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[Red Cat]

Doh.
About half an hour ago I bought some of this Barrettine Wood Preserver | Wood Finishes Direct
and this Fiddes Exterior High Build Wood Oil - Wood Finishes Direct

That looks really good for 5 years though

What do people recommend for slatted/venetian fencing? It's been pressure treated and left for 6 months + and I'd now like to stain/varnish them. Would these products be good for that?

 

[danski]

What do people recommend for slatted/venetian fencing? It's been pressure treated and left for 6 months + and I'd now like to stain/varnish them. Would these products be good for that?

Might not be a bad starting point...

Osmo Recommends - Osmo UK

osmouk.com

 

[bimble]

Just popping in to helpfully say that, if you ever feel the urge to leap up and start painting the insides of your kitchen cupboards with chalk paint because its there its a nice colour and it seems like a good idea, think again. If I want to fix it one day, I'll have to somehow get the chalk paint off, before applying proper washable paint, and that's unlikely to ever seem like a fun activity so probably will never happen so yeah.

 

[Boudicca]

Just popping in to helpfully say that, if you ever feel the urge to leap up and start painting the insides of your kitchen cupboards with chalk paint because its there its a nice colour and it seems like a good idea, think again. If I want to fix it one day, I'll have to somehow get the chalk paint off, before applying proper washable paint, and that's unlikely to ever seem like a fun activity so probably will never happen so yeah.

I wish you'd asked us first

Maybe you could wallpaper over the chalk paint?

 

[WouldBe]

Just popping in to helpfully say that, if you ever feel the urge to leap up and start painting the insides of your kitchen cupboards with chalk paint because its there its a nice colour and it seems like a good idea, think again. If I want to fix it one day, I'll have to somehow get the chalk paint off, before applying proper washable paint, and that's unlikely to ever seem like a fun activity so probably will never happen so yeah.

Have you thought about staying clear of paint?

 

[Epona]

Just bung some woodchip over it, no-one ever regretted that decision.

 

[WouldBe]

Just bung some woodchip over it, no-one ever regretted that decision.

A flat I had in Hull the landlord had put woodchip directly onto bare plasterboard. If you tried to remove that the cardboard layer of the plasterboard came off with it.

 

[shakespearegirl]

Só, the builders started this week. I don’t envy my husband project managing the build

 

[cyril_smear]

It’s getting boxed in ASAP

That’s rust by the way, I didn’t spill chilli over it.

 

[Aladdin]

Need that - I have my ~140 pairs of DMs crammed in a big cupboard that I can't even reach into.

I have all my DMs in an old ottoman. It's pants. I have to take layers out to get the ones I want to wear.

 

[moomoo]

I have had my bedroom done. I’m so happy with it!

 

[Cloo]

Use it in health, as my step-grandma would say! Nice shade of lilac on walls too.

Our neighbours are having their kitchen ripped out and a plasterboard wall taken out to open it to their back room - their house was an HMO, so they've had to do a lot of work over the last 4 years, and the kitchen is one of the last things to go.

 

[danski]

It’s getting boxed in ASAP

That’s rust by the way, I didn’t spill chilli over it.

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Be careful with that. Being electric it needs to allow air in as well as out or the elements will over heat (catch fire, potentially)

 

[cyril_smear]

Be careful with that. Being electric it needs to allow air in as well as out or the elements will over heat (catch fire, potentially)

Not boxed in, just one of the covers you can buy so they don’t look so unappealing.

 

[cyril_smear]

Be careful with that. Being electric it needs to allow air in as well as out or the elements will over heat (catch fire, potentially)

Not this exact one but

 

[danski]

Not this exact one but


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Nice one. Looks purpose built.

 

[cyril_smear]

Nice one. Looks purpose built.

Iirc that one is 150 quid... I’ll be spending 35 quid at IKEA or Argos. What’s it coming to when I get I excited about a few bits of MDF

 

[kabbes]

Some advice please.

we’ve just bought a really beautiful rustic old French kitchen table. The surface is quite rough though — when you run your fingers over it, you can feel almost splinters. It’s also clearly untreated. I’m going to treat it with Liberon Hard Wax Oil Matt, which I think should give it a good usable surface without interrupting its character. But should I send it first? If so, what fineness of paper would allow me to get rid of the burrs without removing the character?

 

[Johnny Doe]

For paving fans here!

 

[Epona]

For paving fans here!View attachment 263509

Could feed a family of 4 for a year if that was a vegetable plot!!! I'd kill for half of that space.

It looks good if you like that sort of thing

 

[Johnny Doe]

Could feed a family of 4 for a year if that was a vegetable plot!!! I'd kill for half of that space.

It looks good if you like that sort of thing

We do have a allotment too!

 

[Sweet FA]

Some advice please.

we’ve just bought a really beautiful rustic old French kitchen table. The surface is quite rough though — when you run your fingers over it, you can feel almost splinters. It’s also clearly untreated. I’m going to treat it with Liberon Hard Wax Oil Matt, which I think should give it a good usable surface without interrupting its character. But should I send it first? If so, what fineness of paper would allow me to get rid of the burrs without removing the character?

With my limited woodworking experience, I followed online advice and started at 150-180, ending up at 240. I guess depending on the finish you want, you'll end up at 280+?

I think we're in Cid territory.

Have you got a decent sander?

 

[Epona]

We do have a allotment too!

I know, you've paved your garden and grow veg off site you weirdo! So jealous

 

[Sweet FA]

Finished the table.

After stripping, sanding and painting all the metalwork, I decided it looked better without.

 

[bimble]

For paving fans here!View attachment 263509

That little red brick wall in the middle, with the turrety bits, is it just there to preserve the privacy of the wheely bins ?

 

[kabbes]

With my limited woodworking experience, I followed online advice and started at 150-180, ending up at 240. I guess depending on the finish you want, you'll end up at 280+?

I think we're in Cid territory.

Have you got a decent sander?

I’m worried that using 150 might remove the beautiful old patina. Am I bring unnecessarily concerned? I only want to take off the burrs and splinters.

 

[Epona]

I’m worried that using 150 might remove the beautiful old patina. Am I bring unnecessarily concerned? I only want to take off the burrs and splinters.

The rougher the surface feels, the rougher sandpaper you need to use.

 

[kabbes]

The rougher the surface feels, the rougher sandpaper you need to use.

That is, to be fair, entirely logical.

 

[Zapp Brannigan]

Some advice please.

we’ve just bought a really beautiful rustic old French kitchen table. The surface is quite rough though — when you run your fingers over it, you can feel almost splinters. It’s also clearly untreated. I’m going to treat it with Liberon Hard Wax Oil Matt, which I think should give it a good usable surface without interrupting its character. But should I send it first? If so, what fineness of paper would allow me to get rid of the burrs without removing the character?

If you have an orbital sander, a multi pack of varied grain disks is under a tenner. Trial and error is the trick, start at 80-120, see how it looks and feels. Depends on what wood it is, but I find 240 gives a beautifully smooth finish but can strip character so reserve that for softwoods; if it's oak or similar with a clearly defined grain then stop at 180 max.

 

[Epona]

If it is an antique or in any way valuable then I would get a professional to restore and finish/polish it properly.

If not then tackle it yourself, but if your aim is to get the burrs and splinters out then you're not going to be doing that by rubbing it with very fine grade sandpaper - you'll be there forever.