[bfrohwein]

oh, wow.. even when much of the wood was exposed to weather and looked like it? I should've had before pictures. I will ask here first next time. apparently I listened to all the wrong people. I've got the above toners already, so that's good.. thanks for the decal info, it was a bit hard to tell from pictures I saw online which was correct.

Was the grain filler not right to use? the sides were really weather damaged and splintered easily and I could fit a fingernail in some of the grain lines.

I'll get rid of the blue painters tape I bought, thank you for bringing it up, because I was very hesitant about whether it was the right one to buy. :-)

Thank you so much for this information. I'm Very glad I decided to stop what I was doing and come here for advice. I'm also hoping, when I get better at this, you guys will be generous in helping me with my big find late last year. I stumbled across a 1935 16B Shouldered tombstone with the original finish intact.

Thanks again!