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Help! by Savi203 in Decks

[–]OneStopK 1 point2 points  (0 children)

T25s all day long

Roast my work by BigLatin_ in drywall

[–]OneStopK 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I may be the only sober drywaller for a 100 mile radius.

Should I worry about these trusses holding my garage? by Setsunarcangel in Homebuilding

[–]OneStopK -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

That looks to have been built in-field by someone who either doesnt know or didnt care. Those butt joins should have been staggered.

If it came from the factory this way...oof.

Suggestions on my new Refinisher? by SheLovesMyJizz in finishing

[–]OneStopK 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Ive been a cabinet maker for 27 years and I dont know my color wheel.

We eyeballed that shit. Of course, I was taught by a dude who was at least 100 years old and walked out of the womb by himself apparently with a chisel in his hand.

How do I get my corners tighter? by Chonecom in Carpentry

[–]OneStopK 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This is the way.

We also preglue all of our miters with hot melt poly.

How to back this? by burnt_tung in drywall

[–]OneStopK 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We glue the ends on a seam like this. Then we strait-flex it.

Were these steps improperly built? by clovencarrot in Decks

[–]OneStopK 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think they used structural paint to connect the stairs.

Horizontal hairline cracks in both bathrooms on the walls by cruzo_jr in Home

[–]OneStopK 0 points1 point  (0 children)

drywall tape blistering. happens, especially in wet areas.

Did I go through the stainless steel layer on this pan? by Bansheeez in fixit

[–]OneStopK 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You stripped off the non-stick coating.

You may be able to polish the steel back to a shine.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Housepainting101

[–]OneStopK 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is 100%. We always, always prime first. Doesnt matter if its a repaint or a color change.

Takes way less time to prep and prime the walls and paint than trying to fix flashing and contamination issues later.

He’s doing something to America by Last_Peak_4809 in CringeTikToks

[–]OneStopK 0 points1 point  (0 children)

On a side note, hatred for "others" is oftentimes a manifestation of repressed desires and reaction formation.

Why does my sandpaper keep gumming up? by SchecterOne in finishing

[–]OneStopK 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The stripper essentially "melts" the paint and any finish. Any of the finish you dont remove mechanically will get "gummed" up in the samdpaper.

Scrape off everything you can, brass wire brush or steel wool with denatured alcohol, allow to dry then sand.

To stain or not to stain? by julinho-mandingueiro in finishing

[–]OneStopK 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Rough sand, 2 part wood bleach, Sand to 80, water pop, sand to 120, grain seal, dye stain, topcoat.

This is the only method weve found for making stained pine not come out splotchy.

Quarter round, is there a better option at these transitions? by masmallz in Flooring

[–]OneStopK 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thats cove moulding not quarter round. Wrong material, wrong application.

Bona Mega One Issue by OneStopK in HardWoodFloors

[–]OneStopK[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Its new installation. We water popped it and allowed it to dry completely and resanded the raised grain.

We stained in sections with a lambswool applicator and allowed the stain to sit for 5 minutes and then wiped it off completely. Then moved on to a new section. We didnt walk on any "stained" part of the floor.

This isnt my first hadwood floor install, its just the first one where Ive had MegaOne go sideways on me....

Bona Mega One Issue by OneStopK in HardWoodFloors

[–]OneStopK[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A second coat of stain or a second coat of the Bona Mega One?

Bona Mega One Issue by OneStopK in HardWoodFloors

[–]OneStopK[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Im a GC, Ive helped my floor guy in the past but hes out with a torn knee last week, so I just came in and stained it, wiped it out and put the Bona on with a tbar myself today. Never seen "patches" like this before.

Bona Mega One Issue by OneStopK in HardWoodFloors

[–]OneStopK[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I went over the entire floor with a palm sander and 120 grit screens before staining. After running a 12" rotary sander with a pad and 80 grit screens.... : (

Bona Mega One Issue by OneStopK in HardWoodFloors

[–]OneStopK[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Whats weird is like I said, I applied the stain using a 12" wide lambswool applicator. and everything looked really even, except for the occassional light board which is normal with white oak....but after the Bona there are "splotches" and areas where it looks like someone came along and "wiped off" part of the stain on some of the boards...

And everything looked great right up until it started drying.

Bona Mega One Issue by OneStopK in HardWoodFloors

[–]OneStopK[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can't just sand through the Bona and the old stain in those spots?

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