I wanted to thank you for your great channel! I love that you do so many different styles and your instructions are great. I also watch Transcend Furniture Gallery and she asked for other channels that her viewers watch. I gave your channel a shout-out! Thanks for all you do!
That's a good question - this one didn't leave behind any, thankfully, and came out clean but that does happen sometimes. If it's just a tiny bit and it's more hardened sometimes it comes off with a little sanding. If it's more sticky and messy, you can start by using something like GooGone or similar remover/cleaner, and if that doesn't work usually something a little more harsh like an acetone or mineral spirits works to scrub out any remaining residue.
Great job. Love how it turned out. I have to ask, did you just use one coat of the SFO? I know it says on the tin to use 3 coats. I'm using the same one on a buffet here and if I could get away with one coat and not darken it I would love to know how. Thanks.
It usually depends on what the use will be. On this piece I just did two, since it won't see as much "high use" traffic. For the top of a buffet though, I would personally lean towards the higher side and do at least the 3 coats for maximum protection. It *shouldn't* darken too much with each coat, but it certainly can happen depending on the wood. If you're worried about it darkening too much, one option would be to do the first coat in the color you want and then do the other coats in the Natural color over top. We've done this a few times and it really kept close to the original color. Test it out on a small area first though just to make sure whatever type of wood you're applying it too isn't going to soak it up more than usual and darken too much for your liking. The trial and error is sometimes the drawback to SFO. Let us know how your project turns out! -Ethan
@@BrickHouseVintageDIY Yeah the wood I'm working on was sooooo dry it literally drank it. It turned out dark and I'm not sure about it yet. I'm going to sit with it for a few days and then see. I have it on pieces of the buffet and the rest is painted so I think maybe the paint colour is too deep for that deep a stain. Perhaps if it was a lighter colour of paint the contrast would be a better look. Don't know yet. Will let you know though when I do decide and have a finished piece.
It's so nice!!!! ☺️☺️☺️☺️ I'm not big on industrial style, but this came out great 👍
Nice change. I really like the drawer treatment.
Very good job on this piece!!!
This piece turned out to be gorgeous! I love the rich tones and the hardware choice was fantastic!
I wanted to thank you for your great channel! I love that you do so many different styles and your instructions are great. I also watch Transcend Furniture Gallery and she asked for other channels that her viewers watch. I gave your channel a shout-out! Thanks for all you do!
Thank you so much for the comment and for being here! 😊
I love a black frame with wood stained-drawer faces.
Looks much better,,,,great change
It turned out awesome! Love the industrial style! We really need to try the SFO, I know you guys seem to like it a lot.
It looks ok, I like your work ethic
I must admit I cringed at covering the oak in such a dark color. NOW, its awesome. Great vision and outcome.
Loved the original Art Deco look/trim better.
Beautiful result! Question: what do you use to remove the sticky residue left after removing the shelf paper from inside the drawers?
That's a good question - this one didn't leave behind any, thankfully, and came out clean but that does happen sometimes. If it's just a tiny bit and it's more hardened sometimes it comes off with a little sanding. If it's more sticky and messy, you can start by using something like GooGone or similar remover/cleaner, and if that doesn't work usually something a little more harsh like an acetone or mineral spirits works to scrub out any remaining residue.
Great job. Love how it turned out. I have to ask, did you just use one coat of the SFO? I know it says on the tin to use 3 coats. I'm using the same one on a buffet here and if I could get away with one coat and not darken it I would love to know how. Thanks.
It usually depends on what the use will be. On this piece I just did two, since it won't see as much "high use" traffic. For the top of a buffet though, I would personally lean towards the higher side and do at least the 3 coats for maximum protection. It *shouldn't* darken too much with each coat, but it certainly can happen depending on the wood. If you're worried about it darkening too much, one option would be to do the first coat in the color you want and then do the other coats in the Natural color over top. We've done this a few times and it really kept close to the original color.
Test it out on a small area first though just to make sure whatever type of wood you're applying it too isn't going to soak it up more than usual and darken too much for your liking.
The trial and error is sometimes the drawback to SFO.
Let us know how your project turns out!
-Ethan
@@BrickHouseVintageDIY Yeah the wood I'm working on was sooooo dry it literally drank it. It turned out dark and I'm not sure about it yet. I'm going to sit with it for a few days and then see. I have it on pieces of the buffet and the rest is painted so I think maybe the paint colour is too deep for that deep a stain. Perhaps if it was a lighter colour of paint the contrast would be a better look. Don't know yet. Will let you know though when I do decide and have a finished piece.