Sunday, March 16, 2014

How to Seal a Coffee Tray - Part 6 of 6 - The Finish Product

Fig.1 The tray
By Gary Boutin

Parts and Supplies:
Cane Sugar 
Coffee cups
Cups (2)
Milk 2%

We received a coffee tray for Christmas, it needed some real help if it was going to stay in our kitchen. Six post have shown you the steps to make your tray in the best shape of its life. Our tray will be in use for many year to come and I hope that your tray will last just as long. 

This post shows two step on how the final product turned out. 

Step 1: Fig.1 shows the tray is ready for the morning hour.
Step 2: Fig.2 shows the tray has coffee waiting for us. This coffee is Hawaiian Hazelnut Flavored Coffee with a touch of 2 % milk and cane sugar stirred into one delicious cup of coffee. This ends the coffee tray series, I hope you enjoy my other series in this blog.
Fig.2 Coffee is ready
The Hawaiian Hazelnut flavored coffee features a thick flavoring of coconuts and hazelnuts treat and is 100% Arabica beans. Hawaiian Hazelnut flavored coffee is sealed and shipped in a heat-sealed valve bag. For more information on this product click here.

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How to Seal Coffee Tray - Part 5 of 6 - Cleaning The Tools

Fig.1 Lacquer thinner
By Gary Boutin

Supplies and Tools:
Clean rag towel
Klean Strip® Lacquer Thinner 
Paint brush with polyurethane
Glass jar (A little large than the paint brush)
Varathane premium polyurethane

We received a coffee tray for Christmas, it needed some real help if it was going to stay in our kitchen. The last five posts have shown you the steps to make your tray in the best shape of its life. 

This post shows the six steps on how to clean the lacquered paint brush used in sealing the paint tray. 

Step 1: Fig.1 shows a gallon of Klean Strip® Lacquer Thinner that will be used to remove the lacquer sealer from the paintbrush. If you have concerns about this product the Material Safety Data Sheet in PDF will be found here.
Step 2: Fig.2 shows the polyurethane sealer can is hammered shut so that the contents do not evaporate.
Fig.2 Hammer the can
Step 3: Fig.3 shows the Klean Strip® lacquer thinner will be used to clean the paint brush. A clean glass jar a little larger than the brush, to place the paint brush while it's being cleaned. A clean rag to absorb the sealer and any dirt in the brush.
Fig.3 The tools needed

Step 4: Fig.4 shows a glass jar with lacquer thinner and the brush ready to be cleaned. Use glass jar and dip the brush into the jar, then swill the brush until the brush is entirely wet from the lacquer thinner. The lacquer thinner will become the same color as the sealer.
Fig.4 The glass jar
Step 5: Fig.5 shows the paint brush being dried on a clean rag towel. The steps may need to be repeated until the brush is clean. The brush is ready when the brush horse hair fibers move freely.
Fig.5 The clean brush
Step 6: Fig.6 shows the glass jar filled with dirty brown lacquer thinner.

Note: Each county or city has its own disposal sites and you need to find out where to dispose of the  dirty lacquer thinner. Where live near Ontario, California, and the Household Hazardous Waste web site will give dates and times when your waste can be brought to these sites free of charge.
Fig.6 Dirty thinner disposed
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How to Seal Coffee Tray - Part 4 of 6 - Sealing The Top

Varathane®

By Gary Boutin

Parts and Supplies:

Paper tarp
Paint can opener
Paint stick
Lacquer paint brush 1-1/2 inch
Varathane premium polyurethane 

We received a Walnut coffee tray for Christmas. The tray was painted in a light color stain and sealer. We wanted the tray to last longer and sealed for many more year of service.

This post shows the five steps on how to a coat of polyurethane sealer to the tray. 

Step 1: Fig.1 shows the tray that has been completely sealed from the bottom and the exterior sides. Now the top and the edges are next to be done. Three coat of polyurethane will be applied to get this tray finished. Each coat must dry before applying the next coat. Read the instructions on the polyurethane can to get proper drying time.
Fig.1 Top tray all ready
Step 2: Fig.2 shows the first coat of poly to the top of the tray. Holding the can near the tray prevents dripping from the brush.
Fig.2 Applying sealer
Step 3: Fig.3 shows the sealer being applied to the edge of the paint tray.
Fig.3 Angle brush
Step 4: Fig.4 shows the sealer being applied all around the edges of the tray. The edges took a lot of sealer before it completely sealed the edge. Notice how the sealer has the center area nice and polished.
Fig.4 Edges painted
Step 5: Fig.5 shows the entire top has been sealed with three coats of polyurethane sealer. Now it's time to clean up the tools.
Fig.5 Set to dry
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How to Seal Coffee Tray - Part 3 of 6 - Apply Polyurethane to Tray Bottom

Fig.1 Varathane®
By Gary Boutin

Supplies and Tools:
Aluminum rods
Paper tarp
Paint can opener
Paint Stick
Lacquer paint brush 1-1/2 inch
Varathane premium polyurethane 

We received a Walnut coffee tray for Christmas. The tray was painted in a light color stain and sealer. We wanted the tray to last longer and sealed for many more year of service. 

This post shows the ten steps on how to apply two coat of polyurethane sealer to the tray. 

