lundi 23 janvier 2017

The Simple Methods Of Doing The Furniture Refinishing

By David Gibson


To refinish a furniture is one of the best of restoring its life, especially those pieces which are either worn out or are already old fashioned as a home decor. The refinishing process can also be used for those items that are being bought from garage sales or are often called as second hand items. This may not only do some necessary repairs but it can also make the items restore its brand new look.

There are many different and valuable ways are being utilized for this process. But when planning to have this furniture refinishing Orange County, make sure to consider some important things such as maintaining the value and the integrity of an item and not damaging it. Through this, you can also be able to maintain your investment. So here are the following ways of refinishing.

Choosing and prepping the furniture. A furniture is of different types and not all of these will be required for refinishing. In Orange County CA, there are some valuables that would require a professional care such as the antiques. This can prevent devaluing the valuable item. Some qualities that are necessary when looking for pieces to be refinished are the wood sturdiness, paint coat amount, and surfaces that are flat and smooth.

It is very important that everything must be planned out properly so that future problems can be avoided during the process. Planning is one of the factors that can affect how the piece will look when placed either in the front porch, dining room, or kitchen. To acquire all needed materials is the first thing to do such as buying the stripper and thinner. By searching on the internet you can also obtain some other important information.

To buy the necessary supplies in order for the job to be done. Some of these include protective equipment like apron, gloves, goggles, and ventilator. Using a drop cloth may also be necessary to protect the yard or floor. Other needed materials are brushes, wood stain, protective polyurethane topcoat, strippers, and sandpaper. But before you start the process, you must take off all the knobs, hinges, and pulls.

To strip the old paint then finish it. Properly set up the working area for avoiding some damages since the stripping chemicals might be highly toxic, and thus, working in a well ventilated area is needed. This may either be in the work shed, spot outdoors, or garage. When applying the paint stripper, do it in sections. Then after, scrub it, strip the old finish, and sand your piece.

To apply the stain and the sealant. When applying the stain to a furniture, make sure that it is evenly coated. See to it that the brush strokes are not overlapped to avoid painting with darker hues. Next is applying the topcoat and after the application, dry the item completely.

Sand the item with the use of a fine grit sandpaper after drying the topcoat. Sanding one particular section must be done evenly with the other sections. Adding another topcoat layer, drying, and sanding may be done repeatedly until satisfied. After all these processes, put back the hinges, knobs, or pulls.




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