refinishing the coffee table..

This was actually the project that started it all...I wanted to rework this table a little bit since it had seen some better days.

It is totally real wood so that made the finishing a bit harder but still exciting.

table before... see the wear and tear.

lots of splotches.

My dad gave me the four step process:

#1: Sand (200 or 300 grit).

#2: Use a tack rag (I had never heard of one but now I LOVE it

#3: Stain... I used Minwax Early American... you just take a rag and wipe it on, let sit for 15 minutes and wipe off anything that hasn't absorbed. 

#4: Finish it... I used Minwax wipe on poly! 

So in the end, it isn't perfect but I was able to minimize the splotches... or at least try and match the finishes a bit more that it was.

after.

 

 

 

fter.