subject: How To Sand An Antique Dining Room Chair [print this page] You have a beautiful collection of antique chairs and dining room, but between the ages they were over time and the brilliance is not what it used to do. In addition, the color and finish no longer satisfies all tastes and blends with your existing decor and home design concept. What do you do? Well, you can simply replace the set, but then you lose the sentimental value. Instead, you can spend the weekend sanding and repainting the dining room of your antique chairs. Here is how:
Tools and materials required:
* Dining room chair antique
* Fine grit sandpaper
* Screw driver (Phillips or flat head)
* Drop cloth
* Breach of a dry, soft
* Masking tape
* Dye Remover
Step 1 - Remove the Chair
If you have an antique dining room chair with padded seat, you are better to remove it before it starts. Handing the president and the rest lightly on the earth. Below, must be held to see how your seat to the frame. It is usually held with screws that can be eased with a screwdriver. Tear off a piece of masking tape and place it sticky side up on the ground. Start pulling out nails. Place pulled down to hide the tape. Should all screws are lined along the tape carefully. Take a second piece of tape and put the sticky side on the other side of the bolts. Now you have a small screw package, which will not be lost and you sand the bottom of the chair your dining room. Away the seat cover to keep them in a safe place.
Step 2 - add to the drop cloth
Place a drop cloth under your work area to protect your floors.
Step 3 - Remove Dye
Make sure you are working in the area very well ventilated. If you have a chair that has lacquers and clear, and remove nail polish before you begin to sand. You can purchase materials in any local home improvement center that allows you to strip the varnish from wood chair. Using a piece of cloth you can throw away later, and put a little nail polish remover on a piece of cloth and apply to the chair. Lacquer or nail polish will disappear. Throw away the breach and clear the bottom of the chair with a mild soap and water. Allowing the chair to dry completely.
Step 4 - Sand Chair
Take many different grit sandpaper, and sand to the bottom of the seat. Begin coarse gravel, and work your way through the rubble of a minute. Sand in a long sweeping movements. Start at the bottom of the seat first and work your way to the finest gravel. Take a good look at how that turned out a chair. If you're happy, go ahead and complete the entire Holy sandstone.
Step 5 - Cleaning the dining room Presidency
Now that you have your chair completely covered with sand, and to shed light rag with warm water and soap (mild soap) and the elimination of the presidency. Rinse well. Allow to dry completely before adding new paint or stain. Continue and complete the antique dining chairs, the other room.
