lakewoodgirl
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Post by lakewoodgirl on Feb 5, 2015 21:42:05 GMT -8
I can't believe I'm willingly going to agree with John on something! LOL I have beautiful pieces of furniture that belonged to my great grandmother along with other pieces of furniture from the same period that have never been touched and they are still gorgeous. Yes, there may be a few little areas that could use a light sanding and some new shellac, but that's the beauty of it! That's all it will need and it won't take too many layers to match, just some french polishing and it's good as gone.
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John Palmer
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Post by John Palmer on Feb 6, 2015 9:30:03 GMT -8
I can't believe I'm willingly going to agree with John on something! LOL I have beautiful pieces of furniture that belonged to my great grandmother along with other pieces of furniture from the same period that have never been touched and they are still gorgeous. Yes, there may be a few little areas that could use a light sanding and some new shellac, but that's the beauty of it! That's all it will need and it won't take too many layers to match, just some french polishing and it's good as gone. FINALLY..........I won one person over to the DARK SIDE! LOL
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Post by lakewoodgirl on Feb 6, 2015 12:23:19 GMT -8
John Palmer I visit the dark side now and again. It's just so dark over there I have trouble seein' ya sometimes! LOL
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Post by mobiltec on Feb 6, 2015 13:39:07 GMT -8
John Palmer I visit the dark side now and again. It's just so dark over there I have trouble seein' ya sometimes! LOL This is why I made the videos. To show people that it's not as dark as they think. And that there is light at the end of each dark tunnel.
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Post by jodybitzz on Mar 14, 2015 11:05:21 GMT -8
Anyone shellac their birch panels before cut and install? Everything I've seen so far shows cutting and installing, then shellac once in the trailer. I've also read where it was recommended to put one coat on asap so the birch doesn't start degrading. Down side to coating in full sheets?? Seems like it would be easier to get a smooth even coat laid out flat. We shellacked all 14 panels of our birch before we cut and installed. We had stored them in a climate controlled garage and finished installing the end of last summer. The camper now has been outside while working on the interior and some of the panels have turned milky. I don't think it had anything to do with having the panels pre-done, as the finish was just beautiful on the panels for months. So now it looks like I will be re-doing some of the panels post install. It was very easy to set the panels up on saw horses and get the coats even, though.
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Post by mobiltec on Mar 14, 2015 20:25:26 GMT -8
I tried John's method and love it. I have shallacked all the panels and glued the framing to the back before installation on the Aljoa I am working on and it's working great. From now on I am going to do all my birchwood beauties like this. it is so much easier and the results were fantastic.
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