Taunton's complete illustrated guide to finishing /
General Material Designation
[Book]
First Statement of Responsibility
Jeff Jewitt.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
294 pages :
Other Physical Details
color illustrations ;
Dimensions
29 cm
GENERAL NOTES
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Includes index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Part One: Tools -- Section 1: The finishing environment -- A space to finish -- Temeperature and humidity -- Lighting -- Heating and ventilation -- Spraying finishes -- Spray booths -- Storing and dispensing finishing products -- Holding and moving work -- Fire and disposal safety -- Section 2: Tools for surface preparation -- Sharpening -- Section 3: Finishing tools -- Brushes -- Spray equipment -- Part Two: Surface preparation -- Section 4: Preparing flat surfaces -- Flattening by hand -- Power tool flattening -- Smoothing veneer -- Preparing edges -- Section 5: Preparation of curved and complex surfaces -- Simple profiles -- Moldings and carvings -- Sanding moldings -- Turnings and shapings -- Section 6: Fixing defects -- Preventing problems -- Repairing damage -- Filling gaps -- Knots and cracks -- Disfiguring fillers -- Part Three: Coloring wood -- Section 7: Stain basics and application -- Hand-applying stains -- Spraying stains -- Dye concentrations -- Specialty colors -- Fixing stain problems -- Section 8: Glazes, padding stains, and toners -- Applying glazes -- Distressing -- Padding stains -- Toners -- Section 9: Natural dyes, chemical stains, and bleaches -- Natural dyes -- Chemical staining -- Bleaching -- Whitening and ebonizing -- Section 10: Controlling color -- Controlling stain -- Unifying color -- Selective staining -- Color matching -- Part Four: Fillers and sealers -- Section 11: Filling pores -- Finish as a filler -- Oil-based fillers -- Water-based fillers -- Partially filling pores -- Section 12: Sealers -- Sealer basics -- Specialty sealers -- Part Five: Finishes -- Section 13: Choosing a finish -- Evaluating a finish -- Brushing basics -- Spraying -- Special situations -- Section 14: Reactive finishes -- Oils and varnishes -- Conversion finishes -- Paint -- Section 15: Evaporative finishes -- Shellac -- Lacquer -- Section 16: Water-based finishes -- Hand application -- Spray application -- SEction 17: Rubbing out finishes -- Rubbing out by hand -- Rubbing with power.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Presents full-color illustrated instructions for refinishing wood, and contains over eight hundred photos and drawings that describe sanding and surface preparation, staining and applying topcoats.