I recently picked up this (sort of) Thomas Jefferson lap desk replica. It feels and works great, except for on issue - a crack in the rear support panel. Having no woodworking experience, I was wondering what would be the best course of action to deal with this. Can it be successfully glued/stabilized? Thanks in advance!
So a friend was going to throw out this table and I figured it might make a fun restoration project. Of course it has some marker stains. I heard that alcohol and or acetone might work to lift out the stain. I put some on with a q tip. And a tiny bit came up. The veneer is very thin so I dont think sanding it is going to work. Any suggestions? I thought i might experiment and cut the veneer out and place a patch? If people know what kind of wood it looks like to i will be much obliged.
Hi,
This is my first stain project. I’m staying an old dresser. I cleaned the dresser and then I sanded with a 220 sand grit. I vacuumed after. They I put some of the stain with a sponge. I waited a few minutes then I wiped it off with a cloth. The stain came right off( see second picture). What did I do wrong? I’m using the red mahogany colour. My mom said to add another coat on and not wipe it off. I know this will turn into a disaster, because all the videos I have watched and read about said to wipe it off after.
Always looking for feedback. Was in rough shape, sanded it down from 80 to 180. Took the majority apart, but some screws were already set with varnish. Couldn’t get them out and don’t want to damage the wood. Any tips to get existing top coat or varnish out of screw heads?
Single pass of stain, then double coat of top coat. Does conditioner or pre strain stuff really work and make the stain take more?
What would entail in restoring this piece? It’s been sitting in a non- air conditioned porch in South Florida. No exposure to water.
I just got this from a pretty dirty house. How would you go about cleaning and refinishing ?
I was thinking murphys soap and restor a finish. It will be used in a workshop so I don’t need it to be perfect and I’d prefer to not spend weeks on it.
Thanks!
Hello,
I am getting into furniture restoration and have recently picked up this mid century modern style chair that i would like to fix up.
How would you go about fixing this? specifically the section at the top that has come apart.
Any tips are welcome!
Thankyou in advance. ☺️
I bought a gorgeous 1960s vanity on marketplace. The seller stained it yesterday or the day before and the stain is still drying, but I don't know if they sanded it or what prep they did before staining it. The surface color is uneven, not sure if that's because it's still drying. There's some missing layers and an odd bubbling texture throughout the surface. I think the surface of the desk is two layers, with a veneer layer on top?
The right side of the mirror is missing a lot of detail that I doubt I'll be able to restore, but it has some chipping in the veneer near the bottom as well. I have never restored furniture myself, so I don't really know how to recognize when something was done correctly or not, but it just looks weird to me and I'm kind of starting to feel stupid for how much I spent on it. I would love any advice!
I everyone me and my mum are trying to restore dis oak kinda drawer but this wallpaper is tenacious I've try some isopropyl alcohol and other stuff but that is the "best" we got.
Anyone has any tips for help me and my mom?
I'm sanding down this old chair and not sure how to get to the grooves properly, am I missing a magical sanding tool i haven't come across yet or is there a technique I need to aquire?
Didn't buy this table, wish I had, but didn't know if this could be fixed with the inlays in the pictures. The worn area was worn through the top finish and the stain, to the point of being rough to the touch.
If I were to come across something like this again, how would I go about refinishing it properly? Or should I just steer clear?
Thanks!
hi! wasn’t sure where to post this, but we just bought a refinished dresser set & went to start putting clothes in the drawer & noticed brown marks on our clothes. wiped all of it down with a microfiber cloth, went back over it with a paper towel to check, and I’m still getting lots of brown residue. the furniture isn’t wet, was done over a week ago. any suggestions?