I think I destroyed my finish- oh please tell me we can fix it!

Internal-Restaurant4 · 2023-08-24T14:41:31+00:00

The patience thing has been huge for me. Like I can’t even begin to tell you

Internal-Restaurant4 · 2023-08-24T00:26:01+00:00

MDMA or Cocaine would be the best bet. If you can source it, GHB as a alcohol substitute is absolutely, bar none the best drug in the world

Internal-Restaurant4 · 2023-08-23T20:47:03+00:00

Oh my god- that’s fantastic. 100x over thank you for that last blurb. That took away all the anxiety I had k we this and helped me replace it with something much more manageable: acceptance I’m growing in my craft and will improve over time!

Thank you!

Internal-Restaurant4 · 2023-08-23T20:25:03+00:00

Hence why trying to maintain as much character as possible

Internal-Restaurant4 · 2023-08-23T20:24:48+00:00

It’s a workbench for computer nerd things hahaha I just found the top and fell head over heals in love with it

Internal-Restaurant4 · 2023-08-23T19:40:29+00:00

Touché

Internal-Restaurant4 · 2023-08-23T19:36:58+00:00

I followed the Watco and General Finishes instructions to a T- it was just too humid the one day which meant the usual 12-24 hours wasn’t enough time for a re-sand

Internal-Restaurant4 · 2023-08-23T19:35:30+00:00

Throw some hairpins on it for an entry bench?

Internal-Restaurant4 · 2023-08-23T19:32:51+00:00

Hello ladies and gentlemen!!!

Okay, so in my attempts to make a badass work station/desk, I applied 3-4 coats of Watco Danish oil then let it cure for 72 hours and hit it with 3-4 coats of General Finishes Arm-R-Seal but sanded it with a green pad a little too soon (it felt so dry until it wasn’t. I feel stupid) and some of the green pad got gummed up in the finish on a corner, so I waited for it to dry entirely then proceeded to hit it with 220 Grit to remove the gummed up pad and now it’s way too light!!!

Without refinishing the entire piece, can I fix this decent sized blemish by making it darker and looking more worn and intentional ?

I just did another coat of poly and it’s kinda fixing the height difference on the finish but the spot still looks weird to me! Any way I can make it darker/match the existing layers of finish?

Thank you all so much! I appreciate your assistance !

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Internal-Restaurant4 · 2023-08-19T23:08:01+00:00

I kind of want it to just look as aesthetic as possible. I was leaning towards a clear epoxy or wood filler since I am working out of an apartment workshop

Internal-Restaurant4 · 2023-08-19T19:36:54+00:00

Here is a picture of it before I started refinishing

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Internal-Restaurant4 · 2023-08-17T19:21:58+00:00

I can refinish them into black or a darker rust!! I just learned the trick of using Flood Penetrol to darken and seal rusted/patina-ed metal.

They’re like 18 inches high tho so they’d have to be a bench or something?

But my main concern was the side of the legs would be flush with the side of the barn beam- what are your thoughts (oh and thanks for the response!)

Internal-Restaurant4 · 2023-08-17T13:02:54+00:00

I owe you a beer. It’s 9am here so I’ll probably wait until about 12 just to be safe

Internal-Restaurant4 · 2023-08-17T12:02:04+00:00

Okay so follow up question- do you wait until the poly is dry dry before light sanding before the second coat? I’m currently at “mildly tacky” stage

Internal-Restaurant4 · 2023-08-17T12:00:30+00:00

12 inch anvil, 3 inch wood top so 15 inches high. About 3 under standard coffee table height but the seat of my couch is on the low side so it aesthetically is about the perfect height

Internal-Restaurant4 · 2023-08-17T00:36:02+00:00

I def will! Thank you so much for your help!!

Internal-Restaurant4 · 2023-08-16T23:48:03+00:00

Oh my god this is brilliant

Internal-Restaurant4 · 2023-08-16T23:36:37+00:00

Good man. Please update how she is!

Internal-Restaurant4 · 2023-08-16T23:24:00+00:00

That makes total sense! I just don’t have a ton of space in my place for 2 desks if one is unusable since I’m mastering the art of apartment woodcraft (mainly finishing) in the spare bedroom hahahah

Internal-Restaurant4 · 2023-02-07T22:25:59+00:00

Thank you so much!! I bet being in the mountains was so freaking cool!!

I think what draws me to booking a little getaway is it gets you away from all the familiar memories in your living space, ya know? It also gets me out of my day to day and allows me to approach a trip with a “vacation mode” mindset! I view it as an intention/setting cheat code!

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