I love to post pictures of my success, but I figured I should also share some of my failures.  After all, that’s reality.

So, after building a beautiful cedar table, I decided to finish it with a weatherproofing stain, Sikkens Cetol MRD.  Seeing that this is an oil based product, I decided to cheap out and just get some disposable paint brushes that I wouldn’t have to clean.  BIG MISTAKE!  Here’s a picture of the horrible results with the finish.

Brush strokes in Sikkens Cetol finish on cedar table

Stay tuned.  I’m going to sand and re-finish this table.  Hopefully the second try turns out a little better.  Let this be a lesson to all:  Cheap paint brushes don’t save you money!

Here’s the link to the re-finished table.  It looks gorgeous now! I’m so glad I went with cedar for this patio table.