@Former Workshop member TOO funny! I was going to ask that question re the artist paint/enamel, because.........I just had the inkling and couldn't re ...
@Former Workshop member Righto, just read your second answer about tinting linseed and coating, then coating with outdoor oil. Can I do this over the ...
@Former Workshop member yes you're right, not mineral oil, I know I was flabbergasted yesterday, I didn't realise I'd made that mistake too. Thank you ...
Now I'm totally confused after reading about the home made finish. Mineral Oil or Paint Thinner? Obviously we don't have mineral oil in Australia (fun ...
This is the link to the finish I described above. Brad pointed me to this guys website and it was all really interesting.https://thecraftsmanblog.com/ ...
Hi @jgsa1967,That looks great! Monte Marte is fine - they're an Aussie brand. I can't answer to the Rose Madder being colourfast though. It's usually ...
@jgsa1967Have you decided what to do yet?Funnily enough I have had to do just this over the weekend - with some differences.I found out I was hosting ...
@jgsa1967By the way...If your stain was water based, you can add the same colours in acrylic paint to your stain and go over again before oiling - ano ...
@jgsa1967 yep, that's the one... I tooled around my local bunnings, swearing under my breath cuz there was no tung oil - couldn't find a shelf ticket, ...
@jgsa1967I just realised I didn't clarify - I meant oil artist's paints, just in case you were thinking oil based paints like enamels - sorry, artist' ...
@jgsa1967Sorry, just realised I skipped a couple of your posts - you wanted the reddish colour, right? I've had success with tinting linseed oil with ...
Thank you for the wonderful advice I have applied my 2 coats of stain and I must say that I'm not really all that fond of the colour. I intended to ...
Thanks for the welcome Jason, I'm really excited to have found this site. My husband and few friends I had all thought it was rather "different" of me ...
Thank you, The colouring of the woods certainly was lighter/darker on some areas when it was wet. It seems to have evened out a fair bit since drying ...
Hoping for some advice from some of you seasoned timber furniture re-furbers. I was gifted a day bed in bad condition, had been left outdoors, under p ...
