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Grandpas rocking chair. What would you do?
Posted on 5/3/19 at 3:31 pm
Posted on 5/3/19 at 3:31 pm
I am the type of guy who always finds stuff that has zero sentimental value, sand it into submission and make it look how I want.
NOT going to this with this project. The armrests are rubbed bare by his hands from many a cat nap he took in that chair.
So I am out of my element. What’s the best way to go about making something look as old as it is AND look better. Preserve the scars but protect and enhance the piece?
NOT going to this with this project. The armrests are rubbed bare by his hands from many a cat nap he took in that chair.
So I am out of my element. What’s the best way to go about making something look as old as it is AND look better. Preserve the scars but protect and enhance the piece?
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Posted on 5/3/19 at 3:34 pm to LSU alum wannabe
This is a new one on me. I guess maybe treat it with scotch guard to protect it from stains? Are you planning on using it? Because that's just going to wear it down more.
ETA: I'm dumb. I assumed it's a cloth chair.
ETA: I'm dumb. I assumed it's a cloth chair.
This post was edited on 5/3/19 at 3:52 pm
Posted on 5/3/19 at 3:36 pm to LSU alum wannabe
If you don't want it to lose its "patina", simply clean it off as best you can and let it go at that.
If you want to be a bit ambitious, just rub on some oil finish, let it soak into the bare spots and wipe off any excess.
Sounds like you don't want to do a full blown recondition, but just a clean up.
ETA: I've done this in the past with a cloth and slightly damp with mineral spirits. That will remove any oils from the hands, body, etc. and not take off any finish already there. Just damp mind you, not wet.
If you want to be a bit ambitious, just rub on some oil finish, let it soak into the bare spots and wipe off any excess.
Sounds like you don't want to do a full blown recondition, but just a clean up.
ETA: I've done this in the past with a cloth and slightly damp with mineral spirits. That will remove any oils from the hands, body, etc. and not take off any finish already there. Just damp mind you, not wet.
This post was edited on 5/3/19 at 3:40 pm
Posted on 5/3/19 at 4:19 pm to LSU alum wannabe
I would go with a wax if you are wanting to preserve the patina. A carnauba wax is a pretty tough wax, you could also use renaissance wax.
Posted on 5/3/19 at 5:52 pm to LSU alum wannabe
Give us some pics
Posted on 5/3/19 at 6:24 pm to wickowick
At work.
Leather seat and back. Wood frame with a very dark stain
The leathers been redone once and needs it again. I’ll pay somebody for that. The wood I want to do myself.
Leather seat and back. Wood frame with a very dark stain
The leathers been redone once and needs it again. I’ll pay somebody for that. The wood I want to do myself.
Posted on 5/3/19 at 6:31 pm to LSU alum wannabe
Is the wood varnished or shellacked, or simply sealed? Or is it polyurethane? In any event, you can clean the wood parts with Murphy’s oil soap and water, dry thoroughly, then use either a good quality paste wax (like Butchers). If the finish is completely gone in places, you could use a danish oil finish (a penetrating linseed oil), buff by hand with steel wool and soft cloth, then wax over it. ETA I like Tried and True brand danish oil finish.
This post was edited on 5/3/19 at 6:32 pm
Posted on 5/3/19 at 9:43 pm to LSU alum wannabe
I love BRIWAX. I have used it on unfinished wood, and I also coated a very old, painted (but well worn) chest to stop the paint from chipping further, and to reseal the exposed wood. The chest seems to be holding up great and I really like the look it created. It did not affect the paint at all, not sure how it would react to the finish on your rocker... test a spot first, for sure.
Posted on 5/4/19 at 12:35 am to domesticengineer
Boiled linseed oil is good for old wood. Leather might depend on the type... I used Herbert's shoe grease on an old leather chair and it brought it back like new.
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