If you’re making over something that will get a lot of heavy use, choose a primer with a shellac base (such as Zinsser’s B-I-N). The purpose of these canned "satin" finishes is to mimic the look of a gloss finish that has had some of the gloss knocked off by hand rubbing with pumice and rottenstone. Polyurethane is an extremely versatile material that is effective in a wide variety of applications. With the right method, you can paint IKEA furniture — or any flat-pack laminate furniture — and achieve a lasting finish.

The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. For smaller parts, and stuff like masts and spars, I will brush it on and let it sit a few minutes before wiping off. Its still good as a colorant, as I had to match some unfinished red oak stair 'bull-nose' to pre-finished 3/4" tongue and groove red oak flooring.

Trying to stain alot of old pine to look more like oak and all i find on Youtube is american videos of people using Minwax. A super smooth roller brush is the best tool for the job, but if you’re looking for an even more professional finish, use a paint sprayer. I happen to like shellac (amber or clear, depending on the wood), but caution to use product no much beyond the expiration stamped on the can of pre-mixed shellac (e. So, any quality varnish ( not water based ) thinned with mineral spirits is as good as it gets, at a fraction of the cost.

I suspect a likely equivalent Satin Polycrylic (a common north American descriptor) is something like the Rustins quick dry clear varnish range, or alternative water borne varnish products sold in the UK, e. The pages of the Journal are full of articles by accomplished ship modelers who show you how they create those exquisite details on their models, and by maritime historians who show you the correct details to build. I used to like the 'Minwax of Old' for general woodworking, but it has been significantly re-formulated to comply with VOC reduction . Right now, I'm restoring a very old Gorch Fock model that had the deck and masting coated in varnish 'back in the day'.Manufacturer-compounded "satin" clear finishes only mimic a quality hand rubbed finish and are quite inferior to the real thing. The key for painting IKEA furniture lies in using the right tools, choosing materials that play nicely with laminate furniture, and investing proper prep time. Those who don't know this will often apply "satin" finishes right out of the material at top of a can in which the "satin dust" has settled and then can't figure out why their finish turned out glossy. at least not until you hand rub a whole lot of coats and build some depth and then rub to a very high degree of smoothness. For application, depending on the surface, I keep it in a plastic squeeze bottle and put a little directly on the surface and spread it around with a soft cloth, eventually wiping off all the excess.