i picked up a wooden piece of furniture (it had a sign on free to good home, etc) so it doesnt have bed bugs or roaches or anything. my roommate helped me carry it in last night. might replace our regular coffee table with it.. it’s like plain wood and it smells like wood. i want to polish it up.. if i cleaned it down would that be enough or would i have to sand it before putting like varnish on it? i think they sell colored varnishes right? like if i wanted to paint it a color but still have the look of the wood, is that possible? using a regular paint brush? i cant believe i dont know this, but i dont want to mess it up.
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Seventeenth!
(sorry, was that lame again?)
rob…that’s a question more appropriate for the Forum. 🙂
Sand it and use a polyurethane sealer with a stain in it. If you can get the gel ones they are better.
oooooh something of value i can ask..
i picked up a wooden piece of furniture (it had a sign on free to good home, etc) so it doesnt have bed bugs or roaches or anything. my roommate helped me carry it in last night. might replace our regular coffee table with it.. it’s like plain wood and it smells like wood. i want to polish it up.. if i cleaned it down would that be enough or would i have to sand it before putting like varnish on it? i think they sell colored varnishes right? like if i wanted to paint it a color but still have the look of the wood, is that possible? using a regular paint brush? i cant believe i dont know this, but i dont want to mess it up.
*r*
Well in that case make sure to leave the seat up.
“before i post… just want to say the whole “first!” thing is really lame.”
Posted by: PitbullNYC at March 13, 2009 9:21 AM
Sorry Rob, I make no apologies for my lameness – it is part of what defines me.
Depending on the circles that I move in, I have been known as “the lame chicken”, “the roast chicken”, even “the inscrutable chicken”…
happy friday the 13th everyone!
quote:
The cat needs fresh water, very very important.
(he said the cat drinks from the toilet). ew i know. but my dog used to drink from the toilet when i first got him.
*r*
“just want to say the whole “first!” thing is really lame”
Good point rob, because being really good at ms. pac man at your age isn’t at all lame. 🙂