Liming and Pickling

How to lime furniture

Glossary of Finishing Terms

A List of Finishing terms

A great place for reference to the terms used in finishing

The Anatomy Of A Wood Finish

Unlike metal or plastic surfaces, wood presents a substrate that varies in density, porosity, and stability. It should go without saying that almost no coating or finish can overcome a poorly prepared surface.

Furniture Repair Quick Fixes

Techniques for fixing common damage

No doubt you have a favorite piece of furniture that bears a
conspicuous scar from a careless smoker, a guest who didn't use
a coaster for his drink, or a pet that doesn't share your
appreciation of fine furniture. Every time you see the blemish, it
probably rekindles ill will toward the perpetrator and makes you
wish you could undo the damage.
 

Basic Information

Furniture Cleaning Basic - - Cleaning is the first step to make your job easier when you're refinishing furniture. Many times, after you clean an older piece of furniture. you'll discover that it isn't necessary to refinish it.

Furniture Restoration

Furniture Restoration - - In many cases antique or furniture restoration is a lot more practical than refinishing. Besides being a lot less work, furniture restoration is much better for the furniture if you can bring an old finish back to life rather than refinishing it.

Furniture Stripping

Furniture Stripping Basic - - Stripping is a lot easier if you clean the dirt and grime off first, so the stripper can get to the old finish.

Kitchen Cabinet Refinishing

Kitchen Cabinets - - The surface preparation is the most important part of painting kitchen cabinets. Some times you will have to strip the old paint in preparation for painting kitchen cabinets and other times a good cleaning will do the trick, while leaving the old paint or finish as a base for repainting your kitchen cabinets.

Antique Furniture

Antique Restoration-- If the Furniture is antique, always remember that the least you can do to it the better it is and the antique furniture will hold a much higher value with the least change

Patina

Patina Basic - - Use great care to save the patina, you can't duplicate it and when you refinish furniture you generally lose most of the patina. If you sand you will lose all of the patina.

Surface Preparation

Surface Preparation Basic - - The surface preparation is probably the most important part of furniture refinishing.

Hand Stripping Furniture