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The French guy in this video has a much better technique.

The piece of Eucalyptus he is polishing has a very tight grain, he has already filled the small cracks with superglue so there is little grain to fill. Using his method on such a piece will work well but I’d like to see him try it on a deep grained timber.. he would be rubbing away for weeks to...

The recoil suite is the dark 'Tudor' Oak/Elm suite that the customer (friend of the family otherwise I would not touch it!!!) They want it stripped back to the natural colour to make it look more modern. I have stripped the dark Ercol in the past and not found it to be a problem apart from the...

I have had a look at this video and I think it has convinced me that this is not the finish for the job I have to do, I think it would leave it looking too open and thin. I may get the sample pot and have a play.

What he said in the video is, some people use non drying mineral oil but he does not like it, (and nor do I) He did say what oil he used but I could not catch what it was as the sound was not good but I suspect it is raw linseed although it did look pretty clear in his tub so may have been...

I do use a ponce too but I have not heard of anyone plonking the bag onto the surface, I would have thought this would deposit an uneven amount in areas. The 'normal' way is to have the ponce bag on a stick, I hold the ponce over the table and tap the stick which releases the pumice in a fine...

I have not heard of this filler before, at £30 for one pint it is probably the most expensive too! Do you find it will fill grains equally on your parquetry? so if you have a rosewood next to a maple will just one application fill both grains ready for finishing or would you have to put more...

I have a job coming up in a couple of weeks and I am thinking Rubio Monocoat Oil +2c might be the ideal finish. I have looked at a couple of videos but would appreciate thoughts from anyone here that has used it. What I want from it is a very hard wearing finish for an Ercol dining suite. What I...

Hi Recipio. There are many ways to fill the grain. It can be filled with whatever you are going to use to polish it with. So if you are going to polish with SPB you could first apply some thinned down SPB with a rag pushing it hard into the grain, let it harden off and repeat as necessary...

I have used those gloves in the past, they are very good but wear out petty quickly.

Stripping the whole chair is the way to go. You will need a proper dichloromethane based stripper like Paramose, number 2 wire wool and a pair of marigolds. The stripper will do most of the work dab it on generously and leave it to bubble up and soften the lacquer then wipe/scrub off with the...

Cappie, you will have to remove the wax if you want to put an oil finish on. Removing wax is quick and easy. You can scrub it off with white spirit and either number 1 wire wool or a scotch bright pad. Wet the surface with plenty of white spirit and let it sit foe five minutes, scrub the wax...

I have a concrete floor in my workshop, I put down battens then 25mm kingspan then 22mm loft boards. it is a really comfortable floor and my feet never get cold even on days when I'm sitting doing fiddly stuff. It only took a day to put down the whole lot and Im really pleased I did it. Im lucky...

The chair is Beech with an opaque finish sprayed on to make it look like walnut or something. It is possible to mix up a coloured finish and touch it in, it will never be truly successful though and will depend a lot on your colour matching skills. A better way would be to strip the whole of the...

Shellac is no good for a threshold, you will need a polyurethane varnish for that.

Paul Sellers makes very good cabinet making videos. He is no polisher, if you follow his advise on finishing you will not get good results.

A brushing polish will not be pure shellac, it will have additives to allow it to be brushed on and can also contain melamine. I seem to remember using Fiddes one many years ago and did not like it, I do use Mylands one from time to time which dries quickly and with a wire wool and wax gives a...

There are a few routes you could go down. Polishers reviver, there are lots of brands out there, I have never used a commercial one I make my own but Liberon products are always good. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Liberon-RINGR125-125ml-Ring-Remover/dp/B004Z4V5LA Konig do ethyl acetate in a spray...

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FTAGH Spare brass tubes PK 10 pairs 8mm x 53mm I bought these in error and will never use them so if anyone wants them they are yours. PM me your details and I will pop them in the post.