A lot of readers ask me how to get professional wood finishing on interior wood surfaces, and the process is simpler than you might think. I’ve finished thousands of square feet of interior wood over the years using nothing more than simple tools and basic supplies. Click above for a video I made a few years ago that teach the finer points of preparing wood surfaces to take stain and sealer, and how to achieve even, beautiful, super-smooth results.
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