np307
Happy to be here.
I used to work for a furniture business and learned how to refinish furniture there. I was working at a fundraising yard sale recently and we had this table come in at the end of the second day. I thought about it, looked at it, and decided to buy it to refinish it.
As you can see, the leaf is immaculate, but the rest of the table had a table pad that stuck to it. There are no deep scratches on the table at all (and very few surface scratches), which is good because the veneer is not too thick.
I started off with stripping the finish. I use the good stuff, Jasco. It will eat through your gloves, so I usually don't wear any. Easier to be careful and just keep the stuff off of me. I had to strip the leaf too because I knew my finish would not match the factory finish.
Here is what it looks like now:
Nest step is to sand the top, and then stain, and finally clear coat and wax. I'll update as I make progress.
As you can see, the leaf is immaculate, but the rest of the table had a table pad that stuck to it. There are no deep scratches on the table at all (and very few surface scratches), which is good because the veneer is not too thick.
I started off with stripping the finish. I use the good stuff, Jasco. It will eat through your gloves, so I usually don't wear any. Easier to be careful and just keep the stuff off of me. I had to strip the leaf too because I knew my finish would not match the factory finish.
Here is what it looks like now:
Nest step is to sand the top, and then stain, and finally clear coat and wax. I'll update as I make progress.