John TenEyck
04-01-2016, 7:57 PM
A friend called a while back and said she had gotten an old dresser and wanted me to make it look pretty, with no other guidance. Before I tackled the finish I had to rebuild the drawers and drawer runners which had a lot of wear.
I don't have any "before" pics but it wasn't pretty. Here's what it looked like after I stripped off the old finish.
https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1627/26177921965_785ddd0658_z.jpg
https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1666/25905046990_2ab25979c2_z.jpg
The veneer on the drawers looked pretty interesting. There was damage to the lower legs, and I rebuilt those areas with Bondo and then filed and sanded it to match. Here's what it looked like after finishing:
https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1619/25905042530_31cae4d9c6_z.jpg[/url]
https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1675/25905040950_8c512b30c5_z.jpg
The finish is GF's black milk paint applied with a foam brush; very nice stuff. The carcase, including the black paint, was topcoated with GF's HP Poly in satin. I finished the drawers with a light wiped on coat of linseed oil. When that had dried for a couple of days, I sprayed them with Sealcoat Shellac and then HP Poly in gloss. For those who say water bornes are cloudy, or bluish, or whatever, I offer this as proof it ain't so. For those who say poly belongs only on floors - you haven't kept up.
My friend was pleased.
John
I don't have any "before" pics but it wasn't pretty. Here's what it looked like after I stripped off the old finish.
https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1627/26177921965_785ddd0658_z.jpg
https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1666/25905046990_2ab25979c2_z.jpg
The veneer on the drawers looked pretty interesting. There was damage to the lower legs, and I rebuilt those areas with Bondo and then filed and sanded it to match. Here's what it looked like after finishing:
https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1619/25905042530_31cae4d9c6_z.jpg[/url]
https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1675/25905040950_8c512b30c5_z.jpg
The finish is GF's black milk paint applied with a foam brush; very nice stuff. The carcase, including the black paint, was topcoated with GF's HP Poly in satin. I finished the drawers with a light wiped on coat of linseed oil. When that had dried for a couple of days, I sprayed them with Sealcoat Shellac and then HP Poly in gloss. For those who say water bornes are cloudy, or bluish, or whatever, I offer this as proof it ain't so. For those who say poly belongs only on floors - you haven't kept up.
My friend was pleased.
John