Re-finished Wooden High Chair
Here is an old wooden high chair that has had several years of abuse from several families. You can only imagine the shape this was in, but since it’s solid wood you can easily refinish it. Here it is when I received it. Now to fixing this little gem! This first thing I did was wipe down down the surface with denatured alcohol to get off any grease or residue. Then I sanded it with 220 sand paper to get it ready for stain. I applied 1 coat of Dura Seal penetrating floor stain in color Coffee Brown. This stain has a sealer built in so no need to seal it like normal stains. I also used...
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Here is an office desk from Lorec Ranch that I completely refinished. The old wax finish was cheap, very soft, and offered very poor protection to the wood. I had to put a stop to this! First I used a citrus based wood cleaner to strip the wax. Lots of clean rags and patience does the trick! Then I decided to re-stain the wood with a wood floor stain and sealer in one. This will give the desk top a very durable finish, top that with a quality wax finish and you have the look and feel of Old World craftsmanship! The desk was very simple and kinda boring so I decided to spruce...
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