Finishes for woods
- Created by: Rebecca Neal
- Created on: 01-05-13 12:33
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- Finishes for woods
- Varnish
- Polyeurethane varnish
- Sand with the grain using fine glass paper
- Matt, satin, gloss
- Aesthetically pleasing
- Protective
- Clear
- You can see the grain
- The grain is more defined
- Coloured
- Applied using a brush or a sponge roller
- Used on furniture and wooden window frames
- Indoor
- Outdoor varnish is called yacht varnish
- Polyeurethane varnish
- Paint
- Acrylic, matt /emulsion, gloss/ satin
- Applied using a brush, roller or spray painted
- Adds colour- no protection
- Can apply varnish over matt paint
- If chipped/ cracked, moisture has entered- need to redo
- Used on children's toys- attracts them
- Natural barriers
- Teak- produces its own natural oils
- Apply with cloth, roller or brush
- Teak- produces its own natural oils
- Veneers
- Indoors
- Flatpack, kitchen cupboards
- Decorative
- Man-made boards underneath, hardwood on top
- Preservatives
- Creosote
- Use to paint sheds
- Made from oil and tar
- Used on softwoods
- Has been banned for 50 years
- Dangerous
- Now water based preservatives are used
- Tannalising
- Inject copper sulphate
- Store in chamber of salts
- Changes colour
- Absorbed into wood
- Dries out and removes moisture
- Store in chamber of salts
- Can treat uncut wood
- Inject copper sulphate
- Creosote
- Varnish
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