Talking about refurbishing, Man I must tell you guys it's not an easy job. Initially I thought it gonna take less than 1 week to complete my bed.
Luckily I do my home work in the web.
Here's the step by step on how to refurbiching your antique furniture.
1. Dismantle all of the parts and mark those curcial parts if it requires an exact joint
2.Depending on the type of furniture which may vary from each production. The lacquer/shellac layer might be different from each region. eg; If it's from the europe, it has 7 layers of varnish/shellacs which make it tought to clean.
2. You may use sand paper to scrap off the old varnish/shellacs following the wood grain. Do not reverse your sanding method from the grain or you might hurt the wood grain permenantly.
3. Once done. You've got to clean up the remaining dust from the wood by using spirits/alcohol to assure no left overs on the surface.
4. There's a few type of sand papers according to it grade need to be used during the whole process. I used grade 260 for the first layer then grade 150 & lastly 120 to ensure smooth finishing
5. Apply the first layer of stain onto the wood & sand off the first layer using grade 120 sand paper onto it.
6. Apply your second layer of wood stain onto your furniture or you may add up the numbers of layers onto your furniture to your desire. The more layers it has the darker it's gonna be and for each layer you've gotta sand it until you get a smooth surface.
7. Please ensure the place you're workin on is an isolated area for the dust might flew off else where. During the staining process it is best done during sunny day. It'll get dry faster.
8. Applying the stain may sounds easy too but again...not an easy job. You've gotta choose the right brush. If you are to use the normal painting brush, then you have to extra carefull applying it onto your furniture. You've gotta do it slow and steady to avoid air bubbles.
9. reassmeble all parts based on the marking you've marked earlier & then... it's all done.
