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shane r
20th October 2009, 10:06 PM
as title says how do i enhance a pine kitchen table. was originally stained like a lot of furniture from eureka, basically i was going to plane it back and with your help colour it up :D....... no paint
shane r

Groggy
20th October 2009, 10:09 PM
Get it back to bare wood and use a tar based finish. I posted a home brew finish a few weeks ago, I'll try to find it.

Groggy
20th October 2009, 10:19 PM
Here you go, look at this thread (http://www.woodworkforums.com/f9/phils-tar-turps-100209/).

shane r
20th October 2009, 10:20 PM
excuse my ignorance but does this feel sticky to touch when dry.found your old post thanks for the tip :2tsup:

Groggy
20th October 2009, 10:37 PM
...does this feel sticky to touch when dry...No, but try it on scrap first to be sure you like it.