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From wood to wood



I refinished this little guy this week. I originally bought him to paint, but something kept holding me back. I didn't really want to paint him. We got it over the winter, so everything looks a little dead and washed out.


But he had been through a lot, and was in need of a few things to reach his full potential. I had to sand off all the old finish which was flaking off. I also sanded the top, so that all the paint drops would come off. I then used one of my favorite tricks that my Grandmother taught me: Oxalic Acid to remove black spots in wood. She learned it in an old book on refinishing (when you could get Oxalic Acid in the pharmacy.) Now you have to purchase it online. I buy it by the pound, but a little bit goes a long way. Wear gloves and an eye mask if you use it! You mix it with water (paste consistency), spread it over the area, and let it dry. Oxalic Acid is a bleach, and it bleaches out the black spots on wood. I then vacuum up the particles that have dried. Then rinse it several times. Once it has dried, you can then use a cloth to wipe it down even more. 



I then stained and put a protective coat on the wood, used steel wool between coats of protective sealer, waxed it down with a furniture wax, and this is what we got!


The wood just shines and there is such a depth of color to it. 


See how well that top turned out?


I did put new pulls on it, since one was broken on the old ones. I will save them for a piece that needs 8 drawer pulls. These had a nice vintage look to them and matched the key holes on each drawer. 

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NTroy2002 said…
I am coming south and stealing that dresser! Love It!

June 25, 2013 at 6:52 PM
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