I've really learned a lot about wood finishes lately, in particular in
restoring them. I thank all for comments. Sometimes I don't show the
proper respect of following up until an issue is resolved, but I'll ask
for your forgiveness in that I've never been in a usenet forum with this
much traffic, and my newsreading is sporadic due to having work (Yay!).

I have a new client who can afford my labor and whatever we need at
lowe's which is nearby.

They have a few different brands, but the one that looked deepest in
terms of selection is Olympic?

q1) Does anyone have any experience (good, bad, indifferent) with this
brand?

So I'm gonna need to clean up the finish that is brittle and wood that
is slightly rotting, I was thinking of just starting with pine sol and
a bucket of warm warming and scrubbing it with a plastic-bristled brush.

Then another scrubbing with tsp and bleach. The bottom course is fairly
dark. I wish there were a way to do a dutchman without it being evident
in the finishes....

anyways, bla bla bla

What I really want to solicit is how others might finish it off. One
has many possibilities here. Color will match existing, so that's not
an issue.

The one that I was thinking would work best is to give the wood a
regular old stain and then use a sealer.

Is there anything wrong with that plan?
--
Uno

On Sep 2, 8:19*pm, Uno wrote:
I've really learned a lot about wood finishes lately, in particular in
restoring them. *I thank all for comments. *Sometimes I don't show the
proper respect of following up until an issue is *resolved, but I'll ask
for your forgiveness in that I've never been in a usenet forum with this
much traffic, and my newsreading is sporadic due to having work (Yay!).

I have a new client who can afford my labor and whatever we need at
lowe's which is nearby.

They have a few different brands, but the one that looked deepest in
terms of selection is Olympic?

q1) *Does anyone have any experience (good, bad, indifferent) with this
brand?

So I'm gonna need to clean up the finish that is brittle and wood that
is slightly rotting, *I was thinking of just starting with pine sol and
a bucket of warm warming and scrubbing it with a plastic-bristled brush.

Then another scrubbing with tsp and bleach. *The bottom course is fairly
dark. *I wish there were a way to do a dutchman without it being evident
in the finishes....

anyways, bla bla bla

What I really want to solicit is how others might finish it off. *One
has many possibilities here. *Color will match existing, so that's not
an issue.

The one that I was thinking would work best is to give the wood a
regular old stain and then use a sealer.

Is there anything wrong with that plan?
--
Uno

Maybe, who can say without knowing what is on it, photos help.

On 9/2/2010 6:36 PM, ransley wrote:

Maybe, who can say without knowing what is on it, photos help.

I'll have a pic up soon. I brought my camera but forgot to use it.

(Fire your weapon, Othic!)
--
Uno

Uno wrote:
I've really learned a lot about wood finishes lately, in particular in
restoring them. I thank all for comments. Sometimes I don't show the
proper respect of following up until an issue is resolved, but I'll
ask for your forgiveness in that I've never been in a usenet forum
with this much traffic, and my newsreading is sporadic due to having
work (Yay!).
I have a new client who can afford my labor and whatever we need at
lowe's which is nearby.

They have a few different brands, but the one that looked deepest in
terms of selection is Olympic?

q1) Does anyone have any experience (good, bad, indifferent) with
this brand?

So I'm gonna need to clean up the finish that is brittle and wood that
is slightly rotting, I was thinking of just starting with pine sol
and a bucket of warm warming and scrubbing it with a plastic-bristled
brush.
Then another scrubbing with tsp and bleach. The bottom course is
fairly dark. I wish there were a way to do a dutchman without it
being evident in the finishes....

anyways, bla bla bla

What I really want to solicit is how others might finish it off. One
has many possibilities here. Color will match existing, so that's not
an issue.

The one that I was thinking would work best is to give the wood a
regular old stain and then use a sealer.

Is there anything wrong with that plan?

Consider a gel stain. If you have a slice of toast, a gel stain is more like
peanut butter than regular butter in that it coats the toast rather than
sinking in.

On wood, a gel stain provides an additional layer of protection against the
elements.

On Sep 2, 8:19*pm, Uno wrote:
I've really learned a lot about wood finishes lately, in particular in
restoring them. *I thank all for comments. *Sometimes I don't show the
proper respect of following up until an issue is *resolved, but I'll ask
for your forgiveness in that I've never been in a usenet forum with this
much traffic, and my newsreading is sporadic due to having work (Yay!).

I have a new client who can afford my labor and whatever we need at
lowe's which is nearby.

They have a few different brands, but the one that looked deepest in
terms of selection is Olympic?

q1) *Does anyone have any experience (good, bad, indifferent) with this
brand?

So I'm gonna need to clean up the finish that is brittle and wood that
is slightly rotting, *I was thinking of just starting with pine sol and
a bucket of warm warming and scrubbing it with a plastic-bristled brush.

Then another scrubbing with tsp and bleach. *The bottom course is fairly
dark. *I wish there were a way to do a dutchman without it being evident
in the finishes....

anyways, bla bla bla

What I really want to solicit is how others might finish it off. *One
has many possibilities here. *Color will match existing, so that's not
an issue.

The one that I was thinking would work best is to give the wood a
regular old stain and then use a sealer.

Is there anything wrong with that plan?
--
Uno

What/How is the door made of???????

On 9/3/2010 8:39 AM, hr(bob) wrote:

What/How is the door made of???????

I'm gonna guess that it's made of cedar. It's a popular and good choice
here in New Mexico, and it wears just fine, as long as people stay up
with maintenance.

http://i54.tinypic.com/2w3cjgp.jpg

This one has slipped a little bit in spots. I have more images and
details, but I want to paint with broad strokes first, as it were.

The client's name is Dan Ortiz, a local realtor. So I'm hoping that a
person with his name on billboards will like my work and use me for
other things, as realtors have people they recommend.

He's gone for the weekend, so I've got some time to sit and think about
what I'm gonna do before I do it.

Let me ask this question. Does someone look at this photograph and see
a need to use a stripper?
--
Uno

On 9/3/2010 3:58 AM, HeyBub wrote:

Consider a gel stain. If you have a slice of toast, a gel stain is more like
peanut butter than regular butter in that it coats the toast rather than
sinking in.

On wood, a gel stain provides an additional layer of protection against the
elements.

So you
1) prepare the surface
2) Rub in the gel stain
3) get paid?
--
Uno

In article , Uno
wrote:

Let me ask this question. Does someone look at this photograph and see
a need to use a stripper?

No, I look at the photo and see a need to use something other than the
camera built into your Timex. This one is almost as bad as the threshold
pic -- horribly out of focus, and almost no contrast. Go get a $79
digital point-and-shoot and a $20 tripod. Get some free photo editing
software and figure out how to scale, crop, rotate, and make other basic
adjustments.

Smitty Two wrote:
In article , Uno
wrote:

Let me ask this question. Does someone look at this photograph and see
a need to use a stripper?

No, I look at the photo and see a need to use something other than the
camera built into your Timex. This one is almost as bad as the threshold
pic -- horribly out of focus, and almost no contrast. Go get a $79
digital point-and-shoot and a $20 tripod. Get some free photo editing
software and figure out how to scale, crop, rotate, and make other basic
adjustments.

You're right. I bought this camera while things were really thin for me
and need to upgrade. Shopping for one's self is freaking hard work!

I'd much rather install curtains than choose them. Today was my 3rd day
at target, buying the thing I returned on the second visit.

Do you have a brand recommendation? This sounds like something I could
buy off the net.
--
Uno