refinishing frustrations

[Greg Newell]

Phil,
         Thanks for the reply! What I wouldn't give for someone to show me 
the ropes. Even more if I could get someone to do it for me! ;-) can you 
tell I'm a bit frustrated at this point.
         My guess I that the prep for black is quite different than for 
natural finish despite your friends declarations to the contrary. Of 
course, I could be dead wrong. What is the acetone doing for you? Is that 
removing or evening any color? Stripper and then acetone and that's it? I 
don't quite see how that would help get an even color but perhaps I'm 
missing something. Isn't the acetone harder to work with? Seems like it 
would be more dangerous to your lungs.

best,
Greg


At 07:15 AM 4/27/2005, you wrote:

>Greg, relative newcomer to refinishing, so my comments should be taken as 
>such.
>
>What I have been shown to do involves the following process:
>
>Stripper..get as much off as you can in no more than 2 applications - 
>acetone wash/w rags and a small brush/purple ScotchBrite - wood filler for 
>any parts that need it - orbital sander using 100grit - paste wood 
>filler..let it flash, and then wipe with a rubber squeegy - sand very 
>lightly by hand, especially around the edges with 220, and you're ready.
>
>When I was shown this process, I was/am preparing parts to be finished in 
>black...but...the person showing me this process also said he would 
>prepare the wood in this fashion if he was going to keep the original 
>color also. It is his 30 year experience that this process best prepares 
>the wood for its next step. It is also his opinion that anything less than 
>this process beings into play a compromise of what the final outcome will be.
>
>Like I said, I'm a relative newcomer to this process, but I am being shown 
>the ropes by someone with eons of experience.
>
>-Phil
>
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Greg Newell
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