Thread: CLEAR hardwood finishes? -- moisture cure, etc.
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Default CLEAR hardwood finishes? -- moisture cure, etc.
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.... The
issue you are dealing with is a less than ideal selection of
wood....if you read the details of each type of red oak on the
website, you will see that. The "rustic" grade is the leftovers,
with knots, less-than-desireable grain, etc. Always a good learning
experience ...

Yep, that and few other stupid choices on my part turned this whole thing
into a big mess. So, for now, I am just going to slog my way through this
and chalk it up as an expensive and seemingly neverending learning
experience. Next time, prefinished hardwood for sure -- just install it and
walk out the door with nothing to finish. Plus, by buying unfinished wood,
and too low of a grade of wood to boot, I ended up with way more wasted wood
than I would have had with prefinished wood. Oh well.

) You still have a good solid floor that will take lots
of wear and tear - unless there is a flood or animals toileting on
oak floors, it is hard to damage it. Done properly, it is also
pretty easy to maintain. Taking off shoes at the door will help ) I'd
take solid oak before pergo-type c=== any day.

I stripped oak kitchen cabinets for a friend once because I was out of
work and needed money. Only after I slathered on paint remover did I
realize the end panels of the cabinets were not solid oak like rest of
the cabinet...they were particle board with printed grain. I was
already on the verge of nervous breakdown and that almost put me over
the edge. I got out my art stuff and between wood stain and a few
brush strokes with oil paint I was able to fake the grain pretty
well. Not obvious. I also painted fake woodgrain on floor boards
for a doll house. If you have spots that really stick out like a
sore thumb, you can paint in - with a light touch - enough grain to
camouflage the spots before you do final finish.

I like the story about the cabinets and it almost putting you over the edge.
I know the feeling.


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