You were right! Re-doing the top made the wood grain really stand out. Nice job.
@Alwaysziv
Жыл бұрын
It’s so nice to see green grass in the background again!
@beverleyshaver864
Жыл бұрын
I liked the first finish until I saw the second. You were so right. Looks so beautiful now.
@pat_an466
Жыл бұрын
Interesting, because I didn't notice in the previous video how muddy that top looked, but you're right, it did. It looks so much better now!
@goldieff
Жыл бұрын
Huge difference. Thanks for sharing your process and I want you to know I so appreciate that you don’t have commercials in the middle of your videos. That makes all the difference. It’s also been nice to see you on the video. I appreciate your work and restorations.
@michaeltreadwell777
Жыл бұрын
WOW, you made the correct decision to refinish the top. It looks BRILLIANT. Well done. Take care :-)
@ThatGirlinLoveland
Жыл бұрын
It looks fantastic! As you were spraying the top, it gives a few minutes to just really look at the wood grain and I seen.... lungs. I love it!
@karodora
Жыл бұрын
That wasn’t a screw-up, just a revision. It looks beautiful.
@mrdolby
Жыл бұрын
So much better! The grain is lovely!
@garageworker
Жыл бұрын
Your videos have taken a leap forward in quality. I’ve always loved them, but they look and sound even better now.
@phoenixfridge1495
Жыл бұрын
The one i remember is "We all make mistakes. That's why sandpaper was invented"
@InkWellideas
Жыл бұрын
that nagging feeling when one has invested a lot, and it doesn't seem like enough - thanks for letting your fellow re-makers share that it's okay to try again
@FelixDegenaar
Жыл бұрын
You should do the whole thing like this, because this is a far better look.
@keithhaycraft3765
Жыл бұрын
I agree. The top looks (to me) like it doesn't belong with the rest of the unit!
@wessaidred
Жыл бұрын
Yes. That slow build up of the finish worked out really well.
@mariabaumgartel766
Жыл бұрын
With the toner & then lacquer, did you wait to dry between?
@gregpendrey6711
Жыл бұрын
Please always use wood conditioner. Also super fine sand after the wash water dries and then clean with the tack cloth. Wood conditioner like benite clear allows the finish to absorb more evenly.
@rockshot100
Жыл бұрын
@@mariabaumgartel766 He did.
@kathharper
Жыл бұрын
That was the right call... the finish was definitely a bit "cloudy" looking with your previous work. Removing that and sealing and toning helped and improved the clarity of the finish. That wood grain really stands out in a great way now!
@fabz_studio
Жыл бұрын
Wow, what a difference 🙌🏼! Now you can properly see the grains! You always impress me with your incredible skills 👌🏼😊
@Mad9977
Жыл бұрын
that was a good decision, i like the pattern of the wood that way
@Restorology
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing. There have been several times that I returned to a piece to change something I was not really happy with after I posted the video. I've contributed a few preserved pieces to museums and I will always go back to them after the camera is off to focus on getting the optimal finish or re-address a repair that is not just right. 🍻
@OwlingDogDesign
Жыл бұрын
Yes, much better choices. I avoid gel stains when I have wood grain that I want to enhance. Great job!
@Tim-57
Жыл бұрын
Hey DD First time i have seen a new finish being removed, the top looks great, good choice. Take care
@rirkc
Жыл бұрын
Not everyone learns from their mistakes. Nice job!
@swildhack1853
Жыл бұрын
I’m so glad you decided not to re-stain that top. The grain pattern is so beautiful-your new version really highlights that. Great job! And I have to say, I’m a total noob but I’ve learned so much from you. I have a bunch of old furniture to refinish and thanks to you, I can tackle it now. I hated the idea of painting stain-grade wood, but that was my previous plan. No more! Got my scraper and I’m ready! Watching your channel is like attending refinishing university. :)
@WilldoAldone
Жыл бұрын
Yes way better. You nailed it this time. It's beautiful.
