"Rod" wrote in message
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spamlet wrote:
"Rod" wrote in message
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In my experience - yes, it does prevent the runs. (Of the varnish
sort!!!) I do put on a very thin coat - and maybe a second or even a
third if I am not happy.

Hmm, must give it a try - though how you then clean the thing...
My current technique is to paint stripes down the wood and then join them
up by painting them across without dipping the brush (this is how I
observed the pros doing amazingly shiny finishes on old motorcycle petrol
tanks), but I still get the odd nib.
The last major job - all the doors - I took the doors off and processed
them one after another in the garden - horizontally. Now that really
does prevent runs almost however you put the varnish on. :-)

Yup: been there, done that.
Additionally, change all doors hinges to rising butts for easy removal
and laying down of doors.
You get a lovely mirror finish if you've been good with the sanding...
....And some curious sideways runs across the edges to amuse house
guests, once you've put them back!

Hmm, 'polygonum': do I detect a dock enthusiast, or is this from the
many angled approach necessary for the determined DIYer ? :-)

The thing is, with a roller and the lacquer/varnish I used, you can do the
whole door in very little time - rolling back and forth as you go - until
you are happy. Not high gloss though.

Rising butts are not much good if you like living in a house with most of
the (internal) doors open most of the time!

I have a tendency to accumulate geological specimens which come in handy...
It's also nice to have doors that lift off the carpet as they open too.

How about smartweed? :-)

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Or 'Arsemart' (quite useful in these forums - if it gets past the
moderators!) :-)

Hadn't heard it called Smartweed - though the gradual burn on the tongue
certainly can - before, but the good Mrs Grieve has a couple of pages under
that name: I'll have to give it a try next time I have a toothache, or
fleas - mind you, probably just gives one a bigger pain to think about!

Happy season's botanising - the orchids are upon us already!

S