I had a handyman restain my front door. He did a light sanding of the entire door but heavily sanded a few areas that he said needed it. After he put the new stain and clear coat on the entire door I noticed the areas he heavily sanded were much

We have 60+ year old oak paneling in our house. We are not sure if it is varnished or polyurethaned. I also don’t know if the product on the wood is oil-based or not (took a sample to a home improvement chain store and they thought it was) I really

I had new wainscoting installed next 100 year old wood. The original wainscoting was removed. How do I match the stain color from the old to the new wood? I was told there was an acid wash.

How can I stop my new pine doors from going orange/yellow?

I’m planning to paint my interior staircase handrails. They are currently stained and varnished oak wood. I read on your site that I should prime them with OIL based primer and later seal the paint with OIL based varnish. My question is does it have to be oil? I would

We have an outdoor living area with a ceiling of knotty pine. Should this be finished, what options do we have? We live in northeastern NY.

My front door is stained dark and sealed with a clear coat of some kind. It has leaded glass side lights and transom, as well as, painted wood trim casing. I want to strip all the stained and clear coated wood and paint it all. My door is set in

How do you lighten new woodwork that was stained to dark?

We have refinished our basement with tongue and groove knotty pine. We wanted it protected with a clear coat. We used an oil based varnish on one wall and hate it. It changed the color to golden and has shiny spots. Our neighbor told us we should have used water