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    The Times, They are a-Changin’

    Nov 06, 2019 4 minutes
    By Bob Flexner

    One of my favorite songs back in the 1960s was Bob Dylan’s, The Times, They are A-Changin’. This theme applies today to what’s happening in wood finishing.

    It’s natural for us to believe that the way things ought to be are the way they were in our youth or young adulthood. Change always brings with it the necessity for adjusting. I’ve had to make lots of adjustments in my wood finishing. The main areas are finishes, solvents, spray guns, paint strippers and adjusting to the widespread consolidation that has been occurring.

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