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ANTIQUE FURNITURE RESTORATION DISCUSSION BOARD
Posted By: James Schooley <furnitureissues@earthlink.net> (0-1pool247-155.nas2.sioux-city1.ia.us.da.qwest.net)
In Response To: chinese black lacquer (Tim)
Date: 7/28/5 09:24
To begin, you will want to re-swell the wood fibers with steam, then re-expanding at a later date won't cause the repair to loosen, and it may resume the original shape almost entirely. I have found that the epoxy putty, Quick Wood, is very well suited for this problem. You can rake the surface prior to hardening if you need to grain the surface. As for the color, the darker the finish the easier it is to match, or so it seems to me. The best method is to have very bright light so that you can see the match under the most extreme conditions. The worst thing to have happen is for the piece to look great in the shop and then when it is carried out in the sun light have all the repairs stand out like a sore thumb. I will use a number of lights during touch-up, halogen, green type florescent, and even black light, as this will tell you much as to the true color and how to get a good match for all light.
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