Hi Everyone,
I received my Crack kit in the mail a few days ago, and I'm preparing to put it together.
I've been doing quite a lot of googling on how to put it all together right.
The one thing that I'm still unsure about is the staining process for the wood base.
I'm using this link as my reference for my desired look:
(okay I cant post links here, so the link comes from Koenig's DIY website. I think it's pretty popular here)
I've never really worked with wood before, so I thought I'd do a lot of googling to figure it out.
The problem is: there's simply too many ways to do everything, and there are a lot of assumed steps in between that I don't know much about.
First of all, I bought this powder stain:
(cant Post link, but it is a Clou powder wood stain, dark walnut colour #168)
My thought process is as following:
1.) Build the wood base, and glue it together.
2.) Wet the wood first, then after drying sand the wood base first with 120 grit or so, then eventually with 180/220.
3.) After cleaning the wood dust off, then I can start applying the powdered stain.
I am assuming I will need to use multiple coats. However, I am not sure If I need to sand in-between coats.
Also, how long should I wait to apply the next coat? 24 hours?
If I have any remaining powder stain left after applying the first layer, can I save it for the next few hours/days for the next coat?
4.) After, I want to apply some varnish to make it looks glossy. And I guess I need to apply multiple coats here as well.
After each coat I believe I need to do some light sanding in between, is that correct? Do I also need to wait 24 hours in between?
I'm guessing that depends on the type of varnish though
Now for painting the metal chassis and transformer bell, I have bought a Hammerite direct to rust metal spray with hammered black finish.
The instructions on the can say to spray each layer after 15 minute intervals. However, I've seen many people on these forums and on other sites
do each coat after either 2.5 minutes or after 30 minutes. (some hours in between). Is there a rule for this on when to do what?
My chassis appears to have no gunk or what not on it. Would it be okay to just clean it with a metal cleaner and then go ahead and apply the hammerite paint to it (same question for the bell)?
Or do I need to sand the chassis and bell as well before applying the paint?
Thanks for reading and I hope I was clear enough in my questions.
Looking forward to putting it all together.