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dadiOH[_3_]

wrote:
On Thursday, March 21, 2013 10:24:15 PM UTC-5, Leon wrote:
"Lee Michaels" leemichaels*nadaspam* at comcast dot net wrote:

"Leon" lcb11211@swbelldotnet wrote

Like Cars,

Buy a Rolls Royce pay an additional $30,000 for the special option
paint

job. Take the car home, whip out K-Marts best exterior latex
paint

and repaint your brand new Rolls.

Like jewelery with Diamonds?

Buy a ring with a single 10 caret diamond. Take it to the local
watch

repair shop and have him break the diamond into a bunch of 1/4
caret

diamonds, take them to your dentist and have them imbedded in your
front

teeth so that you really have a smile that shines.

Like Gucci products?

Buy a $15,000 what ever with a Gucci label on it and decorate it
with

your "bedazzler kit".

Like wood floors?

Sand your Mesquite floor and stain it a very dark color to hide
all of

its beauty. Hell, paint it with the K-Mart latex paint.

With talent and artistic sensibilities like these Leon, you can
become a

redneck decorator!! There must be at least a million or two down
home

country folk in your neighborhood who would appreciate this
inspired craftsmanship. ;-)

LOL, I just could not help myself.. Mesquite floors IMHO are the
best of

all worlds, it is a very hard wood, gorgeous and does not move
more than

2% from tree to floor.

So sorry to make everyone so upset. We just love dark floors and the
mesquite that was in this house was a light orange color...with that
being said the wood is beautiful...just did not stain well....

So I have another question...we still have only 1 coat of minwax
stain on floor, can we use zinsser dewaxed seal coat and stir in
india ink (water based) thoroughly then apply to floors. Then apply
two coats of oil based poly?

If you just have to have it black, skip the fussing around and get some
black poly. Thin it down and apply until you have the color you want; if
less than 5-6 coats, top with clear poly. You need four normal coats of
poly for floors; three if you skimp.

I guess you could do what you suggested, you are just mixing the ink into
shellac but India ink isn't cheap. You could also just add black universal
tint to clear oil poly.

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dadiOH
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