Unfinished pine table

gaming_needs90

Hi,

Bought one of the Ingo unfinished pine tables from Ikea recently. Unfortunately, I did not realise how expensive finishes were. A carpenter told me really what I need to coat it in is shellac sealer but that seems rather expensive.

Does anyone have any recommendations? There is varnish in Mr.Price that is very cheap, while the shellac stuff is around 12 euro per 250ml. I don't think 250ml will do this

https://www.ikea.com/ie/en/p/ingo-table-pine-14630009/

That’s a table that needs painting IMHO

kadman

I think JZ has hit the nail on the head here.
It looks like a whitedeal table, and white deal is normally painted.

Odelay

Tin of satin varnish, it will be fine.

Alun

Odelay wrote: »

Tin of sarin varnish, it will be fine.

Yes, deadly

magicbastarder

hah, that's gas.

Killer idea.

recipio

You can varnish it and yes, finishes are expensive. If you want to keep the blonde look I would use water based polyurethane. Solvent based polyurethane is tougher IMO but will turn the piece honey yellow and keep on mellowing over a few years. Get yourself a good varnish brush from a paint shop and it will give the best finish.
If you want the best of both worlds find somebody who will give it a spray finish with precat lacquer,:pac:

chillyspoon

+1 for the varnish, and make sure you're wearing sufficient PPE if you go with the sarin option.

Odelay

Alun wrote: »

Yes, deadly

The ole autocorrect and previous searches..

magicbastarder

'previous searches'

gaming_needs90

Well, I went for the varnish in the end. This stuff was in Mr.Price for 1.99 and I have one coat on the tabletop done.

https://www.sealantsandtoolsdirect.co.uk/manufacturers/151_/151_clear_gloss_varnish_180ml_tin_dy007a_P31019.html

One small issue though, there may be no sarin in it but the solvent inside (Naptha) is absolutely poisoning me out of it in my small apartment. Hopefully it doesn't linger for too long :pac:

gaming_needs90

recipio wrote: »

You can varnish it and yes, finishes are expensive. If you want to keep the blonde look I would use water based polyurethane. Solvent based polyurethane is tougher IMO but will turn the piece honey yellow and keep on mellowing over a few years. Get yourself a good varnish brush from a paint shop and it will give the best finish.
If you want the best of both worlds find somebody who will give it a spray finish with precat lacquer,:pac:

Yep, looks like the table is turning honey yellow I don't mind, its a dirt cheap table.

boomdocker

gaming_needs90 wrote: »

Well, I went for the varnish in the end. This stuff was in Mr.Price for 1.99 and I have one coat on the tabletop done.

https://www.sealantsandtoolsdirect.co.uk/manufacturers/151_/151_clear_gloss_varnish_180ml_tin_dy007a_P31019.html

One small issue though, there may be no sarin in it but the solvent inside (Naptha) is absolutely poisoning me out of it in my small apartment. Hopefully it doesn't linger for too long :pac:

I bought a tin of that brand in mr price, black gloss
never again - pure posion! avoid at all costs

gaming_needs90

boomdocker wrote: »

I bought a tin of that brand in mr price, black gloss
never again - pure posion! avoid at all costs

It is absolute poison, no argument there.

I am in too deep now though :pac:

chillyspoon

Looks fine to me - nothing wrong with a bit of colour

gaming_needs90

I shall give a PSA to anyone. Do not use 151 Gloss Varnish. It is absolutely poisonous stuff. It seems to give grand coverage although I see spots that are dry. It is quite hard to spread as it is considerably thick. As a bonus, there is are Chinese symbols and a mans head on the bottom of the inside of the can!

For my third coat and the legs, I have moved to a more quality brand. Dealz "Mini Paints Hi-Gloss Yacht Varnish". I shall report back on progress!

boomdocker

gaming_needs90 wrote: »

I shall give a PSA to anyone. Do not use 151 Gloss Varnish. It is absolutely poisonous stuff. It seems to give grand coverage although I see spots that are dry. It is quite hard to spread as it is considerably thick. As a bonus, there is are Chinese symbols and a mans head on the bottom of the inside of the can!

For my third coat and the legs, I have moved to a more quality brand. Dealz "Mini Paints Hi-Gloss Yacht Varnish". I shall report back on progress!

From Mr price to Dealz ... you're really stepping it up a notch

jack of all

I've often used those small tins of varnish and metal primer from Dealz- they're made by a UK manufacturer and they are actually very good quality. They're ideal for small jobs.

gaming_needs90

My friends, I present to you the finished product! Sorry for the terrible photo, I just wanted to get the reflection from the light :P

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In the end it took two coats of the Mr.Price 151 Industries Gloss Varnish and one coat of Dealz Mini-Paints Yacht Varnish on top. One coat did the legs etc. It is by no means perfect or good but fine for a 50 euro pine table.

DO NOT under any circumstances buy the Mr.Price "151" brand varnish. It has lethal VOC fumes, made in China, honey thick and takes a solid 48 hours to touch dry.



And the bottom of the tin :P

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The Dealz Mini-Paints varnish is brilliant. Made in the UK, not as thick, fumes are perfectly bearable, dries in 16 hours (As it says on the tin!) and is 1.50 for 215ml. (Compared to 1.99 for 180ml above).