Popular Post kmealy Posted April 1, 2019 Popular Post Report Share Posted April 1, 2019 Got sent some child's Windsor-style chairs that "had white paint smeared all over the seats." I don't know how old these are but since the church was started in 1894, I'm guessing they are about as old as I am. These were popular when I was a kid and was my very first refinishing project when I was about 14. Well, a quick rub with a "white ring remover cloth" showed that it was water in the (old) finish that blushed it. Very common with old lacquer or shellac. A padding with a cloth dampened in denatured alcohol cured the rest of the stains in no time. I should have taken a photo. (But I'll attach some before and after of a job I did a while back where the antique barrister's bookcase sat in a leaky moving van, under a mover's blanket on a hot summer week. Same procedure. Owner was worried it might need to be refinished "and destroy the antique value." Took about 10 minutes.) One of them was really loose in the joints and the DPR (dreaded prior repairer) had gone wild with Gorilla Glue. I hate that stuff when it comes to failed repairs. Cal, Stick486, Artie and 7 others 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lew Posted April 1, 2019 Report Share Posted April 1, 2019 Wow! Can't even tell there was a problem! Gunny, Dadio and Cal 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stick486 Posted April 1, 2019 Report Share Posted April 1, 2019 MAN!!!! yur good... Gunny and Cal 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artie Posted April 1, 2019 Report Share Posted April 1, 2019 Master! Gunny and Cal 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene Howe Posted April 1, 2019 Report Share Posted April 1, 2019 Really slick. Gunny and Cal 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunny Posted April 2, 2019 Report Share Posted April 2, 2019 AWESOME!!!! Cal 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cal Posted April 2, 2019 Report Share Posted April 2, 2019 So, that's it? Just a quick wipe down with DNA and it's back to like new? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HandyDan Posted April 2, 2019 Report Share Posted April 2, 2019 Nice work. Never would have guessed that would work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmealy Posted April 2, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2019 3 hours ago, Cal said: So, that's it? Just a quick wipe down with DNA and it's back to like new? Pretty much. I added some padding lacquer (shellac dissolved in lacquer thinner) to even it out. Gene Howe 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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