I need to restore black-finished antique wood furniture
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Comments (2)When you say "restore" do you mean keeping and cleaning all the old stuff? or do you mean removing the old leather or fabric and putting paint or a finish on the wood underneath> Do you want to re do the inside with something like velvet? or to keep as much of the old paper as possible? Linda C...See MoreHow would I restore the wooden case for this antique radio?
Comments (5)Use Elmer's carpenter wood glue to glue the loose area down & lay a clean rag on it & a heavy book, for a few seconds & then wipe any glue that is around edges & test that way a time or 2 & then use books (like 3-4 inches thick) on it overnight. A lot of other glues will loosen when you go to stain it & put your top coats on, then you have a mess. Repair the loose wood first before using Linda's mix to get old finish off. All the finish is off when there are no "shiny spots" anywhere....See MoreHow to make finish beautiful on antique furniture?
Comments (2)When antique furniture could use just a little something to spruce it up, I use Old English. It comes in two colors, light and dark. Another thing I like is Miracle Finish, when the furniture could use alot more then just spruceing up. It makes the furniture look its very best without having to strip it. Miracle Finish comes in 3 colors, for multitude of woods. The only place I know to purchase, is QVC.com. Good luck with your project. SB...See MoreShould I wax antique black lacquered wood?
Comments (3)The problem I foresee with car wax on black lacquer: car wax dries to a white haze, (it has a powdered abrasive in it) and the white residue will stick in crevices. The second problem is nowadays you never know if car wax has silicone in it. I would use a black-tinted furniture wax, (briwax makes such) or in a pinch I have used this, believe it or not, it's a good wax: http://www.amazon.com/Kiwi-Black-Shoe-Polish-1-1/dp/B000EXFR1K Ebony briwax: http://www.amazon.com/Briwax-BW-EB-Ebony/dp/B0035YERB6...See Morelazy_gardens
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