First off, I'll apologise for not following normal newsgroup netiquette of
reading a group for a while before posting. I've only just subscribed and
don't have the luxury of spending time reading because of husband set time
constraints and I need some advice please.
My husband has a 1933 car that he has been restoring with some help from me
and has finally reached the stage where the dahboard needs to be installed
and, after considerable discussion and doing some tests, he wants it to be
French Polished using Golden Shellac. He doesn't want the high shine of the
modern 3 pack industrial finishes an dhe wants the surface to be able to be
restored renovated easily if needs be.
I'll do the French Polishing as I've done it several times before on antique
Dining tables and achieved a good outcome.
So, I know how to do it, have done it in the past, but it's been about 2
years since the last time I did it and I can't currently find my book that
I refer to when I've tackled this job in the past. I can't remember if I
have rubbed back between each coat using steel wool (wire wool).
Can anyone who is experienced in traditional French Polishing please give me
some advice.
Thanks for you time.
Fran
On Jun 22, 10:01=A0pm, "FarmI" <ask@itshall be given> wrote:
> First off, I'll apologise for not following normal newsgroup netiquette o=
f
> reading a group for a while before posting. =A0I've only just subscribed =
and
> don't have the luxury of spending time reading because of husband set tim=
e
> constraints and I need some advice please.
>
> My husband has a 1933 car that he has been restoring with some help from =
me
> and has finally reached the stage where the dahboard needs to be installe=
d
> and, after considerable discussion and doing some tests, he wants it to b=
e
> French Polished using Golden Shellac. =A0He doesn't want the high shine o=
f the
> modern 3 pack industrial finishes an dhe wants the surface to be able to =
be
> restored renovated easily if needs be.
>
> I'll do the French Polishing as I've done it several times before on anti=
que
> Dining tables and achieved a good outcome.
>
> So, I know how to do it, have done it in the past, but it's been about 2
> years since the last time I did it and =A0I can't currently find my book =
that
> I refer to when I've tackled this job in the past. =A0I can't remember if=
I
> have rubbed back between each coat using steel wool (wire wool).
>
> Can anyone who is experienced in traditional French Polishing please give=
me
> some advice.
>
> Thanks for you time.
This is a pretty good place to start:
http://www.milburnguitars.com/fpbannerframes.html
R
FarmI wrote:
> First off, I'll apologise for not following normal newsgroup netiquette of
> reading a group for a while before posting. I've only just subscribed and
> don't have the luxury of spending time reading because of husband set time
> constraints and I need some advice please.
>
> My husband has a 1933 car that he has been restoring with some help from me
> and has finally reached the stage where the dahboard needs to be installed
> and, after considerable discussion and doing some tests, he wants it to be
> French Polished using Golden Shellac. He doesn't want the high shine of the
> modern 3 pack industrial finishes an dhe wants the surface to be able to be
> restored renovated easily if needs be.
>
> I'll do the French Polishing as I've done it several times before on antique
> Dining tables and achieved a good outcome.
>
> So, I know how to do it, have done it in the past, but it's been about 2
> years since the last time I did it and I can't currently find my book that
> I refer to when I've tackled this job in the past. I can't remember if I
> have rubbed back between each coat using steel wool (wire wool).
>
> Can anyone who is experienced in traditional French Polishing please give me
> some advice.
>
> Thanks for you time.
>
> Fran
>
>
Pete Teran posted this tutorial years ago in response to the same question:
http://www.woodwrecker.com/woodworking/frenchpolish.shtml
~Mark.
On Jun 22, 10:01=A0pm, "FarmI" <ask@itshall be given> wrote:
> So, I know how to do it, have done it in the past, but it's been about 2
> years since the last time I did it and =A0I can't currently find my book =
that
> I refer to when I've tackled this job in the past. =A0I can't remember if=
I
> have rubbed back between each coat using steel wool (wire wool).
Pumice and oil, applied between coats and/or as needed.
"Woody" <[email protected]> wrote in message
snip
>> So, I know how to do it, have done it in the past, but it's been about 2
>> >> years since the last time I did it and I can't currently find my book
>> that >> I refer to when I've tackled this job in the past. I can't
>> remember if I have rubbed back between each coat using steel wool (wire
>> wool).
>>
>> Can anyone who is experienced in traditional French Polishing please give
>> me some advice.
> Pete Teran posted this tutorial years ago in response to the same
> question:
>
> http://www.woodwrecker.com/woodworking/frenchpolish.shtml
It's a relief to know that someone else has also managed to forget something
they've done multiple times - I had been worried that it might be the onset
of Alzheimers.
Thank you for the link.
Fran
"RicodJour" <[email protected]> wrote in message
snip
> Can anyone who is experienced in traditional French Polishing please give
> me
> some advice.
This is a pretty good place to start:
http://www.milburnguitars.com/fpbannerframes.html
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Nice site and interesting in more ways than just the French Polishing.
Thanks for the link.
Fran