Old furniture which pleased you and served you many years gradually was worn out and has lost the presentableness. Not always it is possible to find rather large sum on worthy replacement. You should not buy cheap furniture, in one or two years it will turn into stuff, and you will regret about the decision. The optimal variant in this case is to update exterior of old things.
It is required to you
- - varnish on tree;
- - putty;
- - emery cloth;
- - paint;
- - primer;
- - brushes;
- - panel material;
- - filler;
- - furniture stapler.
Instruction
1. On polished surface of furniture deep scratches and hollows often develop. There are also ugly circles from hot cups and glasses, stains from the wrong cleansers. Degrease small shortcomings and cover with suitable varnish.
2. And here large scratches will demand more laborious work. Smooth out surface small abrasive paper. After that scavenge the vacuum cleaner and brush. Pick up putty for tree of right color and put it in the processed place. Remove surplus the rubber palette. When putty dries, varnish scratch.
3. Close up chips and beards of polish the glue putty chosen to match wood of piece of furniture. If damage is very extensive, make insert of wood. Paste it joiner's glue after the product dries, carefully cut off the acted surplus of means. Very carefully process the pasted insert the sharp scraper.
4. Pieces of furniture which combine both tree and upholstery, chairs for example need to be restored in a different way. The surface of subject needs to be exempted from old covering. Invert chair legs up, turn off screws which fix soft seat. If this part does not want to be removed in any way, apply rubber hammer, for many years of use of thing "srodnyatsya" with each other.
5. Be engaged in tree surface. It needs to be removed abrasive paper, since coarse grain, finishing with "nulevka". Carefully grind the surface of wood. Periodically remove dust that it did not prevent further processing. Wipe chair with wet clean towel wipes.
6. When the subject dries, process it primer to improve coupling with paint or varnish. You put the chosen means with thin layer. It is necessary to cover all surface with two or three coats of varnish or paint. It is very important not to hurry and give to means to dry well before putting the following.
7. It is not obligatory to paint product in just the same color, as was. Now be fashionable light tone – beige, ivory, pastel, white, cream. The upholstery can be made bright with color print. Try to make original and unique thing, using cliches or decoupage.
8. Remove old upholstery from seat. Throw out the decayed foam rubber. Using seat as template, cut out new filler from latex or polyurethane foam. Cut out the chosen fabric taking into account podgibka. Take material special furniture better, he answers all requirements of operation and you should not change it quickly.
9. You fix fabric the furniture stapler. Spare no expense for its acquisition, you will find a lot more occasions to use. Well pull material that it did not gather inaccurate folds. Fasten new seat to the dried chair. Now your old furniture looks better than new!