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| Anne 5/3/2005 1:46:15 PM |
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Krug Dining Room SuiteMessage: I have a beautiful very dark oak dining room suite, richly carved and detailed make by Krug in Kitchener, probably about 80 years ago. Surfaces on the table and buffets have been marred by heat and moisture leaving the finish crazed and with white heat spots in several areas. In some areas the finish is chipped exposing small areas of pale oak beneath. I am presuming it is a lacquer finish that had the stain which was used when it was made. I tried the Circa 1850 furniture refinisher without success - it lightened one area too much even though I barely rubbed the area using 0000 steelwool. It did not melt the finish as I hoped and basically took much of the finish off in one area leaving it somewhat rough. I want to refinish the surfaces keeping the integrity of the pieces. I do not want to refinish any areas with carving, only the flat horizontal surfaces to the edge where the carving starts. I'm afraid I will not be able to achieve the same darkness to the wood that it presently has. I would appreciate suggestions from anyone who has done this kind of work. My thought was to remove the finish on the flat surfaces, use a very dark oak stain and then use a combination of dark oak and mahagony paste varnish. My experience with oak previously is that it does not take a stain well because of the denseness of the wood. Help! Many thanks for any suggestions. |
| Mark 5/3/2005 3:41:39 PM |
RE: Krug Dining Room Suite Message: I think that you have the right idea here. You can remove the existing finish, being careful to just remove that which is on the top. You have 2 options to reproduce the colour on the top. You can either use a stain (oak will stain if the surface is sanded to open the pores of the wood) and a varnish finish, or you can use a varnish stain. Circa 1850 Antique Oil and Circa 1850 Stain'n Varnish are both varnish stains. Antique Oil is a wipe on liquid that comes in 2 colours that can be intermixed for more options. Stain'n Varnish is a wipe on gel that have a greater colour selection. |
| Anne 5/3/2005 6:52:10 PM |
RE: Krug Dining Room Suite Message: Mark, Thank you for your reply. A couple of questions, which stripper would you recommend I use? Secondly, do I use the 1850 antique oil followed by the stain/n varnish or should I use regular 1850 stain in the appropriate colour and then follow with the stain'n varnish? My aim is not to have to put too many coats of varnish on so that I don't hide the depth to the wood. Old antiques have a depth which is often ruined when they are refinished. |
| Mark 5/4/2005 9:52:07 AM |
RE: Krug Dining Room Suite Message: Any of the stripper that we make would work. However, you will find that Circa 1850 Heavy Body Paint & Varnish Remover will give you the most control over where the stripper does and does not go. You will get the highest degree of clarity if you use a penetrating stain followed by a clear varnish. |
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