Table re finishing? anyone know how to re finish an indian rosewood(sheesham) table that has...
anyone know how to re finish an indian rosewood(sheesham) table that has see better days?
Rosewood is such beautiful wood! My favorite! Very dying out and very expensive as the wood is not from America where on earth I live. You should be able to a moment ago sand it down untill you get to natural wood and re-stain and finish. Unless it has be stained with river at one time or another from a glass or something, this should be somewhat easy. You can sand anything down to unprepared wood and get a brand up to date piece just by that. If here is a water stain, that spot will require alot more sand. Or when you stain it, which I would just finish because it is already a stunning color, it will show. If you just finish it, that's a short time ago a clear coat of finish if you don't know, that stain will not show. You should use an electric sander. And if there are any showy parts to it, that will need to be paw sanded. That will filch a LONG time, but it can be done. But, I would reccommend sanding over dipping (a process where on earth the piece is dipped in a chemical to remove adjectives old stains and finishes ) because to be precise very costly. And if you did that yourself, you HAVE to know what you doing faultlessly. Even if you dipped it, it would still need to be sand. So, if I were you, I would sand it and next finish with a clear coat. They hold sprays you can buy over the counter. Just spray back and fourth evenly and move typical. Meaning don't go slow spraying. Let dry, trademark sand, which is sanding adjectives the little bumps and bubbles out of the finish. For this you will need a drastically fine piece of sand paper and rub sympathetically! You don't want to rub any of the finish off, your newly smoothing it. Then spray finish again. Seal sand again. And vwa la! You have re-finished your table.
Sand it with a prevailing conditions paper to remove adjectives old varnish/wax, afterwards a fine paper use an orbital sander.
Then use lead wool starting with a 00 working down to finer 00000 (more 0's finer stuff/ line is thinner) A LOT of ELBOW grease required then verbs with a slightly dampness cloth to remove dust. Then apply varnish or wax. Hard work but worth it.
I have used this stuff, but plenty others out nearby
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