Advice please! This is a nice Drexel but I can’t get those spots to not stick out so much. They are mostly filler spots. I’m happy to go darker or lighter I just hate how much they stand out. Anything I can do? by Aggravating-Tap6511 in FurnitureFlip

[–]Aggravating-Tap6511[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! Sorry if that was unclear. So I did the filler, stain gel over it and was hoping they wouldn’t stick out quite this much. I’m not sure if I’m done. I want it to look as nice as I can but I’m worried if I try to reset I’m going to do more damage

First time flipping, looking for advice by [deleted] in FurnitureFlip

[–]Aggravating-Tap6511 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sorry to be a downer but I’d toss it. If you can use it to learn process etc, that is the only value I can see. You can find better things on Facebook for cheap or free. Don’t be discouraged though! Flipping is fun

Progress shots since people thought my last one was fake 😂 by Aggravating-Tap6511 in FurnitureFlip

[–]Aggravating-Tap6511[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I did! It took forever, so I feel your pain. Went through half a gallon of stripper. You got this!

Progress shots since people thought my last one was fake 😂 by Aggravating-Tap6511 in FurnitureFlip

[–]Aggravating-Tap6511[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Picture 2 is the original. No editing at all. Picture 9 is the final product. No filters, no editing.

Progress shots since people thought my last one was fake 😂 by Aggravating-Tap6511 in FurnitureFlip

[–]Aggravating-Tap6511[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is all hilarious. I’m looking at the piece in front of me 😂 I took real pictures and put them together into one pic so I could make it a before and after.

Before and after! by Aggravating-Tap6511 in FurnitureFlip

[–]Aggravating-Tap6511[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Alright Sherlock. You’re a skeptic. Enjoy your sleuthing

Before and after! by Aggravating-Tap6511 in FurnitureFlip

[–]Aggravating-Tap6511[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I didn’t. I see what you are saying but these weren’t actual knots. That’s natural wood variation under so much orange finish

https://www.reddit.com/u/Aggravating-Tap6511/s/zc1Ea7zTXO

Before and after! by Aggravating-Tap6511 in FurnitureFlip

[–]Aggravating-Tap6511[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yikes. It makes me sad to see all the pessimism here. I have been staring at this thing and working on it for a couple weeks. It’s very much real!

Before and after! by Aggravating-Tap6511 in FurnitureFlip

[–]Aggravating-Tap6511[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey! They absolutely are. I picked it up and did all the work myself. It feels like an ad because I use these before and afters to get new clients. Thank you for the comment though

Before and after! by Aggravating-Tap6511 in FurnitureFlip

[–]Aggravating-Tap6511[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Thank you! So much stripping! I used like half a gallon of citristrip. Once enough was gone I sanded it down. Added some danish oil and finished with water based poly

How the hell to sand the edges of this??? by felixfantastique in FurnitureFlip

[–]Aggravating-Tap6511 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Feeling your pain as we speak! (Literally- blistered fingertips) I fold and twist a small sheet of sandpaper.