LOL. Thanks. I try to keep any of the repetitious shots around 5 seconds long so no one falls asleep, yet viewers see that a step was taken. Hopefully others are enjoying it as well. Best regards.
Thank you so much for your videos. I thought we had ruined the finish on our woodwork. We stripped wall paper and made the lacquered wood finish cloudy. Because of you I now know how to fix it. Thanks again.
Great job sometimes I use Shellac for certain projects I just love the amber wood tone, I did some testing on my porch coffee table and found I get moisture rings from coffee cups etc,so I refinished with 4 coats of spar polyurethane no more moisture problems.
As soon as i saw the legs i thought hello water based poly, badly applied into the bargain. However you've done a cracking job putting it right, all the best from the UK.
Thank you. It was an auction piece and unfortunately the buyer didn't check it out ahead of time. No wonder it was sold there. After the refinish, it was sold at an upscale mall and brought very decent money. Best regards!
Hi Larry enjoyed! You sure nailed the color match here, looks splendid :-) I have always felt our eyes make a color match decision within the first few seconds of evaluation and your mix of red/brown/black on this set of pieces, is gorgeous. warm regards vic
Hi Vic. Thank you for your kind words. I truly struggle with color matches and work very hard to improve with each project. Hearing your compliment on this particular part of refinishing means a great deal to me. Thanks again!
Not sure you can answer, since it’s been 5 years, but what sealer do you use? I’m confused. Was it the Shellac? I know the steps; seal - color- lacquer-glaze -lacquer using the Mohawk system
Why not put the legs on the lathe to sand them? How much is a smidgen? In a pint would it be more or less then an once? What kind of spray gun is that? It makes a nice snap sound when it's triggered. Good job good video and thank you for showing this to me, I may never use it but I like to know how to do things.
I gave up using water based polyurethane unless it had a dye added.......... It gave pieces a random white bloom and I couldn't understand why........ Best with a dye. Great vid thanks.
Thanks. I have only used it a few times, over pieces we (ahem) chalk painted. I never had a bloom problem, but it did yellow sometimes. My friend shoots it over all of his furniture paint jobs to seal them in and he likes it. Thanks for the dye tip. I'll keep it in mind. Thanks again and best regards.
It is called Polyurethane degradation. It is a problem in pacemaker leads that have the outer coat with PU even if the inner coat is silicone (not all) the types that are problematic are 55D and 88A
Thanks for this informative video. You viewers may be interested in the tools, glues, glazes and finishes you have had success with - if you could list some of these, possibly with links to suppliers, in the “Show More” box, it would be appreciated. Thanks again for sharing your tips and shop practices with your viewers.
Thank you for your suggestion. I have thought about creating an Amazon store and linking to the product and perhaps that is something I will do in the future if the channel continues to grow. Best regards.
For historical benefit why not include a CD pocket underside that would hold a copy of this restoration? It might even bring you in some new business if the customer sees the magic they might want other pieces restored...
That's a great video.Can you tell me what kind of sprayer you use?I have one but i need something where i can control alot more of how everything comes out.Oh,what sheen lacquer did you use before you were going to glaze?80/20 mix?
You are absolutely right. I have done some Cushman tables of that style and vintage and they are very similar. Thanks for your comment and for watching.
What an amazing job and looks so good! Marriage number three. ;P As a fellow artist, might have mixed some Van Dike brown glaze and some black glaze, then go over the leg turnings to create shadow and highlight that also then have the same color in the chairs. Hope don't offend, just though for fun toss that out there especially after you shown what glaze can do to create depth in the finish.
No offense taken. Great suggestion. I don't consider myself to be an artist, as I struggle with color and perspective constantly. I have seen people who can just do magic with color, but I'm not one of them. Thanks again.
Appriciate the social learning/understanding clarification, glad didn't offend. Watching right now part 2 of the farmhouse table and thinking even more reason to glaze the legs, understand about preserving the top.
We have a booth at a antique store on main St next to Young Bros pharmacy the one with the Coca cola sign on the side of the building, we are right next door. It's called Creative Tag, stop in and see us next time your in town.
