antique dining room tables
i'm going to show you how to restore woodenfurniture. these are the tools and equipment to do thejob. i've got my sander and a variety of sandingpads to get a nice fine finish, my turps to clean it all up when i finish sanding it,i've got my paint, some brushes, drop sheets to protect the surfaces, and of course mysafety gear. i love old furniture. i'm gonna restore grandma's old table. there's a lotta memories on this table fromwhen i was a child, but it's definitely had better days.
the first step is to give it a good cleanwith a damp cloth. the reason we give it a good clean is to makesure we've got all the dirt and grit, so it doesn't affect the sanding and scratch thesurface later on. now we're ready to sand. i'm going to start first with a coarse-gradesandpaper to remove all the old varnish, the coffee, the wine stains for many years ofuse. don't forget your safety equipment and alwaysuse a drop sheet to protect the floors and surfaces. for this project, i'm only going to restorethe top.
i'm going to leave the legs and underneathexactly as they are. give it a good dust off in-between sandingto see how you're going. as you can see, it's starting to look goodnow, but it's still a little patchy so i wanna do some more sanding, still. it's important to check the sandpaper regularlyas the grit will wear down with use. what i'm aiming for is to go back to the rawtimber, like this [inaudible 00:01:34] here. so we'll keep going with the coarse sandpaperuntil we get to there. okay, i'm really happy with how that's startingto look now. but i'm gonna use a nice high grde sandpaperto give a nice smooth finish before painting.
this is a 240 grit, which will give a reallynice fine, smooth finish. the higher the grit, the smoother the finish. so i'm really happy with the way it looksnow. i'm going to dry brush it off and then usinga little bit of mineral turps, i'll wipe up to get any fine residue that might still beleft. once the mineral turpentine has dried, we'reready to stain or varnish it. i've chosen to give this one a clear varnish. give the varnish a good stir first. this varnish [inaudible 00:02:35] are milky,but dries clear and will really bring out
the grain in the timber. i'm lucky there's good ventilation in thisroom, but if you're in a closed in area, wear a mask. always read the instructions on the back ofyour tin for drying time. once this coat of varnish has dried, i'm goingto give it a light hand sand. this ensures i'll have a nice, smooth, glossyfinish at the end. and then i'm gonna give it's final coat ofvarnish. make sure you always give the can a very goodstir in-between coats at each time you use it, especially for the final coat.
i'm gonna follow the grain of the timber withnice long streaks to make sure it's brushed up to a nice finish at the end. i'm really happy with how grandma's tableturned out. doesn't it look great? and that's how you restore wooden furniture.