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• Refinishing


  Turning old and unwanted furniture or parts of a house into a prized article at home
• Roller coating


  Creates an even surface. The panels are coated with paint rollers resulting in a film of finish of controlled thickness.
• Roller coating


  Best suited for applying fillers or undercoats than topcoats.
• Refinishing


  Used for turning old and unwanted furniture or parts of a house into a prized article at home.
• Refinishing (minimal damage)


  Repair can be done without stripping and refinishing the entire surface.
• Refinishing (severe damage)


  It is much cheaper and easier to remove the old finish to repair the furniture or damaged area.
• Seiri


  Sort - Focuses on discarding unneeded or unnecessary items that obstruct smooth operations
• Seiton


  Set in order - Create a storage area where you can easily find things when needed and keep them after use
• Seiton (Set in order)


  1. Create a storage area

  2. Affix labels or directional signs to designate proper storage locations

  3. Make floor plans or outline work areas

  4. Install space-saving shelves and cabinets
• 5S is a methodology adopted in workplaces like offices, factories, and even government offices
• The 5S words translated in English are sort, set in order, shine, standardize, and sustain
• Setting things in order


  Prevents loss and waste of time because it will allow you to easily find and pick up needed items
• Seiso (Shine)


  1. Eliminate and organize the remaining items

  2. Thoroughly clean the work area
• Cleaning daily


  • Sustains the improvement
  • Maintains and checks the condition of the important items
  • Prevents deterioration of tools, machines, furniture, and fixtures in the work area
  • Keeps the workplace safe
• Seiketsu (Standardize)


  1. Create tasks, responsibilities, procedures, or rules

  2. Assign persons to do specific tasks

  3. Define their job responsibilities that will become part of their work duty

  4. Post a schedule and a checklist in visible work areas
• Standardizing


  • Prevents the accumulation of unimportant items
  • Prevents breakdown of equipment
  • Prevents dirty materials
• Shitsuke (Sustain)


  • The most difficult step
  • There is a tendency that you may return to your old ways
  • Achievements on the first four principles will then be wasted
  • To sustain means to be focused on a set standard and practice
  • Have a manual, regular inspection, or work performance evaluation to help you record or track of your progress
  • These new ways must be part of your system hence, be turned into habits
• Recycling


  • An excellent way of conserving energy and saving the environment
  • Waste can be recycled and turned into new products
• Metals


  • Highly salable in home accessories or furniture use
  • Are also used
• Paper types


  • White paper
  • Brown paper products
  • Old newspapers
  • Cardboards
• Plastic

  • Ranks number one in quantity in terms of waste
  • Lasts a long time in the environment without breaking down
  • Difficult to recycle
  • Considered as an "environmental nightmare"
• Glass


  • Easiest material to reuse or recycle
  • Can be broken down into small pieces, melted and then shaped into a new product