@corinne_vintage
Жыл бұрын
Wow that just made the whole thing pop! The wood grain is more obvious now and it’s really pretty. 👍🏼
@KelsaurusRex
Жыл бұрын
I love watching your videos! You are so great at what you do, I'm beyond ecstatic that you ACTUALLY refurbish things and restore their beauty, instead of just slapping grey paint and new knobs on it! After watching for so long, I think is the first time I have ever seen your face though 🤯 you're not just a calming voice any more!
@puggirl415
Жыл бұрын
That pretty grain pattern shows so much more now. Lovely.
@jamesconner8275
Жыл бұрын
Much better. This finish shows off the great wood grain pattern.
@leanne5751
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for this video. I've watched many of your videos. But I've always been too scared to refinish something myself. But now I am confident that even if I don't get it right the first time, I can still redo it and make it nice.
@joepaskowski9091
Жыл бұрын
I went in thinking it didn’t look too bad…but by the time you had the before and after pics up, I thought what a HUGE improvement. Great job! And thanks for the inspiration-I’ve had many projects go sideways and now I’m more confident that they can be fixed!
@oonarhu4681
Жыл бұрын
I had a similar experience with a handrail that came out muddy after refinishing. Wish I'd had your video for guidance back then! I did end up sanding it back and giving it a much lighter coat of stain, which helped. I never thought of using a sealer before the stain. Thanks!
@jsmxwll
Жыл бұрын
Great call! That looks so much better. I was surprised that you'd left it like it was in the previous video. Somehow didn't feel up to par with what I've seen from your work before. I really liked this video showing you going back and fixing a mistake. I'm sure it gives confidence to people that are doing this sort of thing for the first time to know it's not that hard to undo certain choices and give it another go. I tend toward different finishing choices, so seeing your process is interesting. I never use any sort of lacquer. No real reason other than lack of experience and need. I use my own shellac mixes and usually use a poly on top of that if I want more versatile protection. For low use surfaces I tend toward boiled linseed oil finished with pastewax when the natural wood can hold its own.
@robertvanderzaan9681
Жыл бұрын
Way better! Now the colour is right and the grain is showing again.
@kd1841
Жыл бұрын
Bravo on your choice to redo the top! I think it looks better this way. 😊
@house9850
Жыл бұрын
Huge improvement well worth the re-do, looks great. That guy at AT Restoration channel uses a 1st layer of shellac on everything he said the same thing: prevents blotching. Of course that guy has every tool known to man. But his work is incredible. great upload thank you
@christineb8148
Жыл бұрын
Wow! What an improvement. I don't know if I would have keyed in on the flaws you saw without your pointing them out, but I can certainly see the difference in the before and after.
@dianalyman5950
Жыл бұрын
+
@rockshot100
Жыл бұрын
Hey, he is a professional. I have been doing this for years and I could see the cloudy or muddy look to the finish even before he mentioned it.
@christineb8148
Жыл бұрын
@@rockshot100 good for you
@rockshot100
Жыл бұрын
@@christineb8148 LOL, it is like iced tea, if it is not clear, then you notice it, although it tastes the same. It could be bloom, from spraying when it is too humid. OR that gel stain was drying before he could wipe it off. But I deserved that comment.
@Timhey0912
Жыл бұрын
I think it looks so much better too! Good Job!
@magorzatamichalik7078
Жыл бұрын
wspaniale, że potrafisz uznać, że trzeba poprawić i przyznajesz się publicznie
@misruler9370
Жыл бұрын
Seriously better choice. Bravo!
@kgal63
Жыл бұрын
You were right. This is so much better.❤ Beautiful
@jodidavis6595
Жыл бұрын
Yeah I think you should redo the rest. That top is beautiful. Well done
@jimtongas821
Жыл бұрын
I have found, especially on the darker deeper wood grains, could having some mineral spirits to the gel stain both gets into the wood grain better and starts off with a lighter version of the stain. If you want darker then go back and use the gel stain at full-strength. And please now the deep wood grain is filled in with Stain. Dose look much better.
@tamnywheeler4689
Жыл бұрын
It looks great! Right decision..
