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ANTIQUE FURNITURE RESTORATION DISCUSSION BOARD
Posted By: James Schooley <furnitureissues@earthlink.net> (0-2pool241-216.nas2.sioux-city1.ia.us.da.qwest.net)
In Response To: English Yew Drop-leaf table (Iain Tyndal)
Date: 9/21/4 10:55
From here it is impossible to say what is best for this table. Try to have a restoration expert look at it to determine weather this will be possible to restore. The technique of restoration for this problem involves reliqifying the old finish with a mix of denatured alcohol and lacquer thinner to soften and reorient the finish to cover the surface evenly. If the finish has degraded to the point where it has lost most of its reseliance and has become polluted with dirt and mildew, it may be too late. An important finish is almost always worth saving, but if what you get in return for your effort is not attractive and durable, then it is a lost cause, to me. You have nothing to loose if you like, experiment with the remalmagamation process I have mentioned, it may not work out but it will help you learn somthing new, even if it all comes off in the end.
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