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   forestgirl | May 05, 2003 05:00am | #1

   You will frequently see this type of paint appearance on antique pieces that were finished with Milk Paint.  It's not tooooo difficult to replicate the look.  Here are links to some pictures, and a little on technique in the first one:

   http://www.milkpaint.com/gallery9.htm#Mike (about the middle of the page, round table)

   http://www.milkpaint.com/gallery12.htm#John (first table, RH side)

   http://www.milkpaint.com/gallery1.htm#Pennsylvania (lots of examples)

   forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl   ;-)

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   Bish | May 06, 2003 01:41am | #2

   Dear forestgirl:

   Thanks so much for the interesting information on Milk Paint. I've heard a lot about, but have never used it. My current project looks like a natural for these products. I assume that you can make the heavy use areas more durable by coating the finished Milk Paint surface with varnish. I appreciate your prompt reply to my question.

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   forestgirl | May 06, 2003 05:23am | #3

   BISH, see the Milk Paint Company site for their clear finish.  They seem to invest a great deal of time and knowledge into the development and selection of their products, and if you have any questions about the paint, clear coat or applications, etc., I'm sure they'd be helpful.

   I painted a couple of pieces of re-claimed furniture with it a few years ago, and they came out great!forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl   ;-)

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   Arcticat1 | May 07, 2003 02:46am | #4

   I just recently refinished some older Bose 901's like you are talking about and was very pleased with the result. The technique was suggested by Jeff Jewitt. I used two coats of black water based dye stain, followed by one coat of McClosky tung oil based pigment stain in ebony. The final application of pigment stain is the key to a rich, deep black. You can vary the intensity and opacity of the final look by how long you let the pigment stain sit before you wipe dry. I topcoated with oxford water based laquer in flat, which gave just the right level of lustre-just a shade below a satin finish.

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   Bish | May 13, 2003 04:07am | #5

   Dear CL::

   Thanks so  much for the advice on Ebony Finishing. I have since done some 'research', and have discovered a variety of products which may suit my purposes. Your'sounds like a great idea because you actually used this process. Thanks again.

   BISH.