How To Apply Rubio Monocoat Maintenance Oil

How To Apply Rubio Monocoat Maintenance Oil

We’ve paid a lot of attention lately to Rubio Monocoat Oil, and for good reasons.  It’s a favored wood finish on our projects because: It is easy to apply It requires a single coat With an accelerator added, it dries and cures in a week It’s durable and makes furniture and floors beautiful It requires … Read more

What Is Rubio Monocoat Made Of?

What Is Rubio Monocoat Made Of

We like Rubio Monocoat products, and why wouldn’t we?  With 55 standard colors, an easy application process, and a wonderful protective layer and durable finish that allows the natural beauty of the wood to show through, it checks off all the boxes for us in a single coat. No matter the type of wood, whether … Read more

Can you apply 2 coats of rubio monocoat?

Applying Finish

There are so many types of wood finishes and products that we know at Obsessed Woodworking we will never run out of topics to present to you.  Today we have one such durable wood finish that we have good feelings about and intend to use it soon for one of our projects. Rubio Monocoat Oil … Read more

Difference Between Oil-Based and Water-Based Stain

Difference Between Oil-Based and Water-Based Stain

Whether to stain or paint when your project is ready to be finished is a common question we ask ourselves in our woodworking shop.  What’s the piece?  What is the aesthetic we’re shooting for?  Where is it going to be used, and with what other pieces?   Then, no matter which you choose, the next question … Read more

How To Thin Paint For A Sprayer

How To Thin Paint For A Sprayer

Painting with a sprayer has revolutionized how we approach home improvement and artistic projects. Achieving that flawless, even coat is every painter’s dream, but the secret often lies in the paint’s consistency. Thinning your paint is a crucial step, ensuring no clogs in your sprayer and guaranteeing a smooth finish. Whether you’re working with latex, … Read more

How long Does Linseed Oil Take To Dry?

How long Does Linseed Oil Take To Dry

Oil from flax seeds has a variety of applications that range from an omega-3 fatty acids-rich dietary supplement to a wood finish.  Fiber from flax is used in the making of textiles, and the golden oil from the seeds is used as a preservative for ropes and concrete.  With both indoor and outdoor applications on … Read more

Best Stains For Mahogany Exterior Door

Best Stains For Mahogany Exterior Door

The front door to your home is a statement feature.  The walkway and steps leading up to it, the landing in front of it, the frame around it, and the door itself,  should be warm and inviting to help your visitors feel good about coming and welcome as they enter your home. A mahogany front … Read more

Can I Put Polyurethane Over Acrylic Paint?

Can I Put Polyurethane Over Acrylic Paint

Professional painters will tell you that wood should be sealed before painting.  This is good advice.  While paints do provide a measure of protection to wood, paints are not waterproof, and we know that water is the enemy of wood. A sealant/primer is a wise first step in finishing wood after it has been sanded, … Read more

Tips to Speed Up Polyurethane Drying Time

Tips to Speed Up Polyurethane Drying Time

Woodworkers know polyurethane to be a good choice for finishing your home shop project, whether it’s a piece of furniture or a new floor in the kid’s bedroom.  It is one of the most common wood finishes used today, and for good reason.  We have either written about it specifically or at least mentioned it … Read more

How To Fix A Cloudy Polyurethane Finish

How To Fix A Cloudy Polyurethane Finish

You’ve chosen your project with care, planned how to approach it, measured, cut, sanded, smoothed, stained, and applied a polyurethane finish.  The piece looks great, you’re happy with your work but as the final coat dries and cures, you see it has a cloudy finish. Oh, man, after all that work, and now the project … Read more

Teak Oil vs Danish Oil: What is The Difference?

Teak Oil vs Danish Oil What is The Difference

We like oil finishes here at Obsessed Woodworking and consider them an excellent wood treatment.  They allow the finest qualities of the wood grain to show and add a professional look to our projects. We’ve written of oil finishes in the past, including a piece on Watco Danish Oil.  Oil finishes can be used on … Read more

Tips For Applying Polyurethane With a Rag

Tips For Applying Polyurethane With a Rag

Polyurethane is today a very popular wood finish for home shop projects as well as professional woodworkers.  Even though we at Obsessed Woodworking like shellac as an excellent wood finish, a subject we recently wrote about here, we also understand both the benefits of polyurethane and its ease of application. When the wood has been … Read more

What Are The Pros and Cons of Shellac Wood Finish?

What Are The Pros and Cons of Shellac Wood Finish

Have you ever heard of a lac beetle?  Actually, that is something of a misnomer because it is not actually a beetle – it’s a scale insect.  It is found in the trees of India and Thailand and lives for only six months, eating, propagating, and secreting a resin known as lac.  The female lac … Read more

Is Water Based Polyurethane Food Safe When Dry?

Applying Polyurethane

Don’t you hate it when you have a question that gets opposing answers?  Simple questions that require only a yes or no answer, and yet there seems to be a “but” that creeps in?  Of course, if this question could be answered with a simple yes or no, we’d have nothing further to write about. … Read more

Can You Spray Latex Paint With an HVLP Gun?

Can You Spray Latex Paint With an HVLP Gun

There is something meditative about using a brush to paint or stain a furniture workpiece after you’ve worked hard to cut, join and assemble it.  Soft, slow, smooth strokes with a good quality brush can be relaxing and result in a high-quality finish to your project. But then there are times you want to add … Read more

What Grit Sandpaper For Pallet Wood to Start a Project?

What Grit Sandpaper For Pallet Wood to Start a Project

Pallet projects are a popular DIY hobby for, among other reasons, the materials are often free or at least very low cost.  It’s also cool to show your ingenuity in coming up with unique uses for pallet furniture, benches, coffee tables, and a myriad of outdoor garden applications like hanging gardens. Oftentimes, small businesses that … Read more