furniture refinishing question.blonde 1950’s wood pieces.would love to turn darker chocolate brown.help!
msnutmeg asked:
have blonde 50’s collection. dining room china cabinet & buffet.want them to be deep rich chocolate brown.Should I paint brown & then stain & coat with clear polyurethan? Was once painted ocre & then stained blonde. Should I use water base paint & can I stain over this? The china cabinet belonged to my grandmother and it took me 4 years to collect the rest of the pieces including a table & 6 chairs and a desk. This is a sentimental thing for me…i would love some help to make everything match & finish all with matching drawer pulls. I just love the deep chocolate brown color with a high gloss finish…any help would be greatly appreciated…I will have access to U.S. products as I am located in the great lakes area …usa. THANKS A BUNCH! FROM A DESPERATE GRAND-DAUGHTER! WHO REALLY DOESN’T WANT TO MESS THIS UP! SMILES
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have blonde 50’s collection. dining room china cabinet & buffet.want them to be deep rich chocolate brown.Should I paint brown & then stain & coat with clear polyurethan? Was once painted ocre & then stained blonde. Should I use water base paint & can I stain over this? The china cabinet belonged to my grandmother and it took me 4 years to collect the rest of the pieces including a table & 6 chairs and a desk. This is a sentimental thing for me…i would love some help to make everything match & finish all with matching drawer pulls. I just love the deep chocolate brown color with a high gloss finish…any help would be greatly appreciated…I will have access to U.S. products as I am located in the great lakes area …usa. THANKS A BUNCH! FROM A DESPERATE GRAND-DAUGHTER! WHO REALLY DOESN’T WANT TO MESS THIS UP! SMILES
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December 31st, 2008 at 10:25 am
try painting with a final coat of clear finish
January 1st, 2009 at 5:16 am
Certainly you could paint it, but my opinion is,,,since you stated the facts, that it is meant to be kept in the family for many years.
Depending on the wood, and/or any laminates, if they exist, I’d strip it and refinish with a quality stain.
Depending on budget, I’d have it professionaly done.
Rev. Steven
January 1st, 2009 at 12:28 pm
Okay, do not paint, it could chip at some time and start to look ragged. Stain comes in all kinds of rich colors and will bring out the natural wood grains, possibly? (Depending how dark the stain is, and what kind of wood it is) You are taking on a big job. Sanding down all the units to get rid of what is there now. Rinse down to get all the particles off and stain with a good quality stain. I apply with a brush and rub in with a cloth or off white working gloves to get into the corners. You can polyurethanee it but if it chips you will have to sand that entire are down again and re-do and that’s a ******. (remember to always sand lightly after every polyurethan) this will take away any bumps. Recommend. 3 coats but remember natural is better and easier and polyur. will be shiny. Good luck and save lots of time if doing it yourself.
January 2nd, 2009 at 3:19 pm
Sweetie, if this has sentimental value to you, and I think if you spent four years collecting pieces to complete the set it probably does, the worst thing you can do is add insult to injury. Do not put any more paint on it. Go to the hardware store, buy a gallon (and you may need more than that), latex gloves, steel wool, paint brushes and paint scraper. It’s not that hard. Paint on the stripper in small areas. As it softens and bubbles up the existing coats of finish, scrape it off. Repeat this on each piece till you have gotten to the wood. Then use the steel wool and more of the stripper to clean any existing color off. Since you have a large collection, it is going to take some time, so I’d suggest doing one piece at a time. This will also allow you to complete the finish on each piece as you go to give you initiative to finish the project.
Once you have your furniture stripped and cleaned down to the wood, you’re then ready to apply that beautiful chocolate brown color. The high gloss finish can be achieved with a few coats of polyurethane. Just apply a coat and let dry, sand it lightly with clean dry fine steel wool, wipe down with a clean cloth and apply a second coat. Repeat this process until you have the sheen you desire.
I refinished my grandmother’s bedroom suite and diningroom suite for my mother years ago…my first project…and it still looks just as beautiful now. It makes me happy to know that one day the things they both loved so much can be passed on to their grand daughters.
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