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I was stripping a 1920s oak dresser and the grain looked fuzzy for months.
My mentor finally came by the shop in Springfield and asked why I was using a coarse grit paper for the final sanding pass. I had the grit sequence completely backwards the whole time. What's the most basic thing you got wrong when you were starting out?
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stella30723d ago
Wait, you sanded for MONTHS?
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elliot60723d ago
Yeah @stella307, some of these DIY projects get insane. I saw a guy online who spent almost a full year just on prep work before even touching paint. It's all about the finish you want, but man, that's a level of patience I just don't have. At a certain point you gotta ask if it's really worth it or if you're just avoiding the next step.
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sammurray6d ago
My uncle restored a 1967 Mustang and spent eight months just on the body work. Every dent and rust spot was fixed perfectly before primer. That car looks better now than it did in the showroom. Stella307, sometimes the prep is the whole project, not something you avoid. The finish on that car proves it was worth every hour.
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