I am interested in this, I know how difficult it can be to keep brush strokes out of paint and varnish and I know how finger prints so easily get onto and into things, I find it difficult to see how you keep finger prints out of the finish when keeping brush marks out can be so difficult.
My mother was constantly wiping my finger prints off of dry paint, prints I couldn't see. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mickey Fixsen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Monday, October 16, 2006 5:36 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Adventures in Varnish > Bill, > > Congratulations!!! > > I'm sure that you noticed on coats after the first one, that you don't > have to use as much finish and it can be rubbed out further. Btw, I use > 400 grit sandpater between coats and be sure to make sure that everything > is very clean before applying the next coat. > > Yes, you can use the same technique with paint. It will work fine with > both alkyd based and latex paints and it doesn't matter on what type of > gloss it has. I do use a brush with some painting, depending on what the > job is. I use the hand technique on smaller projects like what you are > working on or cabinets and such. For house painting, I use a brush. > > Keep us posted. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: William Stephan > To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Monday, October 16, 2006 10:42 AM > Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Adventures in Varnish > > > Well, taking Mickey's advice, I have so far put two coats of "varnish" on > my tabletop. My wife was kind enough to pick the varnish and some paint > thinner up for me at the lumber yard, and I'm not sure that it's garden > variety varnish. The can says it's an "antique finish". It is oil-based, > and I was indeed able to feel the areas where there was too much or too > little coverage. I have a reader/book-keeper with eyes scheduled to work > on Tuesday evening, and i'll get him to evaluate my work after another > coat and give you all a report as to how it looks. > I'm curious though if the same techniques can be used with paint, and > whether it matters if it's flat or gloss paint you're working with. > > Bill Stephan > Kansas City, MO > (816)803-2469 > William Stephan > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.408 / Virus Database: 268.13.2/472 - Release Date: > 10/11/2006 > > ---------- > > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.408 / Virus Database: 268.13.2/472 - Release Date: 10/11/2006 > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > To listen to the show archives go to link > http://acbradio.org/handyman.html > or > ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ > > The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. > http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday > > The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. > http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml > > Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From > Various List Members At The Following Address: > http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ > Visit the new archives page at the following address > http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ > For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man > list just send a blank message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.408 / Virus Database: 268.13.4/476 - Release Date: 14/10/2006 > > To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
