It doesn’t hurt to dust cobwebs off the underside before you start with the damp rag. Washing the entire frame with a microfiber rag and cleaning solution.īefore you start cleaning you want to take the chair seat off and set it aside. The 1/4 Cup recommended amount of Murphy’s Wood Soap to 1 gallon of water. The tools needed to properly clean a wooden chair. Note: It’s best to do this process outdoors if at all possible. Step 1 to repair and refinish a thrifted chair. Typically in vintage and antique chairs, they will be flat head screws which are a bit tricky to get out. There are typically 4 – 2″ screws holding the seat onto the frame. Let me show you what I have learned through patiently and faithfully restoring vintage and antique chairs along the way. So, I’ve made it my mission to adopt them as I find them and give them new life. Sadly most are destined for dumpsters if the right person doesn’t pick them and fix them. One of the supports for the legs was dislocated and needed wood glue.īecause of their regular use sometimes they have broken dowels, weak points in the frame, or loose joints. The underside support straps of the seat broken. The seat was concave because the support straps underneath had given way. The full front picture of the thrifted chair I plan on repairing and refinishing.
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