they were the only letters I hadIs this some colloquialism that im missing, or is someone really that keen on jelly???
they were the only letters I hadIs this some colloquialism that im missing, or is someone really that keen on jelly???
I bought it in the Philippines 20 + years ago, covered in brown varnish and some old overspray. At one stage I cut the legs down to make a tv stand.
Today I decided to take my sander to it. Unfortunately the wood is a lot lighter than I expected, and with so many dinks and bumps and stuff it’s looking rather ‘distressed’.
What could I coat it with to make it look presentable, rather than just half done? Varnish? Stain?
I really can’t be bothered sanding and scraping and ferreting the varnish out of a million dents.
probablyAm I the only one on here that likes this table the way it is
Bob
Am I the only one on here that likes this table the way it is
Bob
Am I the only one on here that likes this table the way it is
Bob
I bought it in the Philippines 20 + years ago, covered in brown varnish and some old overspray. At one stage I cut the legs down to make a tv stand.
Today I decided to take my sander to it. Unfortunately the wood is a lot lighter than I expected, and with so many dinks and bumps and stuff it’s looking rather ‘distressed’.
What could I coat it with to make it look presentable, rather than just half done? Varnish? Stain?
I really can’t be bothered sanding and scraping and ferreting the varnish out of a million dents.
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This is the downpipe colour ....but it looks darker
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Wipe it over with a "meths" damped cloth.
Allow to dry.
Using wire woo, seal with sanding sealer.
Cut back with 0000 wire wool.
Then wax with a a wax shade of your choice, polishing with wire wool. Then a cotton cloth.
its the latest trend....painted pine or light oak...nothing else is selling.....Ive got a fabulous table, cost me £5000 about 20years ago, its massive and gorgeous but its mahogany so now Id be lucky to get £500 for it........you cant buy the wood for that...its that heavy it takes 3 people to lift it when its in pieces.I was thinking about paint, but seemed a shame to cover (what could be) nice wood grain. Not sure what wood it is but I shall sit on it a couple of days and see what takes my fancy.
Good idea, wire wool. That will probably clean a lot of the old varnish out nicely.
It did well enough....doubt if I could have sold it for more