tinted varnish?

[NT]

I've just fitted a wickes antique pine bog seat and its an eyesore. Whoever thought it looked like antique pine must have been drunk. Prsumably the best bet is to add a layer of tinted varnish?

NT

[Tim Watts]

Probably. I used Rustins coloured "real" varnish (stinky, not water based) for my window frames and cills and that covered pretty evenly.

Chumleigh Hardware on 'tInternet sells it as do proper paint trade outlets.

It'll need a few days to set properly before you impart botty so might be an idea to remove it.

[spamlet]

Be careful though: some of the 'antique pine' varnish I've bought is basically yellow. You may want to tone yours down with something like teak or walnut. Possibly even scrape off the varnish and use a wood stain instead, and then oil.

S

[The Medway Handyman]

Then it will look like an antique pine bog seat with a layer of tinted varnish - or dogs breakfast.

[NT]

I was going to go for a darker colour. I think though another bog seat would be about as cheap and far less work, so I'll chalk it up to experience and get one.

cheers, NT

[The Natural Philosopher]

But antique pine IS an eyesore.

[geraldthehamster]

Artex.

Cheers Richard

[Tim Watts]

Spikey finish to prevent "lingering"?

[NT]

ha!

NT

[Andrew Gabriel]

They always were, particularly the suspender gouges.

[Tim Watts]

???

You wear suspenders?

[Andrew Gabriel]

Suspenders used to create gouges in wooden toilet seats, and it was this that caused a move to plastic toilet seats, as suitable plastics became available and were seen as modern and hygenic. Now that suspenders have died out, wooden toilet seats are back in fashion, at least, until suspenders come back into fashion.

Only once. Were you at that party too?

[Tim Watts]

article,

Fascinating - I never knew that...

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