How to Fix Fish Eye | Refinishing Furniture
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- Опубліковано 18 лют 2023
- Bethany from Madeline Jean Antiques & Restoration shares with you how to fix fish eye on furniture. If you've ever had the frustrating experience of applying a finish to your beautiful furniture, only to end up with unsightly fish eye bubbles, then you know how disappointing it can be. But fear not! In this video Bethany will show you step by step how to fix fish eye on furniture so that your pieces can look as good as new.
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Thanks for sharing your mistake--that’s how we learn and I appreciate your confidence. Haven’t had this issue--yet, but hopefully your warning will be filed in my brain and will click when I need it. Cute little helper! ❤
Glad it was helpful! You are 100% correct, the only path to learning is making mistakes and I’ve made plenty. Makes me happy so many people like my dogs. Biscuit and Bacon are regulars here haha!
Thank you for sharing this info. Never heard of this.
I didn't even know this issue had a name to it until I messed up the first time. I'm just glad I found out how to fix it. Glad you found it helpful.
Thanks for the info!! Looks great!
You’re so welcome!
...And just as an addendum to your video, the "seal coat" was the solution to my fish-eye issue as well, and it totally worked. I don't know what, why, or how the contaminant got on the wood because it was virgin white oak, but the "seal-coat" completely fixed the problem. I later found out that this product is simply a shellac that has been completely de-waxed and is mixed in a two-lb.-cut ratio (32 oz shellac flakes to 1 gallon of alcohol).
That’s interesting! Virgin wood and you still got fish eye….makes you go hmmmm. I’ve read about woodworkers making their own de-waxed shellac with flakes. Thanks for sharing the ratio. Might be something I dabble in when I gain the confidence.
@@madelinejeanantiquesrestor9074 Yes, weird right? Everything I've read seems to point to silicone, wax, oil, or some other contaminant being the culprit, so I don't know how that would find its way into clean wood, but it can be a very frustrating experience as you well know. When I was first learning woodworking in jr. high school, we used shellac flakes and made our shellac (I remember that I always liked the smell of it), I am planning on revisiting this process now that I' retired and have the luxury of free time. Everclear, or any other 200 proof spirits seems to be the solvent-of-choice (with the added benefit being the ability to make a good Russian Mule when you're done working). I really enjoy watching your project videos, and you do an excellent job from start to finish!! Keep up the great videos! (You were the one that motivated me to take the Festool plunge)
Thanks for the "Fish-Eye-Fix" video. This was particularly timely for me because I was just confronting this very issue on a White Oak piece. Nice Job!
Thanks for watching and commenting! I’m so happy this video was helpful to your dilemma. Been there and it’s stressful. Hopefully you can fix yours in a jiffy!
VERY useful info, as well as the tip about proper humidity conditions. When you put so much effort into a piece and then you get some weird problem like this, it's not necessarily intuitive as to what has caused it. I'm going to religiously use this approach from now on!
Thank you! I try to pack my videos with lots of useful nuggets of information. It’s nice to receive feedback that my tutorials are being helpful.
Thanks so much for this great video!
You are so welcome! Thanks for watching!
Awesome video! I have a table finished with 3 coats of poly and ended up with fisheye. We didn't realize until after unfortunately. So we will do 2 coats of seal to correct the fisheye. The part I am unsure is if we should then apply 1 coat of poly or do the full 3 coats again?
Thanks for the help, I'm a newbie and still learning haha
Blessings! Thank you for this video. Can I just say, how did you grow your hair and make it look so beautiful? Oh I’d give anything! Mermaid hair for sure.
So the zinsser sealcoat can’t be used as a topcoat ?
It can be if you are okay with the sheen it's giving off and what type of durability you need for your specific project. I personally like a super glossy sheen and I like the protection of a poly.
Great video thank you. Am new to your channel and a novice to doing a good job refinishing old furniture. So currently binge watching your videos :) and learning so much. In terms of the "fish eye" problem would you recommend using the Seal Coat every time after staining and before putting on poly? Or do a "wait - see - repair" job?
Awesome! Thank you for watching this tutorial and my other videos. I'm learning I may just seal coat every time I use an oil based poly. It's now happened to me 3-4 times. I'm now going to apply it every time. It's not worth the stress of wait and see what happens.
Ok so I have fish eye right now on a table. I would just apply the product you mentioned (2 coats) and then reapply the poly?
Correct!
Thanks B, I am swimming in fish eye!
You and me both! HAHA! Hopefully this video helped!
Do you just sand and not strip when refinishing furniture?
It varies from piece to piece. Depends on how thick the original finish is. Most pieces I just sand.
Quick safety note: Do not use volition chemicals near furnaces and water heaters. Explosive gasses and fire never mix. Especially in basements. Be safe.
Thank you for the safety warning.