Why use paint extender

What steps should be taken to prepare the stained wood for paint? What kind of primer is best? Any help would be appreciated. My experience is with installing new, paint-grade moldings. Generally, stained woodwork is finished with a clear polyurethane which is a slick and hard coating. My paint store recommended either sanding to roughen up the surface or using a deglosser to soften the finish.

I used both methods and was not happy with either. I also tried priming with pigmented shellac. With all three methods, it took something like 4 coats to hide the dark stain and even so the latex paint did not have a good bond with the material I was painting stained wood doors and trim.

I recommend finding a locally-owned paint store owner who has been in the community for some time rather than a big box employee who happens to be assigned to the paint section the day you go in the store and ask his recommendations. I really enjoy your site. You give a lot of very useful tips and ideas. Good luck with your project. Keep us updated! Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Notify me of new posts by email. Follow us. The Joy of Moldings. Use a quality read, expensive brush like a Purdy or Wooster.

Clean your brush every hour or so to get the old paint out. Paint it beautiful. Recommended ratio of 15 mL per pint mL of paint. What do I use Fusion Extender for? I want to use more than the recommended ratio, what will happen? Why does using the Extender make the curing time longer?

Cure time may increase depending on how much Extender is added. Our Extender can be used with other water based paint products. Extends open times, improves flow and leveling, and eliminates brush and roller marks.

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Sort by: Oldest. Newest Oldest. Like Save. I hate having an island to sit at where there is not enough room to put your knees DO you have enough room to allow seating on the one side of the island--cause you don't have enough for both sides Would you consider doing a stair-step arrangement? ProSource - all good suggestions -- if you were to insert a custom steel support sheet under the countertop what thickness do you think one would need?

Sounds like a lot of work that could be negated by a central steel leg, as you mentioned.