Absolutely! I used to work the floor at the Friday night auction at Finder's Keepers on Joe Frank Harris, before it closed. Lots of fun and a great crowd. I miss it.
Enjoying your videos. You may have covered this in the past, but have you ever "soda blasted" a piece to remove finish? Seems like it might be a good way to go with the leg recesses and crevices that must be cleaned out.
Great job again as usual! I'm learning so much from your videos. What Glaze did you use? I have a MCM credenza I have been worrying over for a week now... I'm not an expert, but it may be red pine or cedar? I have been trying to even out the overall color, I tried french polish/shellac, added dye to blond shellac, not enough, switched to garnet, still taking too long to darken. I tried medium walnut mohawk toner, but My hand isn't steady enough and I got overlapping darker areas! Strip and refinish! :-) Maybe try a few coats of the blond or garnet, then the glaze to darken? What is the system you use? Initial laquer/shellac... then buff with steel wool, then clear coat, then glaze, then final top coat over all?
I use Mohawk's lacquer-based system because I can get it locally and I've had good luck with it. The system I use is the one I demonstrated in the video here (seal, color, lacquer, glaze, lacquer). You can tint shellac with any alcohol soluble dye (including Transtint). That might be the way to go if you are uncomfortable spraying. Remember, when your color is in a coat of finish, as you sand you will remove color, so be careful with your application and between coat sandings. Glaze goes between top coat layers. The one I used here was VanDyke Brown finisher's glaze by Mohawk. Good luck!
Hello! Lovely job again, well done! I need some help identifying a hand tool and I thought this place was the best place to ask. I have a hand tool from a brand called EGA. It is old but in good condition. I initially thought it was a chisel but when I looked up how to sharpen it I realised that no videos showed how to sharpen mine. It is bevelled but on both side of the surface meaning I can flip this tool on either side it is identical. I saw that most chiseled are bevelled only on one side with a flat surface on the other hence my confusion. If anybody can help, I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you lovely TH-cam community!
It may be a double bevel skew chisel used on a wood lathe. If you can't find a photo of one on Google to compare it to, send me a picture and I'll see if I can help.
Thank you for your reply!! Much appreciated! I have looked and it is close but still a bit different. I have two of them actually one that is damaged and one that it is almost like new. I will send you a picture if you don't mind. We all know you are a very busy man. Thank you very much for your help!
Hi Mike. I did this job for a friend. The last time I spoke with someone in the business, they were charging $100 per foot for a table top plus repairs. I really don't know what the going rate would be for a professional shop to do a job like this. Perhaps some of our professional refinishers could chime in on this?
Believe it or not, it's not as bad as it looks. I have a huge fan right at the open garage door. The entry door 90 degrees from the fan is open as is the window 180 degrees from the fan. Most of it blows right out. When the weather is better, I try to shoot either outside or right at the open garage door. All that being said, I am limited with the space I have available and have to do the best I can with what I have. About 3 times a year I call a time out and everything gets a good cleaning and yes, there is lacquer dust on almost everything. Le sigh....
I have learned more from you in two days than I have watching hundreds of other videos about refinishing. Thank you so much.
I love it when you speed up the sanding process, you're like a sanding machine! 😃The table turned out gorgeous. Great job as always! 😊
LOL. Thanks. I try to keep any of the repetitious shots around 5 seconds long so no one falls asleep, yet viewers see that a step was taken. Hopefully others are enjoying it as well. Best regards.
Great video, Larry. I love the detail you share. I think your finishing channel is one of the best on TH-cam.
Thank you Matt. I very much appreciate that. Best regards.
Thank you so much for your videos. I thought we had ruined the finish on our woodwork. We stripped wall paper and made the lacquered wood finish cloudy. Because of you I now know how to fix it. Thanks again.
Thank you! I'm very glad to hear the video was valuable to you. Good luck with your repairs!
Great job sometimes I use Shellac for certain projects I just love the amber wood tone, I did some testing on my porch coffee table and found I get moisture rings from coffee cups etc,so I refinished with 4 coats of spar polyurethane no more moisture problems.
