Cheapo Lauan doors CAN look good [Was: Finishing lauan/luan doors?]
replying to meson999, Boston Flexner Fan wrote:
Hello, Max, I have kudos and a question, please! http://www.flickr.com/photos/sale_sh...57608705249312 / I am delighted to find your post and your photos! I recently bought a 1960s house. Sadly, the family room of the house is filled with really BAD 80s paneling. I found a scrap of Eichler-looking mahogany paneling in the attic, which I think must have been original. It has a saturated, rich, dark, slightly reddish tone exactly like your doors. Up until now, replacing the really BAD paneling with mahogany paneling was simply WAY too far out of our budget; the plan was to (sigh) PAINT. Your results have inspired me to try to replace it with stained luan! So now to my question: Your process indicates Waterlox *first*, as a sealer, *then* staining twice and finishing with varnish. Just want to confirm, please! I would have stained first, varnished later-but I am learning Thanks! -- for full context, visit https://www.homeownershub.com/woodwo...rs-438738-.htm |
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