AWS EDITION 1, 2009

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© 2009, AWI, AWMAC, WI - Architectural Woodwork Standards - 1st Edition, October 1, 2009

As may be updated by errata at http://www.awinet.org, http://www.awmac.com, or http://www.woodworkinstitute.com/awserrata/

Section 5 - Finishing (Page 13 of 19)

PRODUCT

FINISHING RULES (continued)

These rules are not intended to create a finishing grade; they are intended only to establish the acceptable requirements

and/or characteristics after the architectural woodwork is completed or installed.

DESCRIPTION E C P

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4.3

A P P L I C A T I O N 

APPLICATION (continued)

4.3.5 REMOVAL of electrical plates, surface hardware, fittings, and fastenings prior to finishing operation.

4.3.5.1 Items are to be carefully stored, cleaned, and replaced on completion of work in each area.

4.3.5.1.1 Do not use solvent to clean hardwood that might remove permanent finish.

4.3.6 The CLEANING of surfaces with a dry brush or a tack cloth before applying sealer, stain, or primer.

4.3.7 SCRATCHES, dents, marks, screw and nail holes, and rough edges shall be properly repaired before

finishing.

4.3.8 CONSISTENCY of each coat shall be as recommended by the manufacturer.

4.3.9 FILM THICKNESS shall conform to manufacturer's data or recommendation.

4.3.10 FILLER be applied before sealers or topcoats.(including paste types), if required to fill open-pore woods to create a full finish, shall MM

4.3.11 THOROUGHLY DRY each coat before sanding or applying additional coats.

4.3.12 SAPWOOD treatment:

4.3.12.1 At EXPOSED SURFACES:

4.3.12.1.1 Blending is not required. M

4.3.12.1.2 Sapwood must be blended in the final finish appearance. MM

4.3.12.2 At SEMI-EXPOSED SURFACES, blending is not required.

4.3.13 STAINING:

4.3.13.1 For dark stain finishes, the surface shall be wash-coat sealed.

4.3.13.2 Oil stain shall be wipe-applied in small areas at a time.

4.3.13.3 Non-grain-raising dye stains can be spray-applied.

4.3.13.4 Open-grain species shall be stained before applying sealer.

4.3.14

G E N E R I C 

At GENERIC COATING SCHEDULE, concealed and semi-exposed surfaces require:

4.3.14.1 CONCEALED CASEWORK SURFACES, floors, and ceilings, shall receive sanding sealer or self-seal system.at factory-finished items that abut walls, MM

4.3.14.2 DRAWER BOX CASEsystem. interior surfaces shall receive sanding sealer or self-seal M

4.3.14.3 SEMI-EXPOSED surfaces, including wood drawer sides and cabinet interiors, shall receive

items in [brackets] only if so specified:

4.3.14.3.1 [Wash coat]

4.3.14.3.2 [Stain]

4.3.14.3.3 Sanding sealer

4.3.14.3.4 Sand

4.3.14.3.5 First topcoat MM

4.3.14.3.6 Second topcoat M

4.3.14.4 EXPOSED surfaces shall receive items in [brackets] only if so specified:

4.3.14.4.1 [Wash coat]

4.3.14.4.2 [Stain]

4.3.14.4.3 Sanding sealer

4.3.14.4.4 Sand

4.3.14.4.5 First topcoat

4.3.14.4.6 Second topcoat MM

4.3.14.4.7 Third topcoat M

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