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  1. Sorry, didn't make that clear. Transport in Oz is...

    Sorry, didn't make that clear. Transport in Oz is fine (they use couriers and these presumably go via road) - it's only getting the stuff over international borders that is problematic though it...
  2. Alby, thanks for the Melbourne connection. Sadly...

    Alby, thanks for the Melbourne connection. Sadly it's got to be here because it's illegall to ship anything this flammable via international post. Will let you know how I get on.
  3. Nitro-cellulose lacquer - high gloss in a can

    I'm sure somewhere in this huge forum this issue has been addressed but I'm damned if I can find it so apologies if this is old territory.

    I've got a few projects - notably a couple of vintage...
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    They're definitely French so I'm guessing it's...

    They're definitely French so I'm guessing it's probably walnut or similar which would've been typical for the period. I don't need to be slavishly accurate but I like more or less sticking to the...
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    I think that's what I'll do too - it's the facing...

    I think that's what I'll do too - it's the facing (and very obvious) veneer on the edge surrounding the seatback that has me stumped.
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    No before shot...just a couple of afters. Now I...

    No before shot...just a couple of afters. Now I just need to let this cure for a good long time, recover some nice looking chairs and it's ready for use or sale, not sure which yet.
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    Welcome to the forum. What you've got in the...

    Welcome to the forum.

    What you've got in the picture there are some really nice looking late Art Deco side tables.

    You'll probably hate me for saying this but, if you're going to buy them, I'd...
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    I'm currently stripping back an Estapoled picture...

    I'm currently stripping back an Estapoled picture frame and facing a similar issue but have started using variously a steel brush and fine steel wool and this is getting most of it out. Worth at...
  9. Yeah, after many warnings from the sister...

    Yeah, after many warnings from the sister Renovation forum as welll I gave it a quick shot yesterday on a spare alu frame. Absolutely useless and probably for all the reasons highlighted by soundman....
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    Swedish Biedermeier revival dining table

    I don't really need any help on this yet - it's just an opportunity to show off a project that's been sitting for a while but where I've now got my act together.

    It's a 1920s Swedish Biedermeier...
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    Seriously, no one else? I'd really like to hear a...

    Seriously, no one else? I'd really like to hear a couple of guesses about what that veneer is. While we're here, can anyone recommend a decent veneer supplier in Sydney.

    Need everything from...
  12. Applying oil-based paint with a rubber or pad

    I know conventional wisdom says careful use of a high end brush will get you the best result when using oil-based paint but has anyone here ever tried using a rubber to apply seriously thinned out...
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    Art Deco chairs - serious restoration job

    I think I may have actually put the a.m. thread in the wrong place so just putting a link here in the upholstery section because it's primarily a upholstery job - and I will need help.
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    Adrian, thanks for these suggestions - these are...

    Adrian, thanks for these suggestions - these are some seriously far-flung locations for someone who lives in inner-city Sydney with no car but Hurstville might be a goer by the skin of its teeth. I...
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    Both mane and tail apparently but I've got no...

    Both mane and tail apparently but I've got no idea what you do with it to make it usable in upholstery.

    Only time I've dealt with it (apart from patting a couple of ponies when I was a kid) is to...
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    DVD useful but anyone got tips on a suitable...

    DVD useful but anyone got tips on a suitable Sydney-based course. I've done a couple before but in another time and place.
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    Final batch....

    Final batch....
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    More pix....and on the next one as well. So many...

    More pix....and on the next one as well. So many pix is freaking out the forum system.
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    Art Deco chairs - serious restoration job

    I seem to be posting a new project here every five minutes but suddenly discovering this huge source of information (and support) means a lot of the more "difficult" projects don't seem so daunting...
  20. Cool, thanks. Hard to tell from a photo.

    Cool, thanks. Hard to tell from a photo.
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    Don't think I've got one....the thing has been in...

    Don't think I've got one....the thing has been in bits for a while. But here's a couple of Swedish armchairs I had done up which are a couple of decades older. Just because they're, you know, Swedish.
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    Thanks. Have tracked down Mirotone.

    Thanks. Have tracked down Mirotone.
  23. The original one was home-made? That explains a...

    The original one was home-made? That explains a lot. Thanks so much for letting me know what's it's called. Trying to dsecribe it is insane. Also useful with the links to various suppliers I had no...
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    Ok so I'm looking for a coach bolt. Welding I can...

    Ok so I'm looking for a coach bolt. Welding I can sort through a mate. It was the actual terminology of the missing bit I was after......but it's just a common or garden bolt. Much appreciated.
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    Any idea how to approach this?

    I've got a really nice mid-century Sweden rosewood coffee table I'm doing up. I've sanded back the rundown top and nitro-ed it. Now I'm ready to put the legs on and it has a very quirky attachment...
  26. What is this called....and where can I get one?

