Tom DiBiasio
01-27-2021, 4:13 PM
Hi All
Last year I finally completed one of my bucket list projects - a craftsman style grand father clock. It took me nearly 8 months of slow but methodical building to complete the project I had envisioned for many years. Well in my haste to complete the project in the final hours I rushed a finishing process that even I had my doubts when I was doing it but my mind got clouded by the drive to conclude the project and get the new clock in place.
The finishing procedure I used was as follows:
Brushed coat of BLO and heavy wipe down with full roll of Paper towels (followed by admittedly my first mistake - two day dry time)
Brushed coat of Zinsser Sealcoat (Dewaxed Shellac)
Brushed on 3 coats of General HP satin finish
I really thought the sealcoat would protect the oil under it but either I did not do such a good job of sealing or the power of uncured BLO just found its way through. From the attached photo's you can see the disasters results. Bare in mind these white spots did not show up on the piece until after say 3-4 weeks of being in place in my living area of the house.
My question to you is how would you fix this now? I have been looking at these spots for nearly +5 months now and they are really starting to annoy me to the point of doing something about it. Oh and it does not help with my wife asks me from time to time - why are their white spots on the grandfather clock? Did you miss some spots when you put the finish on !!!!!
Any suggestions for how to fix this now would be greatly appreciated.
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Last year I finally completed one of my bucket list projects - a craftsman style grand father clock. It took me nearly 8 months of slow but methodical building to complete the project I had envisioned for many years. Well in my haste to complete the project in the final hours I rushed a finishing process that even I had my doubts when I was doing it but my mind got clouded by the drive to conclude the project and get the new clock in place.
The finishing procedure I used was as follows:
Brushed coat of BLO and heavy wipe down with full roll of Paper towels (followed by admittedly my first mistake - two day dry time)
Brushed coat of Zinsser Sealcoat (Dewaxed Shellac)
Brushed on 3 coats of General HP satin finish
I really thought the sealcoat would protect the oil under it but either I did not do such a good job of sealing or the power of uncured BLO just found its way through. From the attached photo's you can see the disasters results. Bare in mind these white spots did not show up on the piece until after say 3-4 weeks of being in place in my living area of the house.
My question to you is how would you fix this now? I have been looking at these spots for nearly +5 months now and they are really starting to annoy me to the point of doing something about it. Oh and it does not help with my wife asks me from time to time - why are their white spots on the grandfather clock? Did you miss some spots when you put the finish on !!!!!
Any suggestions for how to fix this now would be greatly appreciated.
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