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@Droogs , not really; an etch primer is usually used on metal work (dragging myself back to my days in the paintmaking world) to help a coating adhere; in base terms it burns itself into the metal to stick, and the paint etc is then, in turn, able to stick to the primer. A high build primer will...

In relation to what? 'Wax' is a very general term, I don't want this to become an advert for the various waxes we supply...

What Doug said. Sanding Sealer is exactly that, a sealer, or a primer if you want to be crude (it does much more than a sealer). The coating that goes on after it is the finish, sealer is not and has never been meant to be a finish in its own right.

Time was, I'd have said that nobody even loosely connected to the finishes industry would have said something so ridiculous...but nowadays there are too many people selling and promoting finishes who have had no formal training nor do they fully understand how coatings work and why. Sanding...

So, as Phil says, Microcrystalline Wax does not have an abrasive in it. In fact, the only thing the three products mentioned have in common is that they have wax in them. Lonsdale probably meant to ask about our Cut'n'Polish, which is a wax with an abrasive held in suspension within. It will...

...and without a certificate any claim to toy safety is worthless. (Slightly off topic I know, but worth mentioning).

You're saying your work is second class?? :) (I'm sure it isn't really) There's no such thing as 'Standard Cellulose Thinners', each brand will vary, sometimes considerably. Gun Cleaner is meant to be used exactly for that, to clean spray guns. It can contain dregs and recycled solvent and...

Just a quick reminder about our little event being held nr Maidstone in August this year - the early bird ticket offer comes to an end very soon, if you want to save yourself some money get your tickets before the end of the month!

Looking forward to seeing you both there (and hopefully a few more!). There's be plenty of opportunity for a pint and a chat both at the Looong Weekender (the very informal Friday evening get-together) and also the Saturday 'Pub Quiz' (not being held in a pub so not really a pub quiz!) You might...

Just updating the last post here, Woodturning Weekender 2: The Northern Invasion will be taking place in Kent on 1-2 August this year, at a venue just outside Maidstone. Four turners from the north of England - Emma Cook, Andrew Hall, David Lowe and Andy Rounthwaite - will be demonstrating over...

Thanks Duncan and Simon - really pleased you enjoyed the Weekender, it's a cliche but comments like this make it all worthwhile. I'm pleased to say there have been lots of similar comments too. Chas, you were missed, a shame you couldn't make it. We haven't yet fully confirmed next year's...

Nope. It's bad practice and although it won't matter too much in the process you're using here, if you do this under a lacquer then you could be heading for trouble, so don't get into the habit. Besides which, there should be no need. A good sanding sealer will seal the timber, bind the fibres...

Would this save you any time?? :) I'd be happy to look through our stock to find the one with the most light blue... Alternatively... The Royal Blue Spirit Stain is probably too dark to use as a starting point, for the colour you want you'd be much better off with the standard Blue - which...

:D ...which just goes to prove what I've always known, our customers are an above-average bunch! :D

Applying Spirit Stains to large areas isn't what we're talking about here (unless it's a shoe rack for Imelda Marcos), but even so it's not difficult to get an even finish on bigger pieces. It's just a case of applying the stain liberally over the whole area and then wiping it down to remove the...

You'll no doubt get a million and one different opinions (well, something close anyway) on this one. We sell a lot of our Spirit Stain into the bespoke picture framing industry where Tulip is very popular and it is very well received. 12 different colours available covering most shades. Terry

Hi Chas is correct, I wouldn't use any stain in a food situation. Even sealing it in is open to potential problems and it's just not worth it. Child safe and Food Safe are entirely different things, with different tests each looking for different things.

It's a 'water wash spray booth' , very common (or at least used to be) in the spraying industry, it's not so much that the water 'catches' the overspray more that it saves having to replace filters and backings so often. Used properly, with the correct conditions, they don't normally cause any...

Just to confirm, practically all waxes are soluble in white spirit so that will remove the Microcrystalline Wax. It'll probably remove some of the oil too, as it hasn't be able to adhere to the surface properly, but it's unlikely to remove all of it.

It's never a good idea - nor necessary if you're using a good sealer - to apply more than one coat of sealer. The sealer should do the job in one coat, so you're wasting time and product applying a second one. It's not doing anything extra. More importantly, if you're using a lacquer over the...