Posted: June 8th, 2010 | Filed under: DIY, Furniture, Our Projects | Tags: faux lacquer with HPLV | 5 Comments »
Well, as is the way most projects are going lately…these babies have taken awhile to get done. Remember them when they first came home?
Their humble beginnings seemed to cry for a bit of orange lacquer, but that’s too much work for an impatient one like myself. Let’s start sanding!
I decided to cheat and use spray primer instead of brushing it on because of all the thin areas…and because I’m lazy.
Then, it was paint time! We have an HPLV (high pressure, low volume) spray gun attachment for the air compressor that we used for painting. I bought a high gloss, oil based enamel. I had a Ralph Lauren color matched in Glidden since Ralph didn’t have high gloss enamel. At first we thinned the paint with paint thinner, but it was still clogging in the nozzle. After a little research and polling of paint pros…I needed Naptha. It was still early spring and weather made these stages go by in weeks rather than days.
Now, if we were professional-like, we’d set up a spray booth in the garage or something…but nooooo….
….So you get this…now it has to dry, and that bug has to be sanded off…crap! At least there are multiple coats of paint so it will disappear.
Then after sitting around without glass for a couple of months..I finally got it done. Glass inserts in…and NO WHERE TO PUT THEM. I’m sad. I really want to keep them, but they aren’t working anywhere right now. If I don’t figure out a place soon, I guess they’ll have to go to the booth…which makes me sad….maybe the attic for future rearranging possibilities?
Sad…and lazy….did I mention the sad?
Posted: May 18th, 2010 | Filed under: DIY, Furniture, Our Projects, Shoppin' and Junkin' | Tags: saarinen style table refinish diy | 13 Comments »
Due to some insane and ridiculous series of events, it took over 4 months to transform this table. It sat in the garage in between phases and taunted me, louder and louder with each passing month….”Finish me…Finish me…FINISH ME!”
OK!!
Here’s how I found it…$4.00 at the Goodwill Outlet.
I didn’t take enough before pictures, but the top is MDF and was gouged, and even burned in a few places….I think this table’s owners had anger issues….
So the CC filled all those places with epoxy….
sand down the epoxy and old paint….
Then sandblasted the metal base when we were blasting the outdoor furniture.
I never showed you one of the tricks we find necessary when sandblasting…sieving the sand…..
We pour the sand through a window screen to catch the coarser bits that clog up the nozzle of the blasting attachment. It really makes all the difference!
See? That stuff will mess you up.
Much better.
Then, prime, paint, sand, paint again…nothing exciting…just plain white. Sorry for the crappy photos…this room is way dark with difficult angles away from the window and I had no time for styling….then again, I never do…I’m a renovator first.
Posted: March 22nd, 2010 | Filed under: Copycat, Furniture, Shoppin' and Junkin', To Do List | Tags: cb2 igloo | 5 Comments »
The new springlike weather has us trying to grab every dry and warm moment to spiffy up all the outdoor furniture. I still have some more sandblasting to do, and some additional coats of paint on other pieces….but that’s what happens when every single piece you own is scavenged and worn.
I hope I don’t regret this, but I decided to hit my faux Salterini hoop chairs with a splash of orange. All the other pieces are getting painted a dark bronze, and these needed something special.
Speaking of hoop chairs….On the copycat front….The new CB2 Igloo is certainly more affordable than those Acapulco chairs I’ve been wanting. While certainly not as groovy, these could work. Has anyone sat in them yet? What’s the verdict? No CB2 store in Nashvegas, so no test drive available for me. $149 v. $400.
Posted: March 8th, 2010 | Filed under: Booth 50, DIY, Furniture | Tags: Patio chairs before and after | 3 Comments »
Big weekend for ModFruGal. I attended the Nashville Lawn and Garden Show, scored at the first decent estate sale in months, AND had nice weather, so the outdoor furniture painting extravaganza has begun.
First up was this pair of chairs I picked up for the booth. They needed the lipstick.. some light peeling paint, but no rust and no sandblasting required…YAY. Recovered the seats with a staple gun and this project was done in a couple of hours.
I needed an injection of spring into the booth and I think these will do the trick.
Posted: January 23rd, 2010 | Filed under: DIY, Furniture, Our Projects | Tags: dissolving rust with cola, nashville flea market, removing rust on chrome | 4 Comments »
Well, after surfing and polling some wise peeps, I gained a renewed hope for ditching the remaining rust spots on the chrome of my flea market stools. Cola applied with wadded up aluminum foil is the choice of car enthusiasts on the net..so I figure, why not give it a whirl?
People, can I just TELL you how thrilling, yet horrifying this was? It works. I mean really works. I knew I should give up my once daily diet soda, but I don’t think that will be a problem now. I can’t believe I’ve been ingesting RUST DISSOLVER. Not cool. At all.
There were a couple of areas I knew were beyond saving since it had penetrated the chrome, but all the other spots I couldn’t get with the Noxon? WOW. Check it out.
before and after
and another before and after
You can see where the chrome is pitted here…but still WAY better than before.
Then, I went back and polished up all over with the Noxon again and…Tah Dah!!!!!
one of the good spots…
It took a lot longer than I expected, but it was well worth it. They aren’t perfect, but they are miles ahead of where they were, and I lurv them.
Posted: January 22nd, 2010 | Filed under: Furniture, Our Projects, Shoppin' and Junkin' | Tags: nashville flea market, vintage cosco stools | 1 Comment »
So, I tried a new strategy this month and decided the hit the flea market Friday morning instead of Saturday morning. Supposedly, they set up Thursday night, but since the weather was cold and wet, a lot of vendors were not set up yet or were in the process of unloading. I didn’t bring my camera so it wouldn’t get wet in the drizzle.
I picked up another project from one of the dudes ready to deal. Why is it I NEVER find anything that doesn’t need work? Sigh. Anyway… stopped off at the hardware store on the way home and got busy.
I have to research chroming/chrome plating…that would be valuable info for me and the stuff I’ve got. Body shops?
I got a lot of the crud off, but some of the rust is there to stay…but, I’m OK with that for now..the pleather was in great shape…onward! Have a great weekend..
UPDATE: I’ve conducted a poll of friends and the Interwebs: Coca Cola and tin foil is the choice of many for those pesky rust spots…will try in morning and let you know…