@chrisdavis1722
Жыл бұрын
Beautiful redo of the top 👍
@justmemuchlove8275
Жыл бұрын
It does look better indeed 😊👍🏽
@shannon2003
Жыл бұрын
I love your work but I was disappointed with this one before. I found the gel stain too dark and muddy. I’m glad you redid it. Looks great. ❤😊
@petestaint8312
Жыл бұрын
Wow! Much better. 👍
@davidmccartney3433
Жыл бұрын
Yup, I’d put that table in my home. Very nice.
@LewHarriman
Жыл бұрын
Impressive improvement.
@teret6719
Жыл бұрын
Ah, I see. It does look fabulous now.
@Cradley684
Жыл бұрын
Look's great have a nice day !!!. 😀😀.
@alanatolstad4824
Жыл бұрын
Oh you betcha! Me too!
@ghostofkadesh9041
Жыл бұрын
Looks very nice 😃👍
@Sunshine-111
Жыл бұрын
I am glad you posted this and re did the top. I did not think your last video was up to your usual high standard.
@T_B
Жыл бұрын
Much better!! 👍🏻
@JAResto
Жыл бұрын
Much more gooder! 😁
@Lee-dq2lw
Жыл бұрын
Well done
@pb3033
Жыл бұрын
Ya ! Ok ! I see it. Nice.
@gwenscoggins1
Жыл бұрын
I do too 😊
@TheKruizr
Жыл бұрын
That's something I've seen a lot on KZitem refinish videos, blotchy finishes, and I think maybe I don't need to watch this channel anymore.., that being said, yours wasn't that bad, but I'm glad you decided to fix it, it looks much better! 🙂👍
@santaanaroadwildman3614
Жыл бұрын
Better! It has more depth to it & you can admire the grain .
@jppurves7837
Жыл бұрын
Take 2: Success!
@mumzieshideout3555
Жыл бұрын
Me Too!
@edcrego8487
Жыл бұрын
I can't tell you how many times I've had to start over
@shirleyannconfer9651
3 ай бұрын
I love it when someone admits to an error and then fixes whatever they did wrong. The last person on earth who didn’t make any mistakes ended up hung on a cross, and although I want to keep His values, the crucifixion thing is NOT my career goal. Some of the “dust particles” could’ve been spattering of the spray. It sounded like you might have been running out on the first coat.
@bevvie7262
Жыл бұрын
Fab result 👍
@bucketmouth7705
7 ай бұрын
You should tell people what grit sand paper you’re using for the final sanding and what grade wool for the rubbing, I assume oooo.
@danhorton6182
Жыл бұрын
Curious, do you have the space for an air compressor? With a spraying setup it could save you quite a bit on materials, less cans to throw away and not to mention the benefit of using it with other tools and such. I went through maybe 100 cans of finish before I decided to get a good compressor and a couple of good spray guns and I’ll never go back. I see you spraying a lot when you’re not doing a wipe on. Maybe some patreon funds could go towards one.
@runrin_
Жыл бұрын
if only the rest of the finish looked as good as the top now lol. definitely an improvement tho
@Michelle-s6f
Жыл бұрын
I would love to see what it would look like completely stripped and refinished without any stain or toner. The dark furniture trend of the 70's was terrible.
@chappy675
Жыл бұрын
Huge difference! Good job. But now the top doesn’t exactly match the rest of the unit.
@rurimuni2937
Жыл бұрын
I was wondering if you could flip the door over to get a better fit.
@mstreich
Жыл бұрын
It looked to my eyes that it matched the sides better previously.
@Greenacres1958
Жыл бұрын
But contrasted it give it more depth is that that it is. Difference. I beat yo a different drummer!
@Brangeta
Жыл бұрын
Much better!
@Barbie4U2
Жыл бұрын
Do you ever still use your paper bag trick to smooth a surface?
@petercolquhoun2086
Жыл бұрын
I'm glad you redid this one. It was my least favorite of your restorations. Now it's up to your usual quality. Good job.
@BismilahCenel
Жыл бұрын
👍👍
@lb003g0676
Жыл бұрын
I genuinely think people should generaly be discouraged from staining wood...
@robertschmidt6383
Жыл бұрын
The material used for the top is very subpar. It's close to firewood. You would never get that existing wood to appear good. It's in the grain is the problem. Need better quality wood. The piece might not even be worth replacing it.
@lancejames9228
Жыл бұрын
lol we are all guilty of hasy jobs now and then
@adamseery7738
Жыл бұрын
I don’t like it. It looks fake. It looks like a plastic fake wood top
@ogCANICA
Жыл бұрын
I want to send you 2 pieces of furniture so you can re-do them for me
@peztopher7297
Жыл бұрын
You shouldn't worry about how long your videos are. I often wish they were longer because I enjoy them so much. You can do some things off camera, or speed up the video. It was good that you owned up to what you considered a mistake and then showed how you corrected it. The cabinet looks great!
@loisbolton1800
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for showing the sanding in real time. That is important for us newbies; so often it is on super speed to get to the good stuff & it’s hard to guage the actual technique. 🙏
@deadiemeyers1661
Жыл бұрын
I don’t know the source of the following quote, but I love it and live by it: “A person who never makes a mistake is a person who never makes anything.” Thanks for sharing your continued journey with this piece. Your content is inspiring. 😊
@nowvoyagerNE
Жыл бұрын
Albert Einstein. my daughter and i just recently decoded that quote when doin cryptograms.
@jaymzx0
Жыл бұрын
A KZitemr named Steve Ramsey (Woodworking for Mere Mortals) has a saying, "Just turn the ugly side toward the wall." 😁
@mirothiel8039
Жыл бұрын
I thought it was nicely finished before. But it looks even better now.
@tgnben
Жыл бұрын
I thought the before looked good, but as usual, you're correct. The after is stunning!
@kathyandthedogs626
Жыл бұрын
Excellent redo! It looks beautiful!
@DashnerDesignRestoration
Жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@TheBigdutchster
Жыл бұрын
The wood grain looks much better in round-2.
@TheCraftyMagnolia
Жыл бұрын
I love it, I wish the whole piece could have turned out that same color. I think we all get at least one we want to do over again.
@Greenacres1958
Жыл бұрын
Great job! And I normally don’t but I like the multiple tones! It’s something I’d have had before. More so now!
@thedepartmentofredundancyd5160
Жыл бұрын
I didn't think it was too bad until you re-refinished it. Excellent.
@chefbillybaroo2056
Жыл бұрын
BIG difference, it’s looks so much better, well worth the extra work!
@lilithanne5506
Жыл бұрын
Great job. That beautiful grain really stands out in the re-do.
@FireflyOnTheMoon
Жыл бұрын
SO much of crafting and making is learning how to correct problems we have created - be it DIY, cooking, sewing or painting.... -
@tungsten_carbide
Жыл бұрын
Bravo for having the gumption to revisit something you weren't happy with 👍👍Takes a lot of grit to start removing finish you've just done! Well worth the effort, it's a lot clearer/less muddy and the blotching seems to be entirely gone.
@XL-5117
Жыл бұрын
Yeah I can see why you redid the top, the beauty of the wood certainly comes through now. The darker sides add a nice contrast to the top. Good call ❤
@jong2359
Жыл бұрын
I thought you were going to be wasting your time doing a refinish on this piece, but the side-by-side is striking. You definitely made the right choice.
@ChuckFarlieSeesAll
Жыл бұрын
I would love to see you do a video on the difference between stains, polyurethane’s, varnish and oils etc. it’s all confusing to me.
@kenc2257
Жыл бұрын
I thought your first effort was nicely done, but I do like this look better, and I think it was worth the extra work. Great job.
@carmensaify
Жыл бұрын
wow-wow-wow, the first one looked ok, until i saw the second version! looks amazing after the re-do
@caroltanzi29
Жыл бұрын
Good for you! It looks great and will enjoy a new home looking it’s best. Carol from California
@MrsJax304
Жыл бұрын
This is cool that you made this video. Looks fantastic
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