Pro - Does anyone else's nest boxes get soaked in rain?

[Dodge]

o.k. slight problem, because I am at work my firewall does not let me see your pictures.

Unless you can post them in the gallery? I will have to wait until I get home tonight.

 

Sorry

[katieadams]

Doh! I've looked at the gallery but there's nowhere I can see that it wouldn't get chucked off by the mods - not to worry I'm going out now anyway so whenever you get chance it'll be much appreciated!

[Dodge]

Hi sorry not to get back sooner, I would use an orbital sander http://www.wickes.co.uk/Sanders/280W-Orbital-Sander/invt/186871

for the borders and a belt sander http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/catalogId/1500001501/partNumber/7111363.htmfor the rest of the table.

 

The belt sander is a bit of a beast and will make short work of taking your table back to bare wood.

 

The orbital sander has a lot more control and you should have no problem following the grain on the boarders.

 

If you don't want to re stain the table then 3 or 4 coats of danish oil rubbed in with a lint free cloth will give you a brilliant glossy hard finnish.

 

Hope this helps

 

Dodge

[Egluntyne]

Thats the stuff

 

I suspected rules and regulations would mean it was a shadow of its former self.

Used to be wicked stuff.

 

It did indeed. We put it on one side of a door once, to remove umpteen layers of paint......and it caused the paint on the other side to blister....and the door was 2 inches thick!

[missuscluck]

I remeber it kind of burns and blisters the paint off. Scary stuff.

 

Wow, that table looks like a LOT of work. Im sure it will be lovley whan its done.

[katieadams]

Hi sorry not to get back sooner, I would use an orbital sander http://www.wickes.co.uk/Sanders/280W-Orbital-Sander/invt/186871

for the borders and a belt sander http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/catalogId/1500001501/partNumber/7111363.htmfor the rest of the table.

 

The belt sander is a bit of a beast and will make short work of taking your table back to bare wood.

 

The orbital sander has a lot more control and you should have no problem following the grain on the boarders.

 

If you don't want to re stain the table then 3 or 4 coats of danish oil rubbed in with a lint free cloth will give you a brilliant glossy hard finnish.

 

Hope this helps

 

Dodge

 

Brilliant thanks Dodge, I'll get my husband onto it! Will be a lovely table when it's done, but it's a horrible stain they've got on it! Danish oil sounds just the ticket too