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09-25-2005, 06:08 PM
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my new hobby
well, now that i have saturdays off, i go to yard sales. i pick up this gem for $20. it is about 70 or 80 years old and is solid oak. i have been bored lately but now i have a project. so far its fun.
so i am going to strip it and polyurethane it and replace the hardware. spent about 2 or 3 hours on it today. let me tell you the stripping materials could burn the skin right off of you
so i am going to strip it and polyurethane it and replace the hardware. spent about 2 or 3 hours on it today. let me tell you the stripping materials could burn the skin right off of you
09-25-2005, 06:10 PM
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Nice. that will look very good when its back down to its natural color and sealed.
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maybe stain it darker to hide what ag and old paint has done to it?
09-25-2005, 08:22 PM
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Ahh... you can see the green paint... it's amazing what colors where hot back in the "old" days...
Looks like you're going to have alot of fun with this peice Rich...
Looks like you're going to have alot of fun with this peice Rich...
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09-27-2005, 04:08 PM
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wow, looks great!
what were you using to strip? not jasco, was it?
I'd love to do stuff like that... wish I had a way to move stuff. Can't really do much with a small car.
what were you using to strip? not jasco, was it?
I'd love to do stuff like that... wish I had a way to move stuff. Can't really do much with a small car.
09-27-2005, 04:44 PM
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Originally Posted by BEETROOT
wow, looks great!
what were you using to strip? not jasco, was it?
I'd love to do stuff like that... wish I had a way to move stuff. Can't really do much with a small car.
what were you using to strip? not jasco, was it?
I'd love to do stuff like that... wish I had a way to move stuff. Can't really do much with a small car.
Thats kinda what im debating about doing right now...getting a cheap old pathfinder or something.
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Oh, and LOOKS GREAT 
09-27-2005, 05:31 PM
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Originally Posted by BEETROOT
wow, looks great!
what were you using to strip? not jasco, was it?
I'd love to do stuff like that... wish I had a way to move stuff. Can't really do much with a small car.
what were you using to strip? not jasco, was it?
I'd love to do stuff like that... wish I had a way to move stuff. Can't really do much with a small car.
took me about 16 hours to get all that done. there is a mirror that goes on top that i am working on too
09-27-2005, 05:34 PM
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I went through a few gallons of this industrial stripper called jasco when I was stripping paint off my cement floor. It was nasty, disgusting stuff.
So whats next on this thing? How are you going to stain it?
So whats next on this thing? How are you going to stain it?
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you kiddin' right ?
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Seeing how much of a PW you are i am inclined to think you just wont get to do whatever you think you want to.
you'on here ALL of the times !
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Seeing how much of a PW you are i am inclined to think you just wont get to do whatever you think you want to.
you'on here ALL of the times !
09-27-2005, 06:00 PM
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Originally Posted by magnifico
you kiddin' right ?
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Seeing how much of a PW you are i am inclined to think you just wont get to do whatever you think you want to.
you'on here ALL of the times !
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Seeing how much of a PW you are i am inclined to think you just wont get to do whatever you think you want to.
you'on here ALL of the times !
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there are a couple of streaks but nothing else is wron with the mirror.
when i disassembled the mirror i noticed that it was more jagged around the edges, prob just the way they made em back in the day
when i disassembled the mirror i noticed that it was more jagged around the edges, prob just the way they made em back in the day
10-04-2005, 08:28 PM
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ok guys, it's done.
i do have to buy the hardware and reinstall the keyhole trim but after 3 or 4 coats of polyurethane it's done.
it took 30 hours to strip the paint and sand the whole thing down. mostly with 60 grit, then 240 grit to get a smoother surface, since it was hard wood, there wasnt really many.
i prepped the surface by using paint thinner to clean the surface, wait til it dried and then used thin coats of the poly.
once the poly was dry i would use steel wool and lightly buff the surfaces. then i would use paint thinner again to clean the surface. after 3 or 4 times(your choice) it's done
reassemble
it took me a total of 7 days to complete
it was fun but it will be a little while before i do something like this again
enjoy!!
i do have to buy the hardware and reinstall the keyhole trim but after 3 or 4 coats of polyurethane it's done.
it took 30 hours to strip the paint and sand the whole thing down. mostly with 60 grit, then 240 grit to get a smoother surface, since it was hard wood, there wasnt really many.
i prepped the surface by using paint thinner to clean the surface, wait til it dried and then used thin coats of the poly.
once the poly was dry i would use steel wool and lightly buff the surfaces. then i would use paint thinner again to clean the surface. after 3 or 4 times(your choice) it's done
reassemble
it took me a total of 7 days to complete
it was fun but it will be a little while before i do something like this again
enjoy!!
10-05-2005, 12:41 AM
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That looks damn good. Great work!
@ the vaseline
10-05-2005, 08:47 AM
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Originally Posted by soopa
wow that's awesome! it looks like a piece of heirloom furniture now.
and i love the vaseline above your computer... nice touch!
and i love the vaseline above your computer... nice touch!
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