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Restoring old furniture
Leif
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Is it possible to restore the finish on furniture with a sprayed acrylic varnish? I'm thinking of chips, scratches, abrasions, that sort of thing.
I ask as I have restored a dining table and a coffee table, both made by Ercol, by stripping, oiling, and waxing. The results are in some ways better than new, as I prefer an oiled finish. But for complex items such as shelves, stripping would be a huge task.
Has anyone here stripped something large such as a chest of drawers or a sideboard, in which case how long did it take?
I ask as I have restored a dining table and a coffee table, both made by Ercol, by stripping, oiling, and waxing. The results are in some ways better than new, as I prefer an oiled finish. But for complex items such as shelves, stripping would be a huge task.
Has anyone here stripped something large such as a chest of drawers or a sideboard, in which case how long did it take?
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