Folks, I've got a nearly full tin of "No Nonsense" water based varnish, (which is fairly cheap). I've got a project which I'm going to finish with...
Looking for any advice on what primer or pre treatment I should apply before I over paint with white gloss paint. House has lots of good quality...
Hi All I recently bought about 12 sqm of oak overlay Its tongue and groove 130mm wide and 18mm thick. It seems to be solid oak with a hard gloss...
Hi, bought my first house and decided to strip beams and windowsills to bare wood. What would you guys suggest for a natural look? pics attached....
Hi all, Advice please on a pergola made from corten steel, designed to have a rust effect finish. It was welded on site, allowed to rust, before...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] The original woodwork plus some plain pine and varnish tests for comparison. A lot of woodwork in our house...
Hello I am trying to varnish the top of my stair treads. They were painted underneath the carpet - I suspect it’s when they were originally put...
Hi, hope you maybe able to help a novice DIY, with some most probably basic knowledge! Currently trying to sand a very old wooden floor. Intial...
Should I splash out a bit extra for Polyvine brushes for their satin and dead flat varnish or will my regular brushes (ProDec Ice Fusion) do the...
Hello All, I’m painting some varnished pine doors with a satin paint. Am I right in saying the best way to go about this is as follows?… light...
I have this plastic foamex PVC board which I want to use around the window sill as a decorative panel finish. I know this isn't exactly the...
Hi all, Firstly, apologies I'm a complete DIY novice! I've just had a set of MDF drawers built and now getting ready to paint them. After some...
I just stripped (melamine maybe?) laminate from MDF kitchen cabinet doors. I removed all the residual glue too. So the doors are prepared well. I...
I have painted onto wood with some Matt emulsion paint and then coated some clear gloss decorators varnish over the top. This has turned yellow...
Hi members I have an issue with my kitchen worktop near the tap/sink area. The varnish is starting to peel off around the tap and over the past...
I've made a new desk from MDf. I've used an acrylic primer undercoat. A few coats and sanded in between then plan on painting it with a matt...
I'm nearing completion of a a garden building with a separate shed room with an off the shelf shed door. Both door and cladding are pine but the...
Hi all I see mixed reviews of the different floor varnish brands, and wondered if anyone has an opinion on the best floor one for easy...
Hello Our banister looks to be some type of varnished hardwood. Part of the rail looks like it gets more wear, and 50 years of cleaning has made...
Hello everyone, I'm planning on sanding my own pine floorboards in a house I'm moving into. They're in pretty good condition already but haven't...
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