Beth n Rod 1,279 Report post Posted August 31, 2005 Had fun doing this furniture the other day. Thought I would share it. Beth Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Beth n Rod 1,279 Report post Posted August 31, 2005 Here is a clean pic of th eipe deck and teak furniture. I believe Rod used EFC-38 to clean, followed by Citralic to neutralize. Beth Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 seymore 90 Report post Posted August 31, 2005 That's a sweet looking deck! :cool: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Beth n Rod 1,279 Report post Posted August 31, 2005 Thanks! :) They are really nice folks, and have a beautiful yard and view from the deck too. This is the second time we have done the deck, and the first time for the furniture. Beth Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Beth n Rod 1,279 Report post Posted February 16, 2008 [YT]gdRnHzSblNk[/YT] Margarita anyone? Beth :dancing: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 MMI Enterprises 289 Report post Posted February 17, 2008 Ahh Wood!.woohoo! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Roger Oakley 14 Report post Posted February 17, 2008 Rod & Beth, First Class as always :cheers: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Beth n Rod 1,279 Report post Posted February 17, 2008 Thanks Roger :) Beth Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Tmrrptr 164 Report post Posted February 17, 2008 Very nice Beth! I'm sure they would buy you a margarita... but should you ask? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 James 624 Report post Posted February 17, 2008 Very nice job. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Beth n Rod 1,279 Report post Posted February 17, 2008 Thanks guys! :) Beth :cheers: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 northwestern 14 Report post Posted February 24, 2008 what kind of stains do you use on furniture? I'm having these visions of a gal in white shorts getting up from a chair with a brown butt. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Beth n Rod 1,279 Report post Posted February 24, 2008 what kind of stains do you use on furniture? I'm having these visions of a gal in white shorts getting up from a chair with a brown butt. Well if you sit on it before it is dry.... Beth Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 MMI Enterprises 289 Report post Posted February 24, 2008 If it is properly made product, whether natural oil or synthetic, they will cure out hard and lock things in so such don't happen. As example..Problems could occur if say linseed is used that is not of the boiled variety where dryers are added. Synthetics are more fool proof on dry out but they present there own problems. The caveat on all this outdoor furnture finishing thing is that you have to pick a product suitable for outdoors where the wood will experience moisture and contraction- aka- you have to go towards using a long/spar oil. As you move that direction you loose the hardness and ability to keep or produce a buffable finish but they flex. Outdoor furniture needs a mixture of different oils to be somewhere in the mid to long range. Short oils will crack off. Getting some urethane in there can help. Indoor stuff ya can just go to pure synthetics in using a nice varathane, poly, or conversion varnish... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 northwestern 14 Report post Posted February 24, 2008 I've never had the joy of finishing furniture, I always get the "well we could just buy a new set for that price" answer. Dry times seem to be a little longer up here so that's why i was wondering...which stain is good for outdoor furniture? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Beth n Rod 1,279 Report post Posted February 24, 2008 We like the alkyds on outdoor furniture... Wood Tux works, you can use SRD or ATO if you like but they don't hold up as well as they used to... Beth Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 MMI Enterprises 289 Report post Posted February 24, 2008 I've never had the joy of finishing furniture, I always get the "well we could just buy a new set for that price" answer. Dry times seem to be a little longer up here so that's why i was wondering...which stain is good for outdoor furniture? Well you could take a long spar oil/marine varnish (a mix of synthetic resins and a high percentage of drying oils such as tung and linseed) and do it up with 1/3 tung and 1/3 naptha. That'll dry quik from the tung and naptha and still have the durability qualities from the varnish as well as the water resistance of the tung. Adding Japan dryer shouldn't even be needed if the selected products are already modified...test out first before doing a customers though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 MMI Enterprises 289 Report post Posted February 25, 2008 We like the alkyds on outdoor furniture...Wood Tux works, you can use SRD or ATO if you like but they don't hold up as well as they used to... Beth Most all is alkyd these days unless using the parrafinic non-drying mineral oil stuff... To be clear, far as mixes and these products go, the alkyd resin portion is what takes time to dry. It is the addition of the blown (heated) and boiled(metalic dryers) oils to a mix that causes a faster dry via the oil/air oxidation/cross link. Generally speaking an alkyd can be anywhere across the board in terms of drying time(short,medium, long) due to mix percentages and how much of it boiled, carrier type, etc., but yet it can have the end flexability/dry out qualities of the various drying oils (short, medium, long) again due to percentages...as I've pointed out before, there are numerous oil paintings still drying out centuries later from when painted. Raw unboiled oils applies there. With that said I realize most use ready made products for exterior wood care and but find it almost useless to hear that an alkyd is being used without discussing it's known qualities. We all know of debackles where this or that didn't dry properly. Alkyd should be thought of as being for durability. And but specific case of moisture resistance, shine, usablity comes to play we need to tread into the 'short or long' of it..just a thought.. :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 northwestern 14 Report post Posted February 25, 2008 thanks. i may never have to do one piece of furniture, but it always help to know the specifics. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Had fun doing this furniture the other day. Thought I would share it.
Beth
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