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   fieldmaster | Aug 25, 2008 10:23pm | #1

   "inconspicuous"? you might get away with a paint and stain combo, I have.

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   Gary | Aug 25, 2008 11:45pm | #2

   That's what I was thinking. Can I do a "wash coat" of diluted paint then stain over top?

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   YesMaam27577 | Aug 26, 2008 01:42am | #3

   I have successfully used all-in-one finish products to produce a muddy-enough looking coat that it might hide finger joints. But only if the wood is pine, and the completed color is closer to walnut.

   (All-in-one, in this case, is a product that includes both stain and varnish.)

   I wash-coated with sprayed shellac. Then I used successive coats of ever-darkening colors of all-in-one. By the time the color matched the walnut, the finish was also muddy enough to hide the finger joints.

   If the client wants both stain, and a light color, quote him the price of making a new sash with solid (or veneered) wood. You'll either make money, or change his mind.

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   Gary | Aug 26, 2008 02:25am | #4

   Thanks. I like your tag line. Reminds me of a joke the comedian Gallagher told:If the opposite of pro is con, what is the opposite of progress?

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   YesMaam27577 | Aug 26, 2008 11:54pm | #5

   >>"If the opposite of pro is con, what is the opposite of progress?"Now you must know that I'm going to use that one.... maybe even as a tagline.

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