tara_jones94•1mo agoProlific Poster

I finally finished a job that almost broke me last week

Had a client bring in a huge oak table that was covered in old, thick varnish. Spent two full days just stripping it with a heat gun and my trusty Bahco scraper, and my arms are still sore. The wood underneath was beautiful, but the client wanted a milk paint finish, which is always tricky to get smooth. After three coats and a ton of sanding, it looked perfect on Friday. Has anyone else had a project that felt like a marathon from start to finish?

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martin.felix1mo ago

Milk paint over fresh wood can be a nightmare with adhesion. The tannins in oak sometimes bleed through and cause weird stains later on. All that sanding might have been the only thing that saved the finish.

the_christopher1mo ago

Heard milk paint can be a real pain to work with. Did you use a special kind of sandpaper between coats?

patriciareed1mo ago

I mean, it's not that bad if you just use regular sandpaper.