Antique Dining Table Refinishing
General finishes snow white milk paint one of my favorite furniture paints paintbrush.
Antique dining table refinishing. Sanding block and extra sandpaper 220 and 400 grit. First sand off the old finish. How to refinish antique furniture. Tips to refinish like a pro without damaging the integrity or value of the piece.
You might also consider routing the edges of your table to match other furniture in the dining room. Tung oil dries slowly and needs many coats. It s a way to take off the old paint on both metal and wooden structures the process gets its name from the way in which your piece is dipped into a chemical solvent that rids it of all its paint and finish. See more ideas about refinished table farmhouse table dining room table.
Confirm that you are not removing the patina. Starting with your roughest sandpaper 60 grit sand following the grain to get rid of what s on the table now. You get bonus points for doing this all by hand. Materials used to refinish table.
Feb 18 2019 explore mdsones s board refinished table followed by 119 people on pinterest. What s the best finish to use to refinish a dining room table. The dipping and stripping part of the furniture refinish process ranges between 100 and 500. Varnish old paint whatever.
Based in bend oregon we are renowned for expert antique. Next clean all dust from the table and apply the stain. If the piece is a valuable antique any refinishing would need to follow established procedures to maintain the collectible value of the antique essentially restoring it with the same type of finish it had originally. The good news is that i d already painted the table apron and legs black.
This will probably take about an hour or two and you ll want to do it outside if possible. My dining table has 3 leaves and i wanted to refinish all of them so when we had a large group over for dinner and i had to put all three leaves to use the table would still look good. I want something durable and food safe. The type of refinishing expert you contact will depend entirely on the type of refinishing job you need.
Varnish is not easy to apply and shellac is not durable.