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Furniture/Bare Wood/To be Stained or Clear Coated
- Surface Preparation:
- fill any gouges or splits with wood filler; let dry and sand flush
- lightly sand the entire area to be painted with fine (#220) grit garnet paper, then dust off with clean rags
- for maximum smoothness, dampen the wood and let dry 30 minutes prior to the final sanding step
- Priming:
- priming is not done if applying a stain or clear coating
- Staining and-or Clear Coating:
- if staining, apply an oil-based wiping stain (conventional or gel type) following manufacturerÕs directions; then (after an over night dry) a clear coating is normally applied
- apply clear coating to bare wood, or to stain after over night dry; use one of these:
- oil-type finish: apply with brush, rag or roller, then immediately wipe off excess with clean rags; apply additional coats if needed
- polyurethane solvent based finish in satin, semigloss or gloss finish; apply with brush, foam brush, roller or spray; apply second coat according to manufacturerÕs recommendation
- shellac: apply with brush or roller
- acrylic latex varnish
- water based polyurethane varnish
*IMPORTANT: immediately dispose of rags and paper soaked with oil-based material (stain, primer, paint, clear coating, etc.) by either spreading them open in a safe place to dry, or by putting into in a fireproof container with lid; otherwise they can catch fire by themselves if left wadded up
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