Step 1: Fig.1 shows the Varathane premium polyurethane sealer that will be used to coat the coffee tray.
Step 2: Fig.2 shows the paint stick is slowly mixing the polyurethane sealer. If you mix with hard strokes, bubble will be created in the sealer, than those bubbles will show up on the piece that is being sealed. Once the dry bubbles show up they will look like a flaw on the wood. Stir slowly and put in the brush into the container carefully and the sealer will act kindly toward your artwork.
Fig.2 Mixing sealer
Step 3: Fig.3 shows a lacquer paint brush that will be used to apply the sealer to the tray.
Fig.3 Lacquer paint brush
Step 4: Fig.4 shows the tray is placed on two aluminum rods, but wooden dowels work well too. This will keep the tray upright to allow for painting and drying so the bottom will not be damaged.
Fig.4 Aluminum rods
Step 5: Fig.5 shows the application of the sealer on the edges of the tray.
Fig.5 Sealing edges
Step 6: Fig.6 shows the sealer being applied to the bottom of the tray.
Fig.6 Sealing the back
Step 7: Fig.7 shows that the tray is almost finished with the first coat.
Fig.7 First coat almost finished
Step 8: Fig.8 shows that all the edges were sealed.
Fig.8 Edges sealed
Step 9: Fig.9 shows that the edges were the last part that needed to be done.
Fig.9 Painting edges
Step 10: Wait for the tray to finish drying completely. If the tray is tacky then the tray is not dry. Sometimes weather temperature and humidity can prevent the polyurethane from drying completely. Two more coats of sealer will be applied to the tray and each coat must be completely dried. The extra coats of sealer is what give the tray that real shine. 
 

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How to Seal a Coffee Tray - Part 2 of 6 - Oil Seal Coat

Fig.1 Minwax®
Wood Finish-Walnut
By Gary Boutin

Part and Supplies:
Minwax® Wood Finish-Walnut
Paper tarp
Paint can opener
Paint Stick
Lacquer paint brush 1-1/2 inch

We received a Walnut coffee tray for Christmas. It was perfect, made of good quality wood with handles and it worked perfectly to keep all our condiments together. The tray wasn't sealed it had a light color and a light layer of varnish on it. We wanted to last longer and sealed to protect the tray for many more year of service.

This post shows the eight steps on how to stain and seal the the wood tray. 

Step 1: Fig.1 shows the Minwax® Wood Walnut Finish that will be used to stain and give the tray a light protective seal.
Step 2: Fig.2 shows the Minwax® Wood Walnut Finish, paint can opener and a lacquer paint brush.  

Fig.2 Sealer and brush
Step 3: Fig.3 shows the unstained and unsealed tray.
Fig.3 Wood tray
Step 4: Fig.4 and fig.5 shows a paint stick slowly stir the sealer, try your best not to get any bubbles. Air bubbles will ruin the finish and then the wood will need to be sanded.
Fig.4 Mixing the sealer
Fig.5 Mixing the walnut seal
Step 5: Fig.6 shows that during the job if you need to take a break place the wet brush into a glove or a plastic bag. Keeping the brush wet will make it easier to return and finish the the walnut seal.
Fig.6 Lacquer brush
Step 6: Fig.7 and fig.8 shows the progression of the first pass of the walnut sealer.
Fig.7 Applying 
sealer strokes
Fig.8 Halfway
Step 7: Fig.9 and fig.10 shows the apply the wood sides and handles. Remember to get inside the handles too.

Fig.9 Finished bottom
Fig.10 Do the edges
Step 8: Fig.11, fig.12 and fig.13 shows the sealer has completely covered the coffee tray. Now the next step will be the application of several layers of polyurethane to the tray.
Fig.11 This job is done
Fig.12 Tray is completed
Fig.13 All finished

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How to Seal Coffee Tray - Part 1 of 6 - Washing

Fig.1 Wash the back
By Gary Boutin

Parts and Supplies:
Dry cloth
Sink
Water

Coffee is our treat in the morning hours. But have you notice that either the sugar falls all over the counter, or coffee beaker drips coffee, or the coffee cups are to full. Well some of this is  all over. The solution is a coffee tray, we received one for Christmas. It was perfect made of good quality wood with handles and it worked perfectly to keep all our condiments together. But it wasn't sealed, the raw wood would not have survived and we decided to make it stronger and sealed to protect the tray for many more year of service. 

These post shows the five parts to prepare this tray for many year of coffee service. This post shows the seven steps to wash and prepare the wood tray. 

Step 1: Fig.1 shows the bottom of the wood tray being washed in the kitchen sink. Water was used to remove all the coffee and sugar stains from the surface of the tray.
Step 2: Fig.2 shows the top of the wood tray being washed.
Fig.2 Wash the front
Step 3: Fig.3 shows a dry towel that will be used to dry the coffee tray.
Fig.3 The clean towel
Step 4: Fig.4 shows the towel drying the coffee tray.
Fig.4 Dry the tray

Step 5: Fig.5 shows a dry paper towel will be used to hold the coffee tray until all the moisture is dried from it. The next step will be to stain and apply a light sealer to the tray.
Fig.5 Hold the tray while drying
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    Saturday, March 15, 2014

    How to Paint Garage Bedroom - Part 19 of 19 - Paint - Room Order

    Fig.1 Wall plates 
    returned re-attached
    By Gary Boutin

    Supplies and Tools:
    Wall switches plates

    Mrs D. wanted to to paint and upgrade her bedroom but the job had to be done in less than three days.

    This post shows the four steps to finish the painting project for then tenet.

    Step 1: Fig.1 shows all the telephone, wall switch, electrical outlets plates were replaced with new plates to match the new paint.
    Step 2: Fig.2 shows the tape and plastic that protected the ceiling fan have been removed and now are working flawlessly.
    Fig.2 Fan blades 
    re-attached
    Step 3: Fig.3 and fig.4 shows the cable have been painted to match the walls.
    Fig.3 Cable ties and 
    attached to the wall
    Fig.4 Painted cable ties
    Step 4: Fig.5 shows the ceiling fan is turning and the room is returning to order and the final room all ready for the new occupant
    Fig.5 Ceiling fan is 

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