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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Wood type?

« on: July 06, 2011, 03:43:19 pm »

Yup, Waywardangler is right, I haven't purchased them yet, didn't know which I can or cannot use when I went to store, so took pictures to look them up online. I am going to take your advice and look for getting the Old English scratch cover and the just some wax up probably. Thanks everyone.

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Wood type?

« on: July 05, 2011, 03:44:23 pm »

I would start with the least intrusive course of action...Old English wiped on and wiped off. Then see how this table looks. In many cases that is all you need to do except maybe apply a light coat of furniture paste wax. If you have deep scratches, you may want to fill them in with a like colored wax stick first.

If the above does nothing for you, lightly cut the surface sheen with the steel wool and then apply your wipe-on poly. I do not see the need for shellac first. I have never used wipe-on poly but I assume this is put on and not wiped off to get the surface sheen you want? Do not shake up or over stir polyurethane as that causes bubbles in the finish.

Thanks a lot, will try this weekend and let you know.

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Wood type?

« on: July 05, 2011, 12:36:43 pm »

Old English is a liquid furniture polish and scratch cover-up. It should be where the furniture polish is.  The wax sticks are about the size of a crayon and they come in different colors to approximate finish colors. They should be where the refinishing/stain supplies are. Ask your hardware person. They should know if they have these items and where they are in the store.

If you have 60s-70s finish on that end table, more than likely it has some type of opaque, sprayed finish on mediocre wood. Refinishing it may not be prudent. I would not refinish that end table. Too much work for little return.

I agree with you, at the corners it almost looks like a fine layer of "something" is off. In this case, if I want to just spruce it up, what should I do? Can I apply the shellac after mild scrubbing with extra fine steel wool? Can I apply the "wipe on poly" on shellac to give a shiny finish or will it ruin it?

Thanks.

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Wood type?

« on: July 05, 2011, 12:14:28 pm »

Have you tried some Old English to see if the scratches blend in ?? You can also get a scratch cover stick at your hardware store that has a wax base to fill in minor nicks !!  Your end table looks like the 60`s- 70`s French Provincial style. Many of those had a rather brown tone fruitwood finish !!

I couldn't find scratch cover sticks when I looked, may be I will try some other place. What do you mean by Old English? Is it some sort of oil like Tung oil?
Is there a site where they give you step by step instructions for some newbie like me? Thanks.

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Wood type?

« on: July 05, 2011, 12:09:01 pm »

Now please guide me through when I can use these following products. Thanks.

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Wood type?

« on: July 05, 2011, 12:05:06 pm »

Thanks mart, I found something in my local hardware store for filler, please take a look.

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Wood type?

« on: July 05, 2011, 12:03:00 pm »

I don't have any tools so I am planning to finish by hand. I found some steel wool but also a solution to strip the surface. But I am afraid to use the solution, what do you think? Is it easy and efficient to use the solution? I am posting the pictures of the products I found in a local hardware store, is this fine or should I use something else?

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Wood type?

« on: July 05, 2011, 11:51:06 am »

I had also bought a set of end tables which I am planning to finish myself. As you can see from the picture there are a lot of scratches and little gouges, but nothing deeper than a mm. As you must have realized I am new to this and my understanding fom the internet is that I have to take the surface off with steel wool and then apply some sort of filler and the seal it and then polish it. Please guide me through this.

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Wood type?

« on: July 05, 2011, 11:42:21 am »

These are the pics of top and bottom side of the extension leaf

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Wood type?

« on: July 05, 2011, 11:39:53 am »

This is the picture of the legs

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Wood type?

« on: July 05, 2011, 11:37:38 am »

Hi cogar, I have tried to pics of the top and bottom to compare

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Wood type?

« on: July 05, 2011, 11:34:35 am »

Thanks Cogar, waywardangler and mart for your response. This is the closest picture I could reproduce of the grains and color.

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Wood type?

« on: July 03, 2011, 05:49:17 pm »

Thanks for the replies, I will try to take better pictures in daylight and post them. May be I should first buy a good camera, because the pictures posted were taken with my cell phone. Thanks.

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Wood type?

« on: July 03, 2011, 04:37:17 pm »

Thanks for your reply, I totally agree with you. After reading your post I took a good look and the under side of the table is exactly the same color as the legs, but the top is little lighter, although at the same time the pics, I think because of the light shows a greater contrast. Thanks for mentioning Duncan Phyfe, because that was what the seller told me exactly. The metal brackets that hold the drop leaves have "LARSEN" name on them. Thanks.

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Wood type?

« on: July 03, 2011, 01:40:08 pm »

With the leaves up on the tea cart.