Great match up. You are a patient perfectionist. Hope you continue to post these informative videos.
As soon as i saw the legs i thought hello water based poly, badly applied into the bargain. However you've done a cracking job putting it right, all the best from the UK.
Thank you. It was an auction piece and unfortunately the buyer didn't check it out ahead of time. No wonder it was sold there. After the refinish, it was sold at an upscale mall and brought very decent money. Best regards!
@@LostMountainRestoration Thanks for taking the trouble to reply much appreciated.
Yeah, that was simply an amazing restoration job! Thank you so much for sharing!
Hi Larry
enjoyed! You sure nailed the color match here, looks splendid :-) I have always felt our eyes make a color match decision within the first few seconds of evaluation and your mix of red/brown/black on this set of pieces, is gorgeous.
warm regards
vic
Hi Vic. Thank you for your kind words. I truly struggle with color matches and work very hard to improve with each project. Hearing your compliment on this particular part of refinishing means a great deal to me. Thanks again!
Great job! Binge watching. Greetings from Illinois!
Thanks for watching!
very high high quality work and paying attention to detail! great job!
Thank you!
Well done color match looks good from here
Not sure you can answer, since it’s been 5 years, but what sealer do you use? I’m confused. Was it the Shellac?
I know the steps; seal - color- lacquer-glaze -lacquer using the Mohawk system
Why not put the legs on the lathe to sand them? How much is a smidgen? In a pint would it be more or less then an once? What kind of spray gun is that? It makes a nice snap sound when it's triggered. Good job good video and thank you for showing this to me, I may never use it but I like to know how to do things.
Super job.
I gave up using water based polyurethane unless it had a dye added.......... It gave pieces a random white bloom and I couldn't understand why........ Best with a dye. Great vid thanks.
Thanks. I have only used it a few times, over pieces we (ahem) chalk painted. I never had a bloom problem, but it did yellow sometimes. My friend shoots it over all of his furniture paint jobs to seal them in and he likes it. Thanks for the dye tip. I'll keep it in mind. Thanks again and best regards.
wow...this was a tough one. great job
Thanks. Delivered it today and she loved it!
It is called Polyurethane degradation. It is a problem in pacemaker leads that have the outer coat with PU even if the inner coat is silicone (not all) the types that are problematic are 55D and 88A
Thanks for this informative video. You viewers may be interested in the tools, glues, glazes and finishes you have had success with - if you could list some of these, possibly with links to suppliers, in the “Show More” box, it would be appreciated. Thanks again for sharing your tips and shop practices with your viewers.
Thank you for your suggestion. I have thought about creating an Amazon store and linking to the product and perhaps that is something I will do in the future if the channel continues to grow. Best regards.
For historical benefit why not include a CD pocket underside that would hold a copy of this restoration? It might even bring you in some new business if the customer sees the magic they might want other pieces restored...
That's a great video.Can you tell me what kind of sprayer you use?I have one but i need something where i can control alot more of how everything comes out.Oh,what sheen lacquer did you use before you were going to glaze?80/20 mix?
I use a DeVilbis Finish Line spray gun. I have had good success with it. I use Mohawk brand lacquer, I believe this one was 40 sheen (semi-gloss).
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That whole table top is very similar to a Cushman Colonial that I own but the legs are completely different.
You are absolutely right. I have done some Cushman tables of that style and vintage and they are very similar. Thanks for your comment and for watching.
What an amazing job and looks so good! Marriage number three. ;P
As a fellow artist, might have mixed some Van Dike brown glaze and some black glaze, then go over the leg turnings to create shadow and highlight that also then have the same color in the chairs. Hope don't offend, just though for fun toss that out there especially after you shown what glaze can do to create depth in the finish.
No offense taken. Great suggestion. I don't consider myself to be an artist, as I struggle with color and perspective constantly. I have seen people who can just do magic with color, but I'm not one of them. Thanks again.
Appriciate the social learning/understanding clarification, glad didn't offend.
