A friend called a while back and said she had gotten an old dresser and wanted me to make it look pretty, with no other guidance. Before I tackled the finish I had to rebuild the drawers and drawer runners which had a lot of wear.
I don't have any "before" pics but it wasn't pretty. Here's what it looked like after I stripped off the old finish.
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The veneer on the drawers looked pretty interesting. There was damage to the lower legs, and I rebuilt those areas with Bondo and then filed and sanded it to match. Here's what it looked like after finishing:
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The finish is GF's black milk paint applied with a foam brush; very nice stuff. The carcase, including the black paint, was topcoated with GF's HP Poly in satin. I finished the drawers with a light wiped on coat of linseed oil. When that had dried for a couple of days, I sprayed them with Sealcoat Shellac and then HP Poly in gloss. For those who say water bornes are cloudy, or bluish, or whatever, I offer this as proof it ain't so. For those who say poly belongs only on floors - you haven't kept up.
My friend was pleased.
John
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