In this video I'm going to show You
renovation process of an antique bed
this bed was bought by my wife
for almost no money because
it was very very cheap
this bed is not looking very good
but I ensure You it is in a pretty good condition for a renovation proces
and You will see this later on in this video
as You can see there are many scratches all over the bed
there are also many places where the color is inconsistent
And I think that somebody tried to renovate this bed before me
it is because I found more than two types of a laquer on a bed
exactly three types of the laquer
And there is also one important thing in this bed
it is not made from a solid wood
but this is just only pine wood only covered with several types of the veneer
and it worries me a little because I have to be vaery careful
to not sand through the veneer
i don't have such the veneer which I can replace the broken one
so.. I disasembled all bed into the smaller parts
and then after cleanning them..
i decided to start my work from the easiest part from the bed sides
the first step in renovation proces is to remove old, bad layers of laquer and stain
in case of this bed sides i decided to use a belt sander
but it is not the best tool for that
I'm using it only because the laquer is very thick and hard
and I want it to be removed very quickly
before my work I double checked that the veneer is thick enough
to hold this type of the power tool
Important thing during the work with belt sander is..
..to work not acros the grain but along with it
after removing a hard laquer I'm using a rotary sander
with the andpapers from 120 up to 300 of grit
to make the very smooth surface and to remove the stain from it
not it's time for a more complicated part
it is a front of the bed
and I chosed it for the video to show You all tool I'm using in renovation process
as You can see I'm using hands for a fancy decors
and I'm also using a rotary sander for a flat surface
now I want to show You something cool for a renovation of samll and fancy decors
this device it is a rotary sander but with the special part on a top of it
which allows me to clean the corners of the bad
to clean the decors
it is a really helpfull device but not good for bigger parts
now it's time for the frist most satysfying moment in renovation process
after cleaning the part with a sandpaper..
..You have to remove the dust and I'm doing it with a wet cloth
and as You cans ee, only the cloth with a water
reveals how beautiful the furniture will be when I end it
now it's time for a broken veneer
I don't have exact the same veneer as used in this bed
so I decided to remove the veneer and leave the pine
and cover it with a stain to make it look like the other parts of the bed
and yes, i agree,t his is a shortcut, but You will see that the effect will be pretty awesome
I wanted to show You one more thing connected to the sanding
this is a part of bed which is pretty long
and I'm cleaning it not by hand, but using a rotary sander
of course I'm still using my hands for cleaning those fancy edges
before staining the bad I'm killing all the bugs
by putting the poison in every wormhole in this bed
I'm leaving this wormholes to be visible I'm not using any putty to cover them
because I like it that way but of course You can use a putty and than sand with a fine sandpaper
now it's time for a staining the second satysfying part of the renovation process
I'm using a stain based on oil, but it's not an oil paint
it is STAIN based on oil
it easy pretty easy to apply it won't dry too fast, so You can correct Your mistakes
I'm using a brush and with this kind of stain it won't leave my ugly smudges
If You are beginer I strongly recomend You to use this kind of a stain
After the two layers of stain it's now time for a final coat
I mean a laquer and I'm using an acrylic one
it is because it is very good to use for a furniture
this kind of laquer doesn't leave the smudges when applying with the brush
it is also non toxic, certified for use even for children toys
and it dries very fast and not stink like the other laquers
bed which I'm renovating is pretty old so in fact it is just a frame for a mattrrece
so now I'm making bottom which will hold the matterace
now it's time for a third most satysfying moment in renovation
it is assembling all parts toghether and watching the effects of Your work
and as You can see I have a little helper in this part
because the bed will be used so I want make it stronger
and I'm using a wood glue to connect some of it's parts
This is the final result of my renovation and I must say that I'm pretty proud of it
do You remember it ? it was my shortcut
and now You can see that it's hard to spot the difference between
between this parts with an oaken veneer and this with just pine
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