Watching right now part 2 of the farmhouse table and thinking even more reason to glaze the legs, understand about preserving the top.
nice job, hello from Cartersville Ga. Just subscribed to your ch.
Hello, neighbor. I was just up there earlier this week!
We have a booth at a antique store on main St next to Young Bros pharmacy the one with the Coca cola sign on the side of the building, we are right next door. It's called Creative Tag, stop in and see us next time your in town.
Absolutely! I used to work the floor at the Friday night auction at Finder's Keepers on Joe Frank Harris, before it closed. Lots of fun and a great crowd. I miss it.
Enjoying your videos. You may have covered this in the past, but have you ever "soda blasted" a piece to remove finish? Seems like it might be a good way to go with the leg recesses and crevices that must be cleaned out.
No I have not. I imagine you need some special equipment to do this?
Great job again as usual! I'm learning so much from your videos. What Glaze did you use? I have a MCM credenza I have been worrying over for a week now... I'm not an expert, but it may be red pine or cedar? I have been trying to even out the overall color, I tried french polish/shellac, added dye to blond shellac, not enough, switched to garnet, still taking too long to darken. I tried medium walnut mohawk toner, but My hand isn't steady enough and I got overlapping darker areas! Strip and refinish! :-) Maybe try a few coats of the blond or garnet, then the glaze to darken? What is the system you use? Initial laquer/shellac... then buff with steel wool, then clear coat, then glaze, then final top coat over all?
I use Mohawk's lacquer-based system because I can get it locally and I've had good luck with it. The system I use is the one I demonstrated in the video here (seal, color, lacquer, glaze, lacquer). You can tint shellac with any alcohol soluble dye (including Transtint). That might be the way to go if you are uncomfortable spraying. Remember, when your color is in a coat of finish, as you sand you will remove color, so be careful with your application and between coat sandings. Glaze goes between top coat layers. The one I used here was VanDyke Brown finisher's glaze by Mohawk. Good luck!
Great! I'll try that. Luckily there is a mohawk distributer locally and I can get most of the stuff you use. What was the glaze? Mohawk as well?
Yes.
Larry, would it not have been easier to put the legs on the lathe to clean them??
Yes. However, I don't have a full size lathe and as such, tedium is my lot. LOL - thanks for watching
Hello! Lovely job again, well done! I need some help identifying a hand tool and I thought this place was the best place to ask. I have a hand tool from a brand called EGA. It is old but in good condition. I initially thought it was a chisel but when I looked up how to sharpen it I realised that no videos showed how to sharpen mine. It is bevelled but on both side of the surface meaning I can flip this tool on either side it is identical. I saw that most chiseled are bevelled only on one side with a flat surface on the other hence my confusion. If anybody can help, I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you lovely TH-cam community!
It may be a double bevel skew chisel used on a wood lathe. If you can't find a photo of one on Google to compare it to, send me a picture and I'll see if I can help.
Thank you for your reply!! Much appreciated! I have looked and it is close but still a bit different. I have two of them actually one that is damaged and one that it is almost like new. I will send you a picture if you don't mind. We all know you are a very busy man. Thank you very much for your help!
Not a problem. I'm not too busy to help. lostmountainrestoration@gmail.com
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How do you price your work for this job?
Hi Mike. I did this job for a friend. The last time I spoke with someone in the business, they were charging $100 per foot for a table top plus repairs. I really don't know what the going rate would be for a professional shop to do a job like this. Perhaps some of our professional refinishers could chime in on this?
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Thank you!
Beautiful work but you must have overspray on everything in your shop.
Glad somebody asked what I've often wondered!!!
Believe it or not, it's not as bad as it looks. I have a huge fan right at the open garage door. The entry door 90 degrees from the fan is open as is the window 180 degrees from the fan. Most of it blows right out. When the weather is better, I try to shoot either outside or right at the open garage door. All that being said, I am limited with the space I have available and have to do the best I can with what I have. About 3 times a year I call a time out and everything gets a good cleaning and yes, there is lacquer dust on almost everything. Le sigh....