Today I made it down to my studio late. My own fault, I dilly dallied at home this morning doing just about nothing. Then decided I needed to do SOMETHING that at least LOOKED productive. I have also been riding around in the truck looking like Fred Sanford for about a week.
Except it was ALL up front. In the cab. It needed unloaded asap! So minimum that was accomplished. I toted it all in to the studio and looked around. The possibilities were endless, but I decided to go ahead and prep what I could now so when I make it the studio the next time, I can just start in on the fun painting and not the cleaning, gluing and tightening. Not glamorous, but necessary.
So today I am giving you all my secrets on prep work. Generous to a fault if I do say so myself.
#1 EVERYTIME TSP – I use it to clean furniture of all types. It REALLY cleans and to me, seems to degloss it a little bit. You can buy it in powder form (as seen here) or you can buy it is a liquid. Obviously, I prefer the powder. Sometimes it takes 2 passes of clean TSP water to get an item really clean. The cleaner it is, the better the finish. It’s that simple.
#2 today I used Bondo for the first time. I have been using wood filler I picked up at Benjamin Moore, and before that the Elmers wood filler. I did some research on what other furniture fixers were using and decided to try the Bondo – I’ll let you know how this works out. Clean up is a bit more with the Bondo versus wood filler. Hoping the final outcome is worth the little extra work. The wood filler says it’s stainable and paintable, but I have not liked the results after staining, that’s why I went looking for something else.
So what did I get completed today? Well, I washed 3 chairs, 1 table and 1 dresser. Put 1 coat of paint on a table and 1 coat on a chair. I left the studio a mess, which will bug me until I get back there to clean it all up.
This is the table that I worked on, and below that is what I am wanting it to resemble when it’s finished. I hope I am not over reaching for this look …. Not sure either how it will translate on a larger scale. Regardless it WILL look more modern!
I don’t plan on using the words, just the arrows. And not EXACTLY like this, but just an idea. The hairpin legs will still be center stage!
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