacent surfaces from gettin...
This can be tricky since in order to restain you must remove all of the previous finish completely. Here’s a tip: Sometimes, if you look carefully at the side of the tops on a piece of furniture you can see that telltale line where the veneer sits on top of the pressed board and...
After cleaning up with Mineral Spirits, I let my furniture piece dry off a bit. 5. Sand and Restain or Repaint or just leave it as-is! After the furniture is clean and dry, I use my orbital sander to give it a fresh finish. This also prepares the furniture piece for a new coat ...
I use220 grit sandpaperto sand the surface smooth: I cut these sheets in four and wrap each piece around an old sanding block: To see if it is smooth enough, run your fingers across the surface with your eyes closed. You shouldn’t be able to feel where you patched. You may need to...