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• Painting old dresser. - I have an old dresser and its been painted several times with oil based paint. I sanded it to remove the rough edges, some old chipped paint and now its smooth as can be. Do I use oil based Kilz primer to prevent the previous paint from chipping? ...

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• Painting IKEA Furniture - Does anyone have a tested and viable solution for painting IKEA furniture? The pieces I want to paint have a birch veneer on them right now, and nothing I've tried so far sticks. Thanks!
• Painting Kitchen Table and Chairs - I want to paint my kitchen table and chairs. The table is an old one with what looks like plastic laminate on it. How would I paint that and with what type of paint? The chairs are wood, would I just use any wood paint. Thanks for the help.
• Staining rocking chair. - I have a rocking chair made of oak and cherry, I'm wanting a contrasting look. Should I stain the cherry and leave the oak alone, and do I use a cherry stain for the cherry or what?
• Refinishing dining table. - I would like to use my dining room table as a kitchen table. It current has years of wax on it. I would like to put a finish on it that will hold up to dishcloth wiping, etc. Do I need to remove the wax before starting? From what I am reading,...
• Painting over polyuethane. - What should I do about polyurethane coating on wood mirror frame so I can paint it?
• Jewerly Boxes - What is the name of the chemical you put on raw wood to give an epoxy finish commonly known as pour?
• Refinishing wood bunk beds. - I have a set of bunk beds that are real wood (medium brown color). I want them to be black. They were factory done - no DIY refinishing has been done on them before. They are stained now. Should I paint them black and if yes, how do I prep them fo...
• Interior wood stain 2350 - I am trying to figure out the color and brand of an interior wood stain used on some Amish-built bedroom furniture of mine. All I have is the number 2350 stain listed on my original receipt and the company is now out of business. I am looking ...
• Pecan wood table - Someone has put floor wax on a dining room table I bought, it is solid pecan. How do I remove this without damaging the wood?
• Scented oil removed the finish, can it be fixed? - My son spilled scented oil on my black end table and tried to wipe it up and the black finish on the table came off. Is there anything I can do to fix the table?
• Glade Plug-In Leaked and Took the Finish Off - I put a Glade Plug-In on my dresser & the oil leaked. So it took the finish right off. I would like to fix it. Any tips of how I go about this?
• Restaining a kitchen dining set laden with grease. - I have a 20 yr old early American dining set. I would like to strip all the grease and dirt off and restain and finish with urethane. How best to obtain a pro finish?
• Yard Sale Shelves - We bought two book shelves 8' x 3'11in made of plywood they are painted white. What can we (my husband) do to make them look nice, maybe natural?
• Can I restain a piece of furniture darker? - I have a bedroom set that is solid wood and very well made but would like to make it darker. Is it possible and do I have to take the old finish off completely?
• How can I make my bed frame color darker? - I have a bed that's solid wood (maybe oak or something) and they stained it an orangy red...or like a light cherry. I want to have the wood be darker. I would prefer to NOT just paint it brown but was kind of hoping their was some magic paint out ...
• Faux Wood Graining to look like Maple - How do I go about faux wood graining my old coffee table from oak look to a maple look? I would like to faux paint it to look like maple with a light maple color. I've been searching the internet most say to put a light base coat of paint then a d...
• A white antique look on 2 small pine chest of drawers. - I have just sanded the 2 chest of drawers as they had a number of coats of varnish which made them look very orange! We are trying to achieve an 'antique' white finish & would be very grateful for any suggestions. One suggestion from a neighbor wa...
• How do I get an even lighter finish on an old piece of furniture which has been stripped? - An old dressing table has been stripped of a very dark stain but it is still dark and blotchy. Will it take hours and hours of sanding to get an even look? What will bleaching do to the wood and will it help? My customer wants a light to medium st...
• Will polyurethane help if I use interior paint on outdoor furniture? - What will happen if interior paint is used outdoors and it has several coats of polyurethane on it?
• How do I get rid of brush marks left with Oil Paint - I am painting a head board with black semi-gloss oil paint. It has left the brush strokes when dry. I tried using a small foam roller and it left a small bubbly effect. Do you think I should thin down the paint quite a bit with mineral spirits and...

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