help on varnish colour!
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Comments (8)Family friends moved into a house 30 odd years ago and found this horrible stuff. They were told the only way to get rid of it was to hack the black mortar plaster off and start from scratch. We were really worried when we removed wallpaper and found it, but our plasterer was completely unfaised by it. It was an extremely thin layer of plaster that we had done - only between the skirting and the picture rail - we didn't want to disturb the original coving. I would imagine that a plasterer could skim between your new tiles and the ceiling no problem....See MoreInterior doors - change door handles and strip varnish
Comments (8)Hello Jennifer, Sounds like a lovely idea! For wood stain, it may be that you can just sand the doors to remove the stain. If it was painted I would have suggested a heat gun, scraper tool and sanding or Nitromors scraper tool and then wire wool, water and sanding.... Hopefully the wood stain might be a lot easier to manage! Especially if you have animals or nippers around... For the locks... It could be straightforward If you can align the rim lock and door jam so it's in line with the holes in the door.. I'm no chippy here! So maybe you might want to hire one to do it for you, it's a small job really but one you want done right.. I have a collection of old doors someone didn't want with loads of holes all over the place from previous owners....(I made them into a screen).. but I could see all the botch jobs that had taken place over many years...... : )) The box lock as they are known is a surface mount whereas other styles aren't so you may have to do a bit of filling depending on what is already in situ.. There are lots of helpful tutorials on youtube one here you might want to have a look at too..So a few ideas.. : )) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlCnfI64zgs...See MoreSolid wood worktops varnish help !!
Comments (5)Oil will not keep a shine. It penetrates the wood and is used to keep the wood from drying with the heat of the kitchen, it prevents it from splitting and prolongs the life of the wood whilst still letting it breathe, ie contract and expand with different temperatures, as that is what wood does. There is no reason why you can't varnish your wood, you need to pick a very hard wearing Floor varnish. However, you still meet with the same disadvantages with oil............as soon as you put something hot on the surface it will leave a mark. Oil or varnish make no difference with regards food prep, you shouldn't prep on either! You will mark the wood, however, from a hygiene perspective a varnished surface is actually better because it's sealed. Most people will choose to prep and dish onto boards of either more wood or glass. I think most people think that by choosing wood they can do what they like to it, pan and heat wise............it's not the case. The only surfaces that are not affected by heat are natural stone....See MoreUrgent help...blotchy finish whe varnishing oak.
Comments (14)No expert but it looks like a combination of both water damage and not sanded back enough. There’s a lot of tips online for removing stains from wood ranging from olive oil and vinegar, iron and tea cloths, oxy powder, and using mayonnaise! I’ve not tried any of them so not sure what’s best. I’d sand back further then perhaps go for the iron (non steam setting) on tea cloths to (in theory) draw any water residue out then re varnish. Do let us know if you succeed as I’m doing a similar project....See MoreDaisy England
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