staining skirting to match velux windows

[goodekebab]

hi there was just woundering if someone could advise on a good product to use
have just instaled new pine skirting all round now whould like to do the same finish as the velux windows,are the windows waxed or just clear varnished??
cheers

 

[misterhelpful]

Velux pine windows have a triple coat factory finish. I get a very similar (though not exactly the same) finish in loft conversions with a clear satin polyurethane varnish, lightly rubbed down between coats with silicone carbide (wet and dry) paper.

 

[TheDec]

The final shade will be determined by the cut and grain of your skirtings, so an exact match would be rare.

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[goodekebab]

hi thanks for the replay could u recomend what varnish u use and is it clear
cheers

 

[goodekebab]

dohh sorry just noticed u said clear lol

 

[misterhelpful]

I use the Dulux Trade like THIS, although I have a 5 litre tin which is a few years old and looks a bit different to the one shown in the link. Hope it hasn't been changed too much with last years VOC regs!

Remember that all wood will mellow with age so what appears fairly light now will yellow somewhat in a few years time.

 

[joe-90]

Orange pine is the least popular of all finishes. Yuk!

 

[goodekebab]

Hi bought some ronseal diamond hard varnish clear matt today anyone used this was told they only sell polyurathen varnish in spray cans now

 

[TheDec]

Never used it myself polyurethane varnishes are still available either solvent or water based, I have a feeling that yours is the latter. Some water based varnishes dont really perform that well yet as said I can't comment on this particular one.

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[misterhelpful]

Diamond Hard is ok as far as water based retail varnishes go but nowhere near as good as a P/U.

 

[TheDec]

As a matter of fact some of them are far harder wearing than oil/solvent borne systems.

Dec

 

[joe-90]

Don't agree with that for a minute.

 

[TheDec]

Well joe you are entitled to your opinion yet the product that the op has choosen is a polyurethane varnish it's just water/ acrylic resin based.

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[misterhelpful]

Some water based varnishes dont really perform that well yet as said I can't comment on this particular one.

Diamond Hard is ok as far as water based retail varnishes go but nowhere near as good as a P/U.

As a matter of fact some of them are far harder wearing than oil/solvent borne systems.

 

[TheDec]

Some water based varnishes dont really perform that well yet as said I can't comment on this particular one.

Diamond Hard is ok as far as water based retail varnishes go but nowhere near as good as a P/U.

As a matter of fact some of them are far harder wearing than oil/solvent borne systems.

And your point is.

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