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12-10-2008, 01:01 PM
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Polyurethane to shiny
We just finished a house with all stained oak trim and pocket doors. We sprayed the pocket doors with polyurethane and brushed the trim. The homeowner is not happy because the pocket doors are to shiny. Is there any way to fix this without a big sanding / stripping mess? The homeowner has moved in and we will have to remove the trim around the pocket doors to take the doors out of the house if they have to be stripped.
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12-10-2008, 03:26 PM
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brush on another coat with the same material you brushed on the trim
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12-10-2008, 06:06 PM
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what kind of sheen was spec'd for the job?? So you're saying that the trim and doors were covered with the same poly product and the doors don't look like the trim? As said above, you can alway put a lower gloss poly on the doors, but make sure the h.o is onboard for the change or else you could be going back and forth. pd
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12-10-2008, 07:50 PM
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Go over poly with steel wool.
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12-15-2008, 02:25 AM
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#0000 steel wool and then a furniture wax on the surface.
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12-15-2008, 08:16 AM
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Don't use furniture wax on it. that is a shortcut that may cause problems down the road. Do it the rite way and coat it again with a brush. it wont take long.
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12-15-2008, 10:38 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by NAV
Don't use furniture wax on it. that is a shortcut that may cause problems down the road. Do it the rite way and coat it again with a brush. it wont take long.
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Agreed, furniture wax will cause so many problems on spring^^. Before you brush it, I`d take a 600 grit sanding paper and just surface sand it
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12-15-2008, 11:41 AM
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Anyone ever do this with water and scuff pad?
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12-15-2008, 04:29 PM
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Thanks for all the great ideas. Keep them coming, we are getting into the house tomorrow to experiment.
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12-15-2008, 05:03 PM
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try a wiping varnish. it goes on real quick, and you can use a lower luster poly to get the sheen where you want it to be.
mix 50% satin poly with about 50% mineral spirits, with a touch of boiled linseed oil. Use cotton rags or foam applicators.( careful about the rags-fire haz)
Just wipe on evenly, and you're done.
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12-15-2008, 11:55 PM
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old trick
wipe entire surface down with mineral spirits, throw remaining can of thinner on door, light, run like hell!
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12-16-2008, 07:22 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by eastend
try a wiping varnish. it goes on real quick, and you can use a lower luster poly to get the sheen where you want it to be.
mix 50% satin poly with about 50% mineral spirits, with a touch of boiled linseed oil. Use cotton rags or foam applicators.( careful about the rags-fire haz)
Just wipe on evenly, and you're done.
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Minwax sells a wiping polyurethane. I have used on a few projects where dry time was an issue. its not easy to find, i saw it as Sears when i was x-mas shopping last week.
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12-16-2008, 08:30 AM
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000 - 0000 steel wool, quick buff with furniture polish, done.
Looks nice too
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12-17-2008, 08:35 PM
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The 000 steel wool worked great. The h.o. was impressed with all the great ideas I presented to her that we could experiment with. Thanks for all your input.
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