Show House household hoId tips marred and drab looking woo wood d surfaces both furniture and floors often spoil the looks of othen otherwise vise attractive homes new furniture and floor co coverings are both quite high priced these days but bt housewives can put new finishes on the old surfaces and brighten things up considerably at comparatively little expense A professional job can be done at small cost if the housewife has enough patience and perseverance to complete the work satisfactorily but there is no shortcut to a good re finishing job it is warned you must be willing to work many hours and see that you do each step well before beginning t the h e next first you must remove the old finish it is explained use a good grade of varnish remover avoid use of lye glass or paint scraper apply the remover generously with a paint brush to a small area at a time and allow it to stand until the finish has softened enough to be lifted off with a dull edged putty knife have a good supply of newspapers handy so the old finish can be placed on them and destroyed use an old toothbrush a sharpened lolly pop stick or an orange stick to clean carving when all the finish is removed from a portion thoroughly clean off all traces trace s of the remover with denatured alcohol the extension agent continued if there are any aily shiny spots or places from which a light powder can be scraped some of the old finish is still present all of the remover must be cleaned off or the ri new w finish will not dry sanding is one of the most important parts of re finishing and must always be done thoroughly y and with great care to prevent scratching the wood always sand with the grain of the wood and protect any section in which the grain goes in another direction emery cloth torn in strips is excellent to sand tu turnings aings with it is suggested r first use as coarse a pa oer der L i vic the wood wand wil vil aej v ah ichu u krhin hen fine inc on if th ih arf i 3 f n i i i t r 1 be nic me i arb i tr re h nut char hiar hi Tr pin i huh h hi 1114 a katurd i nil ji I 1 i i tern tem und and color hauld should be lini to show these character charac tei alit N i j unless a richer col lr oil stains have little L ie ca in n h r rood so penetrating pene i h uld aid ho used in r ant years a new type 1 rf f fini h fur ur floors work and furniture has come on the market and cinc i better than varnish for much r re finishing work this new type of finish fini h is known as penetrate ratin wood sealer and is easy to appi and maintain it seals the s of the wood and gives a lustrous finish colored wood sealer can in obtained making it possible to stain seal and finish all in one ne operation the te sealer bealer is applied with a lintle 4 cloth it drys quickly so dots not collect dust as does varnish it does not scratch so easily a as varnish and penetrates into the wood pores better after the wood has been thoroughly sanded and repaired dust it and apply the sealer with a cloth it if the sealer soaks into the wood at once apply more so that the wood will take all it can hold there are arc two general types of wood sealers it is explained those that contain wax and those that do not those with wax give a flat or very soft lustre those without wax have more of a character of varnish and dry with a higher lustre for furniture most persons prefer the ones that give a high lustre read the label and ask questions of the salesman to get the best one for your use buy a heavy grade for open pored wood the wax type sealer usually is applied and left for 20 minutes to an hour to penetrate into the wood then the rest is wiped off the other type is usually put on and left to dry then rubbed down with steel wool apply enough coats usually from two to four to get a good finish most alost brands recommend that a hard waterproof wax be applied over the finish the finish that penetrates into the pores of the wood does not show scratches as does a surface finish if you wax the piece you may need to replace the wax occasionally casio nally if a worn spot appears it can be repaired by applying some of the sealer after any wax that may have been put on has been cleaned off with a cloth lipped dipped in turpentine among the mineral products of california are gold petroleum 1 gas cement clay stone gravel silver salt mercury copper borax bora X platinum la binm tungsten magnesia agne pyrites silicia diatomaceous earth potash talc and lead |