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ANTIQUE FURNITURE RESTORATION DISCUSSION BOARD
Posted By: James Schooley (0-1pool247-42.nas2.sioux-city1.ia.us.da.qwest.net)
In Response To: Trunk Restoration Question (Lisa Martin)
Date: 6/29/4 01:55
Most of the plain metal (silver) was painted, often black where smooth. The black paint was very thin and a black stain like leather dye in the aplicator bottle for shoes will blend in well with the old paint. Trunks are not like highly valuable antiques and refinishing them when needed does not ruin their value as some may indicate. A nice, original looking trunk should clearly be left alone. Some of the embossed tin was painted in a two tone manner. The usual finish was shellac and that is what I suggest, an oil stain will look original. Tung oil was almost never used on factory pieces, you should know that tung oil will need to be reapplied from time to time as it will start to look dull. Real tung oil will not hold a finish well if you wish to cover it later and stripper will not remove it. The splits can be glued where possible, and a good filler like Famowood can be stained fairly well. I fill unsightly cracks and hide them with the finish. If you don't like the results you can always pick it out again. Mineral spirits in not a finish as it will evaporate, mabey you ment mineral oil, it is also not the best protection. Professional refinshers are using shellac or lacquer for finishes on trunks, this is easy to maintain, and shellac is what was on them originally.
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