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I Build $3,000 Pottery Barn Outdoor Chairs For $168

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After sanding, apply the chosen stain. The video uses a white wash pickling stain (Behr brand, found at Home Depot) to achieve a weathered, natural look. For Douglas Fir, which has a reddish pigment, two coats are recommended for better coverage without wiping, as this type of wood doesn't absorb stain as readily. Apply the stain with a foam brush or roller, ensuring an even coat and allowing it to soak in without wiping for optimal absorption. Once the stain is dry, apply an exterior-grade polyurethane clear coat. This clear coat will protect the wood from mold, mildew, and UV damage, ensuring the chairs last longer outdoors. Using a water-based clear coat is advised to prevent yellowing over time, although an oil-based clear coat can be used over a dried water-based stain for warmer tones if desired.

Goal: Apply a white wash pickling stain and a durable exterior clear coat to protect the wood and achieve the desired aesthetic. This finishing step enhances both the appearance and longevity of the chair.

Tools and materials

  • Foam Brush

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Depot. >> So, we're at no other than the Home Depot. We got to pick up whatever stain they have. Uh based off of the pictures that we saw from Pottery Barn, it looked like a white wash but had a lot of natural tones. So, uh, we might have to be a little bit of artistic on the stain job. All right, what do we got here? We have gel stains. These are natural colors. This looks light classic gray, but don't let these colors deceive you. They almost never look the way they do on these samples. These are urethanes. We're going to need some urethane for sure, but I'm not liking a lot of these selections. Oh, I think we found it. It's light. It's white washy. It's got the natural tones. Bear. Bear makes stains now. I have never seen this. Let's see what else we need. We got to find some kind of clear coat. We don't want to use polyurethane cuz the UV rays are going to break it down. I don't like any of these options. This one says interior exterior. Let's try interior exterior and then see how she goes. We'll use a foam foam brush. Um they work well cuz they could suck in or we can use a regular brush, but I think a foam one can put a liberal amount on. All right, I'm going to take Let's do take two of these. I'm wondering if to like play a prank on the kids to just like lay one of these skeletons onto the chair and see if they notice anything. Maybe like dress them up. This is crazy. I love when they have Halloween stuff out. Oh man, if we could have this when we were 12, a big old life-sized doll of Chucky, even better. We can have it when we're 37. This is a business expense. >> It's for my health. >> This outdoor urethane, I'm not too confident how to apply it. Mostly because all of my sprayers are shot and dead or dirty. Uh user mistake me. Uh only one to blame. I can always roll it and brush it. That's going to take forever. I might have to just bite the bullet and buy another spray gun. But we'll cross that bridge when we get there. That's tomorrow. Alex's problem. Today we just got to sand and stain. Oh, this is just what the doctor ordered. Straight to the bloodstream, baby. Woo! Let's stain. >> First time applying stain with a microfiber. So, my biggest concern whenever staining anything is uh the color never really turns out the way you want it to and then when you put clear coat on it, it just turns amberish. And so what I've learned over the years is whenever you use an oil base, it will have the natural amber tones in it. But…

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