Show FIRST adisto to the AILING HOUSE by roger C whitman QUESTION we have banded sanded our floors put on one coat of shellac and two coata coats of varnish the floor Is slightly rough how can we make it smooth without redoing it itt ANSWER go over the rough places with a handful of fine steel wool moistened with turpentine thie this win dun the finish but you can touch it up with ft a little varnish QUESTION after removing the present paint from our woodwork could I 1 stain it and then apply varnish ANSWER you can lio do so it if you wish but the trend seems to be towards light colored enamel for woodwork rather than a dark varnish dark woodwork makes a room gloomy looking |