07-16-2017, 06:12 PM
Making some more progress. I’m going to replace the grill cloth with Kenneth Richmond’s large herringbone cloth because there was a hole in the original but I wanted to use the piece to try cleaning it as an experiment. I tried Resolve, the carpet cleaner. You spray it on, wait 5 minutes, and then using a damp cloth you dab at the grill cloth soaking up the dir. It did pick up some of the dirt and transfer it onto the damp cloth and it might have come cleaner with a second round of cleaning. I almost could have used the existing grill cloth but there were some areas, where it was most exposed and dirtiest, where the cloth had rotted to the extent it fell apart when dabbed with the cleaning cloth. Still, it may be useful in the future.
Before spraying on the Resolve
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After the spraying
[Image: https://www.dropbox.com/s/rg6qtn8rej2wcj....jpg?raw=1]
After dabbing with a damp cloth and allowing the grill cloth to dry
[Image: https://www.dropbox.com/s/hnmaexarzj1q3h....jpg?raw=1]
As I was working with the door I realized that there was a missing piece on the back of the cabinet, almost a quarter round piece of trim. I found a walnut square dowel of the right dimension and just had to router the edge.
[Image: https://www.dropbox.com/s/t0rugoetfkt7a5....jpg?raw=1]
[Image: https://www.dropbox.com/s/xz6eiqqx75n04i....jpg?raw=1]
Also got some toning done. After toning I reattached the reproduction door to the cabinet using the same method the previous restorer had used, i.e. a couple of small brads with the head cut off that fit into two holes on the hinge dowel and two holes I drilled into the door. A little glue was used to fasten the brads to the wood. At this point I only have the first few coats of clear on. The top has very a small grain that I hope to fill with the lacquer after a few more rounds of coating and sanding. Then I'll rub it out and put it all back together.
[Image: https://www.dropbox.com/s/zhsgfhizpfe8hi....jpg?raw=1]
[Image: https://www.dropbox.com/s/655fat57xazgqr....jpg?raw=1]
Before spraying on the Resolve
[Image: https://www.dropbox.com/s/w691tcfjagoymb....jpg?raw=1]
After the spraying
[Image: https://www.dropbox.com/s/rg6qtn8rej2wcj....jpg?raw=1]
After dabbing with a damp cloth and allowing the grill cloth to dry
[Image: https://www.dropbox.com/s/hnmaexarzj1q3h....jpg?raw=1]
As I was working with the door I realized that there was a missing piece on the back of the cabinet, almost a quarter round piece of trim. I found a walnut square dowel of the right dimension and just had to router the edge.
[Image: https://www.dropbox.com/s/t0rugoetfkt7a5....jpg?raw=1]
[Image: https://www.dropbox.com/s/xz6eiqqx75n04i....jpg?raw=1]
Also got some toning done. After toning I reattached the reproduction door to the cabinet using the same method the previous restorer had used, i.e. a couple of small brads with the head cut off that fit into two holes on the hinge dowel and two holes I drilled into the door. A little glue was used to fasten the brads to the wood. At this point I only have the first few coats of clear on. The top has very a small grain that I hope to fill with the lacquer after a few more rounds of coating and sanding. Then I'll rub it out and put it all back together.
[Image: https://www.dropbox.com/s/zhsgfhizpfe8hi....jpg?raw=1]
[Image: https://www.dropbox.com/s/655fat57xazgqr....jpg?raw=1]
