Today I decided to haul one of the orphan chairs into the house and see how bad of shape they were in. They seemed really rough at the auction, and I honestly thought the only thing I would be able to do with them would be to paint them.
After scrubbing the years of grime off of it, it really wasn't in that bad of shape. I tightened up the screws and it stopped wobbling.
A few rounds of Restor-A-Finish [which always makes things look a million times better...] I ended up with this.
It really soaked it up, so it will probably need a few more applications before the color stays put.
But look at that grain! I'm so glad these will be salvageable.. one down, two to go.
and quick reminder of how they looked when I brought them home.
Beautiful .... gotta love Howard products!
Posted by: Laurel | December 07, 2008 at 05:23 PM
Hi,
Really chair are very rough to see also. This is a Good idea to renovate those chairs. Keep up the good work on your posts, I will keep checking back for more posts like this one.
Thanks
Sofia.
Posted by: Woodworking Projects | December 13, 2008 at 05:00 AM
Great job, it look so awesome now. You are really a hard working person. Keep up the excellent work.
Posted by: Facaderens | September 24, 2009 at 03:42 AM