How do I restore a 60s/70s g-plan style chest of drawers?

drc

What is the best way to restore a 60s/70s tallboy/chest of drawers? This is a g-plan style tallboy which is really nice except it is covered in marks such as tea cup stains and the wood is faded in parts. I would like to restore it as much as possible. Not sure what wood it is but it is an orangey brown colour. I cannot afford to do much but just want to spruce it up as much as possible.

maninthestreet

Are you sure it's solid wood, and not veneered chipboard?

Welsh_Totster

Sand it and paint it

phill99

If it a 60's / 70's Gplan it will definetely be solid timber. Possiubly oak or cedar.

To get rid of the Tea cup rings, rub with Brasso along the grain and then polish off with vinegar. Its an old trick but has always worked for me. If you want to revitalise the colour, give it a light sanding and two or three coats of decent quality varnish applied sparingly with a good quality brush.

ih8stress

Don't touch it! Check on ebay first to see if you would rather sell it as g-plan 70's stuff seems to be getting good prices.

Mojisola

phill99 wrote: »

If it a 60's / 70's Gplan it will definetely be solid timber. Possiubly oak or cedar.

Not necessarily. We've got some and it's made from a teak veneer.

dander

Personally, I wouldn't paint or varnish. I would rub it down with wire wool and wood cleaner - might be sold as wax remover or wood restorer (sorry can't for the life of me remember exact title) - which is designed to clean off old dirt, wax and polish. Then rub in an oil, such as linseed or teak. Then polish up with a wax polish.