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Finish for book shelves.
My son just finished building some permanent book shelves. They are
white board. (I believe this is merely pine but nicer than your usual pine.) His construction is immaculate but plain. My girlfriend thinks I ought to stain or vanish it to protect against dust. I would hate to do either. The texture is great. Many book stores I visit have tacky pine shelves. They seem to do alright. 1.) Can I get away with this? 2.) If not, what should I use for the finish? 3.) If yes, what do I dust it with? Thank you. |
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Finish for book shelves.
On Fri, 01 Sep 2006 17:23:49 -0700, Ted Jones
wrote: My son just finished building some permanent book shelves. They are white board. (I believe this is merely pine but nicer than your usual pine.) His construction is immaculate but plain. My girlfriend thinks I ought to stain or vanish it to protect against dust. I would hate to do either. The texture is great. Many book stores I visit have tacky pine shelves. They seem to do alright. 1.) Can I get away with this? 2.) If not, what should I use for the finish? 3.) If yes, what do I dust it with? Thank you. 1.) Yes you can, if you want every smudge and fingerprint mark to attract dust, dirt and then embed themselves into the wood. 2.) See #1 above, OR use either a solvent based varnish _ORIGINAL VARATHANE_ or similar, shellac or a lacquer finish. There are too many trade names of the last two to list. All of these finishes are clear, allowing the natural color and grain of the wood to show. They also have the benefit of drying to a hard dense film that builds up onto the wood, preventing any possibility of saps or resins from migrating out of the wood and onto your books. Most of these products can be applied by a novice, with good to great results.** The downside to these finishes is their use of various solvents that range from slightly annoying to fairly toxic, depending on the length of your exposure. Water- based (latex, acrylic and the like are to be avoided like CLOROX) clear finishes can sometimes soften under weight/pressure and heat, effectively welding your books onto the shelves. **Go to your local, long-time paint store for more information, since product availability will vary from state to state. 3.) After #2 above, a micro-fiber towel will do just fine. Dave Paint guy (in a previous life). |
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Finish for book shelves.
"Ted Jones" wrote in message
... My son just finished building some permanent book shelves. They are white board. (I believe this is merely pine but nicer than your usual pine.) His construction is immaculate but plain. My girlfriend thinks I ought to stain or vanish it to protect against dust. I would hate to do either. The texture is great. Many book stores I visit have tacky pine shelves. They seem to do alright. 1.) Can I get away with this? 2.) If not, what should I use for the finish? No. You must seal raw wood surfaces so they repel dust rather than accumulating it. Best is: 1 -- Careful sanding to make the wood as smooth as possible (underneath as well as on top and on the front edge.) 2 -- Specialist timber stores offer a variety of finishing materials, often showing samples to display whether a material changes the colour of the wood. Be sure to get the store's advice about ease of application by an inexperienced person. Clear finishes may conceal brush marks better than stained finishes. When you think the finish is dry enough to start shelving books, wait another two days just to be sure and dust the shelves before shelving books. -- Don Phillipson Carlsbad Springs (Ottawa, Canada) |
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Finish for book shelves.
My son just finished building some permanent book shelves. They are
white board. (I believe this is merely pine but nicer than your usual pine.) His construction is immaculate but plain. My girlfriend thinks I ought to stain or vanish it to protect against dust. I would hate to do either. The texture is great. I used beeswax and olive oil polish on one set of shelves. Worked well and still looks good a few years on. ============== j-c ====== @ ====== purr . demon . co . uk ============== Jack Campin: 11 Third St, Newtongrange EH22 4PU, Scotland | tel 0131 660 4760 http://www.purr.demon.co.uk/jack/ for CD-ROMs and free | fax 0870 0554 975 stuff: Scottish music, food intolerance, & Mac logic fonts | mob 07800 739 557 |
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