Mid Century Chair Frame Restoration
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- Опубліковано 9 лют 2025
- dashner_design
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In this short video I refinish and reglue a mid century chair frame. The stain I used is General Finishes Candlelite gel stain.
Thanks for watching.
I could watch this all day. Please continue to make more!
Oh man, that moment when the poly hits!
Bas Feijen It's a beautiful thing. Thanks for watching!
I’ve finally finished watching all your videos. Thanks so much for sharing your beautiful restorations. Looking forward to your next video and finishing my small cabinet. You definitely have some mad skills. 👍
hi, l have 2 chairs similar to your's l have been to scared to do them not now thankyou for the video it's given me courage to start the project....
Thank you, Louise! Have fun with your chairs.
You are incredibly talented 🙏🙏 Thank you for sharing your knowledge so generously
This is absolutely fantastic. It’s great for my asmr, I’m all tingly. I love how you respect the piece you’re working on and give it the love it needs. Brilliant video. Thank You. ✌🏻👏🏻✌🏻👏🏻✌🏻
Wow! I could hear that dry wood slurping as it sucked in the gel stain.
Did your hipster alarm go off at 2:40? 🤣👍🏻
I would like to ask for some advice please.
I have an old wooden dining chair, which has been left in a spare garage for quite a number of years, which for a while had a bit of a leak so the chair was damp. It is now totally dry, but the joints seem quite wide (2-3mm) although the chair isn't loose at all.
I fancy having a go at painting it, but was wondering whether I should try and get glue down in the joints, perhaps by sticking on some painter's tape to the bottom and sides, then squirting in the glue from above. Would this help in any way, or should I just fill the gaps with wood filler or maybe a 2-part Bondo type material.
Regards from The UK
Hello! Great video. Could use some advice regarding which foam you used? I have a similar chair and am looking to replace the foam. But can’t figure out which to buy?
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Thank you so much. I really appreciate it!
Gosh, talk about Cinderella and the Prince, this chair is truly unrecognizable after this! I have a rimu chair, can I just use a sealer and a poly after?
We're You able to keep the original upholstery? It was beautiful.
The upholstery couldn't be saved, unfortunately.
Nice job and classy video!
Thank you!
I love your work. I have a chair like that it needs the bottom straps. Any suggestions on what the material is and where I can find? Appreciate your input :)
I have a teak chair and have been asking around the MCM forums of the best way to restore it. They are telling me to sand and use teak or danish oil. As I was watching your video, I was wondering what the benefit was to stripping the paint was versus just going straight to sanding. Please help. :)
Nice!
Thanks!
Is this chair made out of teak wood? I have some teak chairs and not sure whether to stain them so would like to know if yours are teak and what you stained them with? It looks amazing! Your videos have inspired me.
Hi Catherine, sorry it took me so long to respond. These chairs aren't teak but I stained them with General Finishes Candlelite gel stain. If I was working on teak chairs I would usually use teak oil by Watco.
How can you tell the difference in woods?
@@KC-fy7pv Experience, and comparing to known wood.
Did you change out the upholstery or did you just give it a good cleaning?
I'm planning on having new cushions made but haven't done it yet. One of these days I want to learn upholstery so I can make cushions for myself.
Dorcas Powell You can always try to meet an elderly lady at the fabric store and ask her would she make them for you. Worked for me for a fair price and top notch work!
What happens to the wood if you don't add the polyurethane after stain? Excuse the silly question, I'm quite new with working with wood staining.
The polyurethane provides a layer of protection. The stain alone won't provide any protection to the wood. It just colors the wood. Thanks for watching.
I love this do you sell your work
Yes he has a shop. You can Google it. 👍
Currently refinishing a chair like this and I find myself having a lot of difficulty in the stripping process/cleaning off the stripper. I'm using 3M pads with mineral spirits to try and clean the citristrip, but it just seems to stick around for so long. End up getting it all over my gloves/transferring more stripper onto already clean parts. Any advice for handling this? I also have the chair in pieces at the moment. Thanks!
A scraper is your friend. More stripper also works. Yes, it seems wasteful, but it works. Try not letting it dry too much. There are many formulations out there now too. Try another brand. Good luck.
Missed the soothing voice though :/
What do you use to replace the bottom straps?
www.curbly.com/fix-chair-webbing
Hello my friend, can you please tell me how many coats of the wipe-on oil poly and do you sand in between coats? Thanks again.
Jack Tate Hello, I usually do about 3-4 coats and sand lightly with 320 or 400 grit before I put on the last coat.
What kind of glue do you use for all the joints?
I use Titebond II.
Hi, thanks for the video. I found some chairs that are identical to this one. Do you know anything about the designer or how much they are worth? Thank you!
I think this is a chair by Baumritter. I have one that is nearly identical, but has a lower back. A quick online look shows that they can sell for around $1000 in excellent condition.
Christina Gambino Toppin I love these chairs, they are so comfortable.
I like your videos. Not too much talking.
Thank You!
I can’t believe you didn’t replace the upholstery strapping. It looks like you had the clips still attached at the beginning. It’s trivial-get elastic upholstery strapping from amazon, cut the pieces to length, and reattach to the frame.
www.curbly.com/fix-chair-webbing
I notice you often use Deft spray laquer on many of your projects. Why did you opt for the wipe on poly with this chair? Just thinking the spray would be easier with all the nooks, dowels, etc. and I'm trying to decide what to use on a similar chair project.
I actually find wipe on poly to be easier for pieces like this. An aerosol can is tough to maneuver into the nooks. Wipe on poly is easy to get into tight spaces. As long as you can get your fingers into the space, you can get the poly in there too.
Great. Thanks! What do you use to apply the poly? Also, as a newbie to furniture restoration, is it best practice to strip and stain the entire frame (frame under the cushion, etc.)? I'm refinishing two of these exact chairs.
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