TheOtherMick
29th August 2007, 01:43 PM
I'm building a table for my kitchen that will get a fair bit of general use. I didn't want to spend heaps but wanted it to match the wooden kitchen cabinets so I decided on a tassie Oak Veneered particle board for the table top and tassie oak for the legs, etc. I've stained the whole lot to a darker colour to match the rest of the kitchen and bought some Rustins DO to finish the surface of the table (as I heard it was non-toxic - ie I can eat something off the table that fell off my plate, safe for little kids, etc)
I've sanded back to 400 and applied 2 coats of Rustins - first coat just wiped on, 2nd coat worked in with 600 grade wet and dry. I'm a little disappointed in the result thus far, very little sheen to speak of, not much difference to just the bare stained timber.
Any thoughts on how I can get a better finish gratefully accepted. Keep working the DO in? (Probably got enough Rustins to give it another couple of coats) Give it a final coat of wax? I went the oil route becasue I like the fact that if I have some scratches, etc, I can just repair the specific area rather than having to rub back the whole table and reseal (as I understand is the case with a poly finish).
Cheers
I've sanded back to 400 and applied 2 coats of Rustins - first coat just wiped on, 2nd coat worked in with 600 grade wet and dry. I'm a little disappointed in the result thus far, very little sheen to speak of, not much difference to just the bare stained timber.
Any thoughts on how I can get a better finish gratefully accepted. Keep working the DO in? (Probably got enough Rustins to give it another couple of coats) Give it a final coat of wax? I went the oil route becasue I like the fact that if I have some scratches, etc, I can just repair the specific area rather than having to rub back the whole table and reseal (as I understand is the case with a poly finish).
Cheers