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Lily-Lu

jcr16 wrote: »

how about taking it to a wood stripping place . not sure of excate name, but you can take furniture along and they will dip it for you in really strong stuff and it gets it all cleaned up. unsure of the cost. of how about a electric sander ?

Thanks for those suggestions Jcr. I don't have any transport, so taking it to be dipped isn't possible. The electric sander sounds like an idea though. I've never used one, so was wondering, would I need a particular type to do the smaller areas (like the spindles)?

jcr16

um i'm not sure. i use one like this
http://salestores.com/stores/images/images_747/PC9444.jpg

it has a triangle sand pad so fantastic for corners, but hubby also has a belt sander which is excellent for large surface areas ie table tops . ( i love hubby's shed it has every power tool you could ever want,lol)

the dipping place may collect, i don't know. might be worth investigating in your locasl area whats about.

Lily-Lu

jcr16 wrote: »

um i'm not sure. i use one like this
http://salestores.com/stores/images/images_747/PC9444.jpg

it has a triangle sand pad so fantastic for corners, but hubby also has a belt sander which is excellent for large surface areas ie table tops . ( i love hubby's shed it has every power tool you could ever want,lol)

the dipping place may collect, i don't know. might be worth investigating in your locasl area whats about.

Thanks JCR. I think I'll see if I can get one of those, because it looks like it'll fit between the spindles easily enough. I think I might just save myself the work as far as the table top goes, and leave it as it is. It's dark brown (which isn't something I'd choose myself), but I intend to keep a table cloth on it anyway

Thanks again :beer:

anguk

Lily-Lu wrote: »

So, do any of you know if there is any paint that will go straight over the varnish (or something that I can paint on to provide a key)....Or. any other less messy way of doing it, please?

I've heard very good reviews about ESP primer, it's meant to cover pretty much everything with no need to sand, just wipe on then paint as normal.

http://www.diytools.co.uk/diy/Main/sp-44-10142-37388-esp-primer-1lt-makes-paint-stick-to-shiny-surfaces.asp

Lily-Lu

anguk wrote: »

I've heard very good reviews about ESP primer, it's meant to cover pretty much everything with no need to sand, just wipe on then paint as normal.

http://www.diytools.co.uk/diy/Main/sp-44-10142-37388-esp-primer-1lt-makes-paint-stick-to-shiny-surfaces.asp

Thanks Anguk. I'll have a look at that :beer:

crusty_toenail

Lily-Lu wrote: »

I've got a stained/varnished table and chairs that I really want to paint. I've tried sanding by hand, and didn't manage to get very much off.

We bought a Black and Decker KA226 a couple of months ago, cheapest we could get it for (also beat b&q and homebase) - in Argos at moment for £19, where we got ours:j

http://www.argos.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Search?storeId=10001&catalogId=1500002201&langId=-1&searchTerms=KA226

I can recommend this sander and you can get the refill sander pad things in b&q or homebase.

We have sanded down dressers, tables - everything with it! In fact we just bought a reclaimed oak table and chairs from charity shop and I tried to sand down one chair by hand and gave up - hubby did them all and the table with this sander!!!

Another tip is to do it outside on a good day - we have a wee porch so just take the stuff there to sand, we tried in the living room but the dust gets everywhere!!!

This sander has saved us so much money and time, and it is so easy to use, just plug in and go!!!

Hope this helps!!!:)

lostinrates

OK, I might ask on the diy/in your homeboard, but does any one here have any suggestions for stripping beams back to the natural wood?

hart44

When I moved in with my OH this is what the kitchen was like
http://i906.photobucket.com/albums/ac266/hart4334/kitchen1.jpg
http://i906.photobucket.com/albums/ac266/hart4334/kitchen2.jpg

I got him to put a celing up as I was fed up with the dust he also built a little box to put our fridges under and so I had some extra work space.
I want to add a dresser like top to it
The celing is great but now for the rest of the kitchen

http://i906.photobucket.com/albums/ac266/hart4334/kitchen3.jpg
http://i906.photobucket.com/albums/ac266/hart4334/kitchen4.jpg

http://i906.photobucket.com/albums/ac266/hart4334/kitchenceilingon.jpg

The kitchen was handmade by the previous owners and the doors are nice solid wood so I just want to paint them cream or something light and put new knobs on but everytime I look at them I get put off by the amount of sanding I will have to do

jtz

Just a heads up for SC doers- I saw NitroMors for £3.xx at Wilkos--the one that is usually between £7-£9 in other places
HTH someone

xxvickixx

Hart that will look gorgeous when it's done though.

Our kitchen was only put in 3 years ago by DH but I really don't love it. We have a galley kitchen and the doors are chocolate brown oak effect and it just looks so dark and they get so dirty quickly. My last kitchen was cream gloss and it never looked as grubby as this.

We have spoken a few times about how we should have gone for a lighter colour but I've never suggested painting the doors as the work puts me off. Now if I didn't need to sand everything down I might give it a go.

Has anyone done this with cheap modern doors, they are just B&Q. I was wondering if a primer would be an option?