The same friend that gave me the nesting table to repair gave me a chair to take to the furniture bank.  It needed some help.  It had been "sitting in the attic for a while."  Seat was a mess and bird poop over many spots.   As an aside, I think this is the first piece I've ever worked on that had a wipe-on stain and not just a spray on toner, given the marks on the bottom of the seat base.

 

Procedure:

• Take off set cushion
• Clean with naptha, then soap & water
• The finish had deteriorated around where the hands would be on the arm.  This happens with exposure to body oils over time.  I tried to clean up, but no luck, so It got sanded off.  The upper back was salvageable with a cleaning and light sanding.
• Apply a coat of shellac to seal over most of the areas.
• Apply aerosol toner (lacquer with color in it) in dark and extra dark cherry
• Apply clear lacquer as a top coat
• Flip the top of the padding over and add several layers of polyfill padding
• Reupholster the top with new fabric
• Reattach the seat

Before:

 

Atter seat removal and sanding arms

 

New upholstery on seat

 

 

Finish repairs

 

 

 

All done

Edited June 16, 20232 yr by kmealy

I have been enjoying following along.    You can take what others may of thrown away and make something out of it.  thank you.

Danl

Incredible! Hard to believe it's the same chair.

Great job, Keith. You should do this as a business. 

Great save Keith.  How many hours in this project?

The color of all done seems to be much darker than finish done  I guess this is some sort of lighting issue?

 

8 hours ago, Michael Thuman said:

The color of all done seems to be much darker than finish done  I guess this is some sort of lighting issue?

 

Yes, lighting/flash, I didn't do anything to the legs or middle of the back and you can see how much darker it is

Could you tell me who made the chair.i have an arm chair and 5 dining chairs just like it

@kmealy

19 hours ago, Chuckles said:

Could you tell me who made the chair.i have an arm chair and 5 dining chairs just like it

Hey welcome to our community Chuck!

I understand the curiosity to know what company made the set, is there a specific reason why you'd like to know? If you are trying to fix something there is probably a way around knowing who the manufacturer is.

@kmealy where's Quick Fix Up #1 ? 

On 6/21/2025 at 5:58 PM, Chuckles said:

Could you tell me who made the chair.i have an arm chair and 5 dining chairs just like it

Sorry, it's long gone 

On 6/22/2025 at 1:31 PM, John Morris said:

@kmealy where's Quick Fix Up #1 ? 

Here, took about 45 minutes with a lacquer toner and clear top coat

 

Before: 

 

after:

10 minutes ago, kmealy said:

Here, took about 45 minutes with a lacquer toner and clear top coat

Tanks Keith, I was wondering if you have a topic posted for the #1 or titled differently but related? I was gonna group em for ya for easy access.