I'm carrying this stuff over from the Disc Golf thread so it's not completely derailed and while there's no Furniture Restoration thread anywhere here, not that I'd expect there be one, I figure this is as good of a spot as any. A bit of a hobby of mine, and I set up that huge wall of speakers in my garage to listen to stuff while I work on things, so this is what I'm doing while I'm listening. Sometimes. Lots of Yes and Goose in the background for this one, iirc.
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Originally Posted by Plankton
Its a waiting game now. The paint and glue need time to create a bond.
Turned out decent though.
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...and it aint a disc golf rack but here's my next completed piece. A garbage/recycling bin redone to match another piece of existing furniture for a friend.
List of modifications:
- Disassemble (the hinges were busted and the bottom plank was loose and just pinned with pin nails, also the handle/knob was old and loose with no anchors to keep it from spinning)
- Sand with 100/150/220
- Paint interior with flat black spray paint
- Tape off painted areas
- Fill holes/gaps in face board mounted to the wood drawer frame with wood putty
- Run a bead of caulk around inside perimeter of face board/wood frame
- Paint exterior with flat white ceiling paint (for texture)
- Resand exterior with 150/220
- Remount bottom hinge plank using liberal amount of wood glue and existing pin nails
- Fill old hinge mount holes with wood putty
- Paint exterior with gloss white (6 coats)
- Wood glue bottom support planks in place (they were also only being held together with just pin nails)
- Mount foot nubs to bottom support planks to get the frame up off of the floor
- Mask off accent areas where the wooden rivets/nubs are to achieve a rectangular bracket look
- Paint masked off areas gloss black
- Reassemble using new black handle/knob and new heavier black hinges
Up next: A Work Bench with mounted vice, peg board, and places to store things.