There are as many recipes for a beautiful finish as there are carpenters looking to design the next fad and trendy piece of furniture. For those of you who don't really know the what and how here are some basics with which you can't miss:
These are all applied either with an old cotton t-shirt leftover or with an air pressured spray gun. The method might seem a bit industrial, however once you get to compare the results of both out of the home hardware all in one finish and your own applied in layers you will see a major improvement. The investment is becoming lesser with each year as the market is expending in the home-small business category. My pressure and gun kit cost me in the 300$ and the variety of finishes/time saved/quality, were the main reason for the expense. Because as many of you are coming to realize or already have the finish you apply is the main factor in determining if your project is a success or a flop.
For an old look:
- First apply the NGR(bright basic colour-gives richness to the primary colour-apply with gun or it dries too fast and leaves spots)
- Second Wiping stain (choose a colour sheme with the NGR and do a test first)
- Third Scellant (Make sure you have the right sandpaper grain 320 and sand just to say you did, or you will destroy the layer you have just applied)
- Fourth You apply a Glaze (again make it transparent or fit into the color theme)
- Fifth Two layers of Lacquer (because one is never enought and go for the matt opacity it's way less prone to scratching and the matt one looks more even)
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