    I got one of these wonderful tools when I did an upholstery course in Denmark many years ago. It's for getting upholstery tacks out with comparative ease, I've used it extensively for years....and...
  27. Thread: Aniline dyes

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    Much appreciated.

    Much appreciated.
  28. Thread: Aniline dyes

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    Aniline dyes

    Any ideas where you can get 'em i Sydney? I checked our sponsors but they apparently only have water-based.
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    It's totally legal and costs next to nothing -...

    It's totally legal and costs next to nothing - that's how they stop the, er, users from re-using and sharing needles thus catching HIV.

    I did find the chemist shop ones had needles that were a...
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    So ignore that last thing about limed oak...

    So ignore that last thing about limed oak then....boy, talk about making it confusing...
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    I actually ended up with another couple of places...

    I actually ended up with another couple of places lifting when there was some damp. I like the heating idea....I ended up doing the gluing thing (although the veneer was so thin in one place it...
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    Not wanting to confuse you but if you're using...

    Not wanting to confuse you but if you're using oak (and here I'm not so sure of the properties of Oz oak against other varieties) and you're digging the whole "black" idea check out this article...
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    I reckon just do the rubbing with the wad or...

    I reckon just do the rubbing with the wad or rubber (cotton wool bundled up inside a piece of fine cloth also works a treat) and you'll get the result you want. There's probably some youtube...
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    Try and use a rag (they tend to streak less) and...

    Try and use a rag (they tend to streak less) and remember, the more times you stain it, the darker it gets (also mahogany). There's a good (cheap) trick for black stain - steel wool in a glass of...
  35. Thread: glass coat

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    Am expecting someone from Glass Coat to contact...

    Am expecting someone from Glass Coat to contact me regarding my goatskin/vellum issue (see thread in Restoration) but the first thing they said when I spoke with them earler was the resin reacts very...
  36. Wow that's a crazy finish. What did you use...

    Wow that's a crazy finish. What did you use (which I'm guessing people who know what they're talking about will want to know first anyway)?
  37. A line ball on this. Nitro was invented in the...

    A line ball on this.

    Nitro was invented in the 1920s which puts it firmly in Art Deco territory but, as far as I'm aware, it was used mainly on cars.

    I can't recall having seen it on any of...
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    Are you actually based in Japan? They invented...

    Are you actually based in Japan? They invented lacquering with shellac (OK, the Chinese did but the Japanese did a great job ripping them off). You should be up to your neck in product and expertise.
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    Would agree with Horsecroft88 on this. Stuff...

    Would agree with Horsecroft88 on this. Stuff finished with modern finishes are harder to fix if something goes wrong and look different (there's even a difference between older "modern" finishes like...
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    I gained my comparatively modest restoration...

    I gained my comparatively modest restoration skills in Sweden where they use(d) fish glue which, in any real sense, is the same as hide glue....just made out of fish remains.

    I've never really...
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    Just a couple of comments on Horsecroft 88's...

    Just a couple of comments on Horsecroft 88's comment.

    * Obviously if the old stuff (thinking particularly the upholstery) is totally shot and beyond salvage then you should absolutely use new...
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    Bubbling of veneer on tabletop

    I'm re-doing the top of a Swedish 1920s dining table - very pale wood (birch I think). Shellac had some issues so I've stripped it back and am about to start again...but have noticed a couple of...
  43. All good stuff. Thanks. Mirotone seem to do a...

    All good stuff. Thanks. Mirotone seem to do a gloss nitro. Will try a can or two of that and see how I go.
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    Hi Chief, Helps a bit. I've dropped a line to...

    Hi Chief,

    Helps a bit. I've dropped a line to a couple of dealers I know. The more I look at them the more I think they've just been outdoors and the lacquer has worn off. The dilemma is what to...
  45. Ok, interesting. You can't rub shellac into a...

    Ok, interesting. You can't rub shellac into a drum? I would've thought the round shell would've been ideal (except it's kind of endless). I suspect the messy brushwork on the snare is probably...
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    Thanks John. Just had a word about this with a...

    Thanks John. Just had a word about this with a friend "off forum" who knows someone who might be a possibility. If that falls through I'm sure there's someone in Sydney's inner-city bit who might be...
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    And found an even more focussed mob here.... ...

    And found an even more focussed mob here....

    Furniture Restoration - Forum
  48. Vintage drum resto - spraying nitro from a can

    I've got a couple of late 1960s drums in natural maple that have some issues with their finish - one (a snare) has had someone do a brushed lacquer finish of some kind where you can see the brush...
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    On the subject of two pack (and without wanting...

    On the subject of two pack (and without wanting to hijack the thread) there some locally made resin called Glass Coat. Does anyone have any experience working with this?

    It looks tempting in...
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    Before you start, measure the length of the space...

    Before you start, measure the length of the space for the mattress. Mattress lengths have increased in modern times - you may have a bed but would it fit a contemporary mattress.

    On anything...
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