That's a great tip, DAB. I'll start looking now! Sounds like it would be wise to keep the dust from the sander when I get one. I plan on getting a dust collector so finding a bin to store it shouldn't be an issue. It'll give me a reason to buy something cool at an antique shop. Thanks!

Edited June 16, 20242 yr by Bryan Cassidy

Okay, I am waiting on some pine saw dust I ordered from Amazon to arrive and I'll be started the stripping process today. It's not what I wanted, and pricey, but it'll work until I can find some locally. Went to remove the seat from the chair and there were two screws and this in the picture below. Looks kind of mangled and can't quite tell what I'm looking at. Any recommendations on how to remove this without damaging the seat?

 

 

I guess I could get away with leaving it on and taping it off. I wanted to remove the seat and do it separately because I plan on staining it.

Edited June 20, 20242 yr by Bryan Cassidy

Looking good so far. Taking things slow with everything else I have going on. Plus, it is HOT in that garage here in Nashville! Oy! This is definitely an early morning/late evening job moving forward! I did two coats of Klean-Strip. The first one for 15 minutes and the second one for 20. Sprinkled some of the Pine Dust I order on afterwards and scraped it clean. Followed up with a quick wipe with a dry rag and this is the end result. Going to take a little time but I'll update as I move along. Thanks guys!

 

Edited June 20, 20242 yr by Bryan Cassidy

You might try an “easy out” to remove the screw. 

I'll look into it. I'm assuming it is a broken screw. It's not that big of an issue at the moment. This is the "extra" chair. I'm going to look at all the other chairs tomorrow and make sure no more screws are broken before starting on them.

 

I went back downstairs and did a little more work on the chair. Definitely coming along.

 

Edited June 21, 20242 yr by Bryan Cassidy

Definitely a slow process but I'm getting there. Definitely learning what I like and don't like. Changes to my process will change over time. Finally decided on a spray can primer but not sure how I feel about it. I bought one can but will need a second for sure. When I buy a sprayer setup I will switch to a primer that can be used in a sprayer. Next step is paint, prestain, stain and polyurethane or varnish. Leaving towards a polyurethane. This is a before and after at this point. Not bad so far!

Big difference. Coming along nicely Bryan. Changes to one's process is a given on most any repetitive project. You'll get there. And yes, a sprayer set-up will make the job easier and less expensive after the initial investment. Rattle cans are convenient especially for small batches or one-off projects. Thanks for the update. Stay at it.

Edited July 18, 20241 yr by Grandpadave52

I like that, well done! The color looks different on my screen between the bottom 2 photos, is it more of a green or a gray?

Edited July 18, 20241 yr by Fred W. Hargis Jr

6 hours ago, Grandpadave52 said:

Big difference. Coming along nicely Bryan. Changes to one's process is a given on most any repetitive project. You'll get there. And yes, a sprayer set-up will make the job easier and less expensive after the initial investment. Rattle cans are convenient especially for small batches or one-off projects. Thanks for the update. Stay at it.

 

Thank you! Absolutely a given! Will update again when I apply paint and stain to seat.

 

1 hour ago, Fred W. Hargis Jr said:

I like that, well done! The color looks different on my screen between the bottom 2 photos, is it more of a green or a gray?

 

Thank you! The before shot shows the gray color the previous owners painted it. The second image, the after, is the primer and is white. Laura has chosen Scallion green for the final color of the chairs and English Chestnut for the stain on the seats.

Looks like you have a nice project and its coming along nicely. 

 

Good job!!

WOW! That is an amazing transformation!

 

16 hours ago, John Moody said:

Looks like you have a nice project and its coming along nicely. 

 

Good job!!

 

Thanks, John. It is coming along nicely. Considering how busy I am I don't see this being a quick project but I'm okay with that.

 

12 hours ago, lew said:

WOW! That is an amazing transformation!

 

 

Thanks, Lew. We are very excited for paint and primer at this point!

So, it's still not completely finished but really starting to come together. I still need a other can of spray primer to finish the chair before painting but it looks very nice with this stain. Laura definitely loves the color. I am going to wait to paint until I get a spray painter and painting tent. We are very happy with the results so far.

 

This is before, after pre-stain , and one cost of English Chestnut atain. I plan on applying polyurethane tomorrow as a top coat.

Edited July 23, 20241 yr by Bryan Cassidy

Coming along nicely!

4 minutes ago, Fred W. Hargis Jr said:

Coming along nicely!

 

Thanks, Fred.

I recommend you unscrew and remove the seat to make things easier.

20 minutes ago, kmealy said:

I recommend you unscrew and remove the seat to make things easier.

 

This is just an extra "test" chair. This chair doesn't have to be perfect like the ones in the dinning room. I was planning on checking the six other chairs that will be used tomorrow to make sure no other screws are stripped. Hopefully, there aren't anymore. Knowing my personality, I'll most likely remove the bad screw even on the test chair when I have the extra time before painting.

Really looking great Bryan

19 minutes ago, Cal said:

Really looking great Bryan

 

Thank you, Cal. We are definitely looking forward to the finished product and we are very happy with the results so far. I'm hoping to have all the chairs (total of seven chairs, including the test chair that will remain in the garage) and tabletop finished before Christmas. I see no reason why I couldn't make that happen.