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ANTIQUE FURNITURE RESTORATION DISCUSSION BOARD
Posted By: Greg Scholl <beatkat@adelphia.net> (ct-waterbury1b-56.wtrbct.adelphia.net)
In Response To: Restoring an 'ebonised' chair (Maggie Aston)
Date: 7/30/4 20:43
ebonized usually means that you can see the wood grain through the finish, meaning that it's not opaque..a black dye stain such as TransTints mixed in alcohol should make a good touch up stain, after smoothing any damage to the surface with sandpaper of various grits depending on the severity of the damage.You can pad on the stain on larger areas, and use a touch up brushope this helps..h for nicks and scratches. Then you can topcoat with a satin lacquer tinted with some of the same dye if desired. Blacks can some times be tricky, some blacks are bluish, some blacks are carbon black, but if most of the finish is missing you'll have to make a judgement call as to wether to refinish or not...
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