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ANTIQUE FURNITURE RESTORATION DISCUSSION BOARD
Posted By: James Schooley (0-2pool241-201.nas2.sioux-city1.ia.us.da.qwest.net)
In Response To: How to Treat an Antique Chair (G. Kao)
Date: 5/2/4 16:44
Most paint and hardware stores sell lead paint test kits, once you have determined the actual lead content, you can decide weather to remove or seal with a light coat of shellac. A specialist can remove the flaking paint and recoat with an appropiate sealer. Then a polish shine or scuff to lower the sheen, what ever, will return the chairs to their original sheen. Shellac is a reversable coating. Alcohol will remove the shellac paint, if needed at a later time, without loosing the oil base paint.
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