Recent content by alfonce

So the upshot is I strip and start again? Ta, Alex.

Hi there. I have recently varnished a worktop using Walnut. The finish is not desirable as it has gone more of a Mahogany / Chestnut dark red. I have stained all the other woodwork in the same room wiaht a walnut stain and that is the perfect brown that I wanted. So sanding back down is not...

Thanks. A bit late for that I guess and I doubt I'd be able to sand it back very easily now I have started. Oh well I'll try with my cruddy idea of trying to sand to get a better colour balance. I have oiled the othe furniture and got good results with equal colouring.

Hey foxhole and thanks. I have freestanding kitchen items of a pine style nature so it's not exactly a worktop. it's an old pie table that has been cut to fit the alcove of my chimney - looks cool as it's an old house so befitting. However the varnish job I attempted has potentially made a...

Hi there. I did one coat of varnich to a pine worktop and surrounding upstands last night. It was quite tricky around the upstand area and as a result has not gone on in a consistent colour. The finish is quite flat though as I used the Ronseal Perfect finish kit. So